I almost won the race, but the other runner pulled ahead near the finish line.

我几乎就赢了赛跑，但在靠近终点线时另一名选手加速超过了我。

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In Asia, Su Bingtian runs faster than any other runner in the men's 100 meters.

在亚洲，苏炳添在男子100米比赛中跑得比其他任何运动员都快。

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For evidence of Sandra Bullock's front-runner status in the Best Actress race, look at how she pulled her movie, indistinguishable from a dozen other sports inspirationals, into the Best Picture race.

这部影片足以让桑德拉·布鲁克在本届奥斯卡最佳女主角的竞争中成为佼佼者，她帮助由她领衔的这部电影从一堆难以区分的体育励志片中脱颖而出，进入了最佳影片奖项的角逐。

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The most obvious misfit is Mitt Romney, the other runner-up in 2008 and the current leader in most polls.

ECONOMIST: The Republican nomination

One coach telling his player to stop short of the goal line, the other instructing his defenders to allow a runner to waltz into the end zone unmolested.

FORBES: The Game-Winning Touchdown That Almost Cost The Giants the Super Bowl

As the candidates gathered Monday night in Florida for a debate staged by tea-party activists, there was little doubt Gov. Perry has become the front-runner, as seen in the way other candidates focused their jabs at him.

WSJ: Doubts About Perry Echo Those Faced by Reagan