我跑十公里

My First Ten Kilometers

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星期天早上五点我就起床了。

Xīngqītiān zǎoshang wǔ diǎn wǒ jiù qǐchuáng le.

I got up at five on Sunday morning.

我以前没有跑过十公里。

Wǒ yǐqián méiyǒu pǎo guò shí gōnglǐ.

I had never run ten kilometers before.

朋友们在公园门口等我。

Péngyou men zài gōngyuán ménkǒu děng wǒ.

My friends waited for me at the park gate.

开始的两公里很轻松。

Kāishǐ de liǎng gōnglǐ hěn qīngsōng.

The first two kilometers felt easy.

跑到第五公里我的腿疼了。

Pǎo dào dì wǔ gōnglǐ wǒ de tuǐ téng le.

At the fifth kilometer my legs started to hurt.

我真想停下来不跑了。

Wǒ zhēn xiǎng tíng xiàlái bù pǎo le.

I really wanted to stop running.

路边的人都在喊加油。

Lùbiān de rén dōu zài hǎn jiāyóu.

People by the road were all shouting for me to keep going.

听见加油声我又有了力气。

Tīngjiàn jiāyóu shēng wǒ yòu yǒu le lìqi.

Hearing them gave me strength again.

一个小时后我跑完了十公里。

Yí gè xiǎoshí hòu wǒ pǎo wán le shí gōnglǐ.

One hour later I finished the ten kilometers.

虽然很累,我笑得特别开心。

Suīrán hěn lèi, wǒ xiào de tèbié kāixīn.

I was very tired, but I smiled happily.

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