"We were absolutely stunned," Gharib says.
“我们完全惊呆了。”加里布说。
"We've given him some design hints," says Gharib.
“我们给了他一些设计上的提示。”加里布说。
This jerk meant that kites could lift huge weights, Gharib realised.
加里布意识到，这一下抽动意味着风筝可以提起巨大的重量。
"The evidence for using kites to move large stones is no better or worse than the evidence for the brute force method," Gharib says.
“使用风筝来移动大石头的证据和使用蛮力方式的证据差不多。”Gharib说。
Gharib and Graff set themselves the task of raising a 4.5-meter stone column from horizontal to vertical, using no source of energy except the wind.
加里卜与格拉芙制定了一项任务：仅利用风能，将一个水平放置的4.5米高石柱提至与地面垂直。
Gharib has already been contacted by a civil engineer in Nicaragua, who wants to put up buildings with adobe roofs supported by concrete arches on a site that heavy equipment can't reach.
尼加拉瓜的一位土木工程师已经联系了加利普，这位工程师想在重型设备无法到达的地方建造由混凝土拱架支撑的土坯屋顶。
But Gharib believes that with the 'favourite' tag hanging around his neck, the Olympic race could be different.
但是佳里布相信，虽然挂着夺冠热门的招牌，但是奥运会的比赛对于他来说依然是和世锦赛完全不同的感觉。
Kenya's Samuel Wansiru and Morocco's Jaouad Gharib Sunday broke the 24-year-old Olympic record in the Men's Marathon race while Ethiopia's Tsegay Kebede came in third.
星期天，肯尼亚选手塞缪尔。卡马乌和摩洛哥选手贾瓦德。加里卜双双打破奥运男子24年不变的马拉松记录，分别夺得这个项目的金牌和银牌， 埃塞俄比亚选手泽盖伊。凯贝德获得铜牌。
On the surface Jaouad Gharib appears to be quite an unassuming character, but the Moroccan is the current world champion in one of the toughest events on the athletics schedule.
但是你可能想不到，这位谦虚的摩洛哥人却是马拉松这个最艰苦项目现在的世界冠军。
On the surface Jaouad Gharib appears to be quite an unassuming character, but the Moroccan is the current world champion in one of the toughest events on the athletics schedule.
但是你可能想不到，这位谦虚的摩洛哥人却是马拉松这个最艰苦项目现在的世界冠军。
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