Seven Mile Bridge survived many storms, including one huge ocean storm that damaged the Keys in nineteen-thirty-five.

VOA: special.2010.03.22

For decades, ever since the mile was timed, no one broke the four minute barrier.

数十年来，自从开始一英里跑计时以来，没有人突破四分钟界限。

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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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A month earlier,twenty-six year old Zamperini had been one of the greatest runners in the world, expected by many to be the first to break the four-minute mile, one of the most celebrated barriers in sport.

VOA: special.2011.05.04