英语翻译TheSpiritofMarathonAthenswasabeautifulcityinancientGreece.ThePersianswantedverymuchtohaveitastheir.InSeptemberof490BC,afiercebattlebetweenthePersiansandtheGreekshappenedataplacecalledMarathon,northof

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　　TheSpiritofMarathonAthenswasabeautifulcityinancientGreece.ThePersianswantedverymuchtohaveitastheir.InSeptemberof490BC,afiercebattlebetweenthePersiansandtheGreekshappenedataplacecalledMarathon,northofAthens.Afterdaysofhardfighting,theGreekswonthebattle.Withgreatjoy,theGreekssentPheidippides,asoldierwhowasgoodatrunning,backtoAthenstotellltheirpeoplethenewsofvictory.ThedistancefromMarathontoAthenswasabout26miles.PheidippideswaseagertogettoAthensassoonaspossible,soheranthewholedistancewithoutstopping.Hewasverytired,buthedidnotgiveup.Hekeptonrunningandrunning.WhenhefinallygottothecityofAthens,hecouldnotmoveanymore.Heshouted,"Goodnews!wehavewon"Then,hefelldownanddied.ThestoryofPheidippideshasbeentoldformorethantwothousandyears.WhenthefirstmodernOlympicGameswereheldinAthensattheendofthe19thcentury,peoplewerelookingforabigeventtorecalltheancientgloryofGreece.Theideaofamarathonracecameup.Itwasalongdistancerunningevent-26.2milesor42.195kilometers.NoweveryfouryearsattheOlympicGames,oneoftheimportanteventsisthemarathon.