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The Kalenjin— 专有名词，前面使用定冠词，作为整体的一类 Take a look at the record of international running events in last fifteen years. Take a look at— take 祈使语气 the record of international running events——这里使用定冠词是因为records 受后面的 of 短语限制；running events：复合名词 （第一个词告诉我们是哪一种赛事） in last fifteen years——in 表示在一段时间内，即 “the fifty years up to the present” Before 1980, the winner of distance races were usually from North America and Europe. There were some winner from other countries, but there weren’t very many of them.. Before 1980——时间短语，由介词+某一时间构成，用于主语之前或动词短语之后。 the winner of distance races——the 用法同上。 distance races 复合名词 那类赛跑 Were——一般过去式be动词复数形式。 There were——表示‘有’或‘存在’。 There weren’t——‘不存在’ ‘没有’ There were no African names among the winners then, but things are very different now no African names= not any African names Among the winners——among（在中间）+复数名词，用于二者以上的比较， between Then = at that time Things —— 零冠词，泛指 very different——形容词作补语 Today, the stars of the race track are the Kalenjin. The kalenjin are an African people from the borders of North West Kenya and Ethiopia. Their homeland is hot, dry plateau, about 2,500 metres above sea level. These people are usually natural athletes. They have long, thin legs. Their heart rate is unusually slow. There are only three million of them. Twelve of the world’s top twenty marathon runners are now Kalenjin. Every year, they win 40 percent of the top honours in all international distance races. And it’s not just the men. A few years ago, there weren’t any distance races for women. These days, there are lots of them. Kalenjin women win all their events as well. Guided conversation There were some winner from other countries，weren’t there？ But there were no African names among the winners, were there? Things are very different now, aren’t they? The Kalenjin are from Kenya and Ethiopia, aren’t they? Their homeland is about 2,500 metres above sea level, isn’t it? These people are natural athletes, aren’t they? They win a lot of the top honours in int