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                                       Cliff Young an unlikely hero

8 But Cliff had no intention of stopping. Although he was still far behind the world-class athletes he kept at it. When he got to a major town he was asked about his plan for the rest of the race. He said he would just keep running and he did. With every passing hour and every shuffling step he got just a little bit closer to the race leaders. Later he told people that throughout the race he kept focused by imagining he was gathering his sheep and trying to outrun a storm.

9 By the fifth night he had overtaken them all. By the sixth day he led the whole pack of runners by a wide lead. He led all the way to the finish line smashing the record by finishing the 875-kilometer race in 5 days 15 hours and 4 minutes  9 hours faster than anyone before! In that instant Cliff Young became a beloved national hero.

10 When Cliff was awarded the first prize of $10000 he said he didn't know there was a prize and insisted that he had not entered for the money. He said "There're five other runners still out there doing it tougher than me" and he gave them $2000 each. He did not keep a single cent for himself. That act increased his fame and endeared him to all of Australia.

11 Cliff came to prominence again in 1997 at age 75 when he attempted to become the oldest man to run around Australia and raise money for homeless children.

12 For the rest of his life Cliff kept running. Over the years despite increasing age and physical challenges he participated in many races and won a number of them. It was said that Cliff Young never kept a single prize. People gave him watches because he never had one. He would thank them because he did not want to hurt their feelings but then gave them away to the first child he saw. He said "I don't need a watch. I know when it's daylight when it's dark and when I'm hungry."

13 His love for running never dimmed but in the year 2000 he suffered a mild stroke that ended his heroic running days. Cliff Young the running legend passed away on November 2 2003. He was 81.

14 To this day Cliff Young remains a magnificent reminder and brilliant example of how ordinary individuals can inherently achieve remarkable results. As the famous saying goes "Where there's a will there's a way!" With determination and preparation we can achieve distinction and be a brilliant example to others. 

参考译文

8 但是克里夫没有要停下的意思。虽然他仍然远远落后于那些世界顶级的选手，但他还一直坚持着。当他抵达一个大城镇时，有人问他对接下来的比赛有什么计划。他说他会继续跑下去，而且他也的确是这样做的。随着每一小时的流逝和迈出的每一次拖拖拉拉的步履，他一点一点地接近领先的选手们。事后，他告诉人们，整个比赛过程中他都很专注，他把自己想象成是在赶着羊群、努力与暴风雨抢时间。

9 到了第五天夜里，他追上了所有的选手。到了第六天，他把整个队伍甩开一大截。他一路领先，直到终点，以5天15小时4分钟跑完875公里的赛程，打破了纪录，比之前最快的选手还快了9个小时！在那一刻，克里夫·杨成为受人爱戴的民族英雄。

10 当克里夫得到一万元奖金时，他说他不知道比赛还有奖金，并坚持说他不是为了钱才参赛的。他说：“还没有到达终点的那五位选手，他们比我跑得更艰苦。”他给他们每人2,000元。他自己一分钱都没留。这一举动提高了他的声望，使他受到了所有澳大利亚人的爱戴。

11 克里夫在1997年75岁时又一次赢得了声望。当时他试图成为环澳大利亚长跑年龄最大的人，并为无家可归的孩子们筹集善款。

12 在他的余生里，克里夫一直坚持在跑。多年来，尽管年纪越来越大，身体状况也不如从前，但是他还是参加了许多比赛，并赢得了其中的多次比赛。据说克里夫从未为自己留下过任何奖品。因为他从没戴过表，所以人们就送他手表。他会感谢送他手表的人，因为他不想伤害他们的感情。但是随后，他就把表送给沿途上他看见的第一个孩子。他说：“我不需要手表。我知道什么时候是黑夜白天、什么时候是白天黑夜、什么时候肚子饿了。”

13 他对跑步运动的热爱从未衰减。但在2000年，他得了轻度中风，从而结束了他具有英雄色彩的跑步生涯。2003年11月2日，克里夫·杨这位长跑传奇人物与世长辞，享年81岁。

14 直到今天，克里夫·杨依然是一个伟大的标杆和辉煌的榜样。他向世人表明，普通人也能凭潜在的能力取得非凡的成就。有句名言说得好：“有志者，事竟成！”有坚定的决心和充分的准备，我们就能获得殊荣，也能成为别人的光辉榜样。

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