1991年高考英语全国卷 - 阅读理解C

Jane Clark, fair-haired, blue-eyed and tough as steel, just won the most difficult race in the world.
简·克拉克，金发碧眼，坚韧如钢，刚刚赢得了世界上最艰难的比赛。

In seventeen days she drove a dog team and sledge across 1,050 miles of the Arctic Circle and through some of the most difficult land in the world. In bitter winds and snowstorms she drove her dogs along the Arctic track, in temperatures that reached -38℃．
在17天的时间里，她驾驶着一支狗队和雪橇穿越了1050英里的北极圈，穿越了世界上一些最艰难的地区。在刺骨的寒风和暴风雪中，她带着她的狗沿着北极圈行进，气温低至-38℃。

When Jane was asked how she felt about being the first woman ever to win the race，she said, “I still can't believe it. ” She then went over to inspect her thirteen wild-eyed dogs.
当简被问及她对成为有史以来第一位赢得比赛的女性有何感想时，她说：“我还是不敢相信。”然后她走过去检查了她的13只怒目而视的狗。

David Wilson, who came second, said, “It sure hurts when a young woman is ahead of you. But it doesn't hurt for long. She was a good winner.”
排名第二的大卫·威尔逊说：“当一个年轻女性领先于你时，肯定会很痛苦，但时间不会很长。她是一个出色的获胜者。”