A middle-distance race is a running race that is not a short sprint and not a long marathon. The usual school and track examples are 800 metres and 1,500 metres. A middle-distance runner needs speed, but also enough breath to last more than a few seconds.

A middle-distance race一場中距離賽跑 is a running race是一種跑步比賽： that is not a short sprint不是短短的衝刺， and not a long marathon也不是漫長的馬拉松。 The usual school and track examples學校和田徑場上常見的例子 are是 800 metres and 1,500 metres八百公尺和一千五百公尺。 A middle-distance runner中距離跑者 needs speed需要速度， but also但也要有 enough breath足夠的氣， to last more than a few seconds撐得不只幾秒鐘。

Though actually, there is no perfect line on the track: some coaches still treat 400 metres as a sprint, and 3,000 metres already feels long.

Though actually不過其實， on the track跑道上 there is no perfect line並沒有一條完美的分界線： some coaches有些教練 still treat仍然把 400 metres四百公尺 as a sprint當作短跑， and 3,000 metres而三千公尺 already feels long就已經讓人覺得長了。

In pictures and landscapes, the middle distance is the part of the view between what is near you and what is far away — same idea of “the bit in between,” different job. Here we mean the race.

In pictures and landscapes在圖畫和風景裡， the middle distance is指的是 between what is near you介於離你近的 and what is far away和離你遠的之間 the part of the view那一段視野—— “the bit in between,”「中間那一段」 same idea of概念相同， different job工作不同。 Here這裡 we mean我們說的是 the race賽跑。

You will see middle-distance as an adjective before runner or race.

You will see你會看到 middle-distance as an adjective當形容詞 before runner or race放在 runner 或 race 的前面。