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Only the greatest runners on the planet can take part in the 4 Deserts Race, right?

Not exactly.

Many of the participants are ordinary people like you and me.

So why do they do it?

Adrianna, a librarian from France, says, “It’s a chance to test your limits and make your own history.

Anyone who crosses the finish line can do anything.”

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Imagine you are in the middle of a great desert.

The sands go on and on in every direction.

The sun feels like a giant ball of fire.

The hot wind burns your face and throat.

You open your backpack to drink some water.

Oh, no! You’re almost out of water.

You wet your throat with a drop of water and keep going.

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The third race heads to the Sahara Desert in Egypt.

It is the hottest of the four deserts.

Temperatures can reach up to 50°C.

Finally, the race travels to the coldest desert on earth, Antarctica.

If you throw boiling water into the air here, it freezes!

추가질문: Where does the final race of the 4 Desert Race take place?

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The first race takes place in the Atacama Desert in Chile.

It is the driest desert in the world.

In fact, it hasn’t rained in some parts of the Atacama Desert for 400 years!

The next race goes to the Gobi Desert in China.

It is the windiest desert on earth.

Q2. Where does the first race take place?답변하기.

Q3. Which is the windiest desert on earth?답변하기.

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Sounds like a bad dream?

Well, this is not a dream for the people who take part in the 4 Deserts Race.

The 4 Deserts Race is a series of four races across the world’s toughest deserts.

Each race is 250 kilometers long and takes seven days.

Q1. What is the 4 Deserts Race? 답변하기.

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Too Hot to Run

너무 더워서 달릴 수가 없는

Imagine you are in the middle of a great desert.

당신이 큰 사막의 한 가운데에 있다고 상상해 보세요.

The sands go on and on in every direction.

모래가 사방팔방으로 계속 가요(흩어져요).

The sun feels like a giant ball of fire.

태양이 거대한 불덩이 같이 느껴져요.

The hot wind burns your face and throat.

뜨거운 바람이 당신의 얼굴과 목구멍을 태워요.

You open your backpack to drink some water.

당신은 물을 좀 마시려고 가방을 열어요.

Oh, no! You’re almost out of water.

오, 이런! 물이 거의 다 떨어졌어요.

You wet your throat with a drop of water and keep going.

당신은 물 한 방울로 목을 축이고 계속 가요.

Sounds like a bad dream?

악몽같이 들리나요?

Well, this is not a dream for the people who take part in the 4 Deserts Race.

음, 이것은 4 Deserts Race에 참가하는 사람들에게는 꿈이 아니에요.

The 4 Deserts Race is a series of four races across the world’s toughest deserts.

4 Deserts Race는 세계에서 가장 험한 사막들을 건너는 연속된 4개의 경주예요.

Each race is 250 kilometers long and takes seven days.

각 경주는 250km 길이고 7일이 걸려요.

The first race takes place in the Atacama Desert in Chile.

첫 번째 경주는 칠레에 있는 아타카마 사막에서 열려요.

It is the driest desert in the world.

그곳은 세계에서 가장 건조한 사막이에요.

In fact, it hasn’t rained in some parts of the Atacama Desert for 400 years!

실제로, 아타카마 사막의 몇 부분에는 400년 동안 비가 내리지 않았어요!

The next race goes to the Gobi Desert in China.

다음 경주는 중국에 있는 고비 사막으로 이어져요.

It is the windiest desert on earth.

그곳은 지구에서 가장 바람이 많이 부는 사막이에요.

The third race heads to the Sahara Desert in Egypt.

세 번째 경주는 이집트에 있는 사하라 사막으로 향해요.

It is the hottest of the four deserts.

그곳은 네 개의 사막 중에서 가장 더워요.

Temperatures can reach up to 50°C.

온도가 50도까지 올라갈 수 있어요.

Finally, the race travels to the coldest desert on earth, Antarctica.

마지막으로, 경주는 세상에서 가장 추운 사막인 남극 대륙으로 이동해요.

If you throw boiling water into the air here, it freezes!

이곳에서 끓는 물을 공중에 던지면, 그것은 얼어 버려요!

Only the greatest runners on the planet can take part in the 4 Deserts Race, right?

세상에서 가장 뛰어난 달리기 주자들만 4 Deserts Race에 참가할 수 있을까요?

Not exactly.

꼭 그렇지는 않아요.

Many of the participants are ordinary people like you and me.

많은 참가자들은 당신과 저와 같이 평범한 사람들이에요.

So, why do they do it?

그러면 그들은 왜 그것을 할까요?

Adrianna, a librarian from France, says,

프랑스 출신의 사서인 Adrianna는 다음과 같이 말해요.

“It’s a chance to test your limits and make your own history.

“이것은 당신의 한계를 시험하고 당신만의 역사를 만들 기회예요.

Anyone who crosses the finish line can do anything.”

결승선을 넘는 사람은 누구든지 어떤 것이든 할 수 있어요.”