中英对照：

At a very important marathon, the three winners had already been announced.

一个盛大的马拉松比赛，快要接近尾声的时候，三位优胜者已经宣布。

Prizes had been given, and the crowd was beginning to disperse.

颁奖典礼就快要结束了，大家慢慢地离开会场。

Just then in one corner of the stadium,there was the sound of applause, and the last runner in the race entered the stadium.

那时，在运动场的一个角落，大家听到鼓掌的声音最後一位跑者进来了。

He had fallen many times. His body was covered with scratches but he gritted his teeth and was determined to finish the race.

他好像跌倒了很多次，全身都是伤痕，不过他咬著牙，决心要跑完全程。

As the crowd watched him limp towards the finish line, they all stood up and applauded him and gave him great encouragement until he'd finished.

观众看到了，都疯狂地站起来鼓掌。看他一拐一拐地往前冲，大家都给他很大的鼓励和掌声，直到他抵达终点。

Everybody who witnessed the determination of that last runner that day, learned a great lesson.

那一天，所有参加马拉松比赛的人，看到这个跑者的勇气跟决心，都学到很珍贵的一堂课。

小故事·大启示：

在人生的道路上，我们一定会遇到很多阻碍和挫折。不过，我们的努力是值得的。

那些有决心要跑到最後的人，一定会得到大家的鼓掌与赞美。