Physiologists ran tests, showing, proving scientifically the limit of human ability was running the mile in 4 minutes.

生理学家进行实验，在科学上展示证明人类能力极限,是四分钟跑一英里。

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In fact, doctors proved the 4 minutes for the mile was the limit of human ability.

事实上医生证明四分钟跑一英里,是人类能力的极限。

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I would've thought, given the evidence of what Bogdanovich says in that documentary, for instance, if the 4 to 5 minutes has not been cut, it might have been better than Citizen Kane, and maybe one of the few greatest movies that he ever made, maybe the greatest movie, who knows.

举个例子，通过博格达诺维奇,在纪录片中的讲述，如果那45分钟,没有被剪，它可能会比,《公民凯恩》要好，也可能是,他最好的几部电影之一，也可能是最好的，谁知道呢。

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But he continued to say "it is possible; there is no human limitation on that; " we can run the mile in under 4 minutes."

但他还是说“有可能;,在这件事上人类没有极限;,我们能在四分钟之内跑完一英里“

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He was a good runner, top runner, but nowhere near the 4 minutes mark.

也是一名出色的跑手，顶级跑手，但时间远高于四分钟。

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And until 1954, running the mile in under 4 minutes was considered impossible.

直到1954年，在四分钟以内跑完一英里,被认为是不可能的。

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The following year, 1955, 37 runners ran the mile in under 4 minutes.

第二年，1955年，37名跑手在四分钟内跑完一英里。

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His best time was 4 minutes and 12 seconds.

他的最好时间是四分12秒。

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And runners proved the doctors and scientists-- proved that they were right and ran the mile in two seconds and 4 minutes, one second, but no runner could run the mile in under 4 minutes, ever since the mile was actually timed-- when they started to time runs.

跑手们证明了医生和科学家…,证明了他们是对的,一英里跑四分钟两秒，四分钟一秒，但没有跑手能少于四分钟，从一英里跑计时以来-,当人们开始计时跑时。

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Roger Bannister said, "It is possible to run in 4 minutes.

他说“四分钟内跑完是可能的。

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In fact, he broke the 4 minutes and 10 seconds mark, 4 minutes and 5 seconds mark and he got 4 minutes and 2 seconds and stopped, like everyone else-- could not go below the 4 minutes and 2 seconds.

他突破了四分十秒，四分五秒,跑到四分两秒时停止，像所有人一样-,无法低于四分二秒。

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