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Emergency workers in India rescued 41 workers trapped in a tunnel in the Himalayan Mountains for 17 days.
印度紧急救援人员救出了41名被困在喜马拉雅山脉隧道中长达17天的工人。
Marathon
马拉松赛跑;马拉松式的活动
The men were greeted with cheers as they left the area that kept them trapped by mountain rocks.
当这些人离开被山石困住的地方时,他们受到了热烈的欢迎。
They were lifted to safety through 57 meters of steel pipe.
他们通过57米长的钢管被抬到安全的地方。
The rescue effort was a marathon engineering operation.
此次救援工作是一场马拉松式的工程行动。
In this case, a marathon is an event or activity that lasts a very long time and requires great effort.
在这种情况下,marathon指的是一种持续时间很长、需要付出很大努力的事件或活动。
A marathon also describes a foot race of just over 42 kilometers long.
marathon也指长度超过42公里的徒步比赛。