They had a running race.

他们进行了一场跑步比赛。

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They are a running race the .

他们正在操场上观看跑步比赛。

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They're having a running race in the sports field.

他们正在运动场上举行跑步比赛。

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It's the outcome of a race one's running faster than all of the other guys and it's as if to have a career at all one has no choice but to come in first.

这里讲的是一项竞赛的结果,某个人比其他所有人跑的都快,就好像这场竞赛中,除了第一你别无选择。

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Now all of a sudden, they are running a race that no one thought they would have to, against John Kerry.

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She has done -- she's run a -- we're running a competitive race, but it's because we both love this country, and we believe deeply in the issues that are at stake.

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