Unit 2 A life's Work-【新课程能力培养】2023-2024学年新课程高二英语阅读选择性必修第三册（外研版）

选择性必修 第三册 Unit 2 A Eighty-four-year-old Stephen Wertheimer has never raced against the clock. It maybe the reasonhewas theoldest finisher at last year蒺sNewYorkCitymarathon, and is now onto his 60th marathon Sunday — which would make it his 39th New YorkCitymarathon. Wertheimer,a fatherofsixandgrandfatherof11, is runningSundayalongwith his daughter Erin, who he describes as much speedier than him and a true athlete. Running has been a way to connect to his children, three of whom also run marathons, with the New York City marathon being especially meaningful for him sohecanspendsomequality timewithErinwholives inDenver. Wertheimer was not a natural born athlete, he admits, describing himself as “ absolutely out of balance ” , and says the only exercise he got as a kidwas turning pagesofabook. Itwaswhenhegotdrafted into theNavyandhad to runand swim amile in the School ofAerospaceMedicine in Pensacola, Florida that gave him an increase of confidence. After he returned home, he began cycling and then jogging, which helped him battle the stress and energy needed as a surgeon — he蒺s still prac- ticingmedicinetoday. In1978,he ranhis firstmarathon inNewYorkCity.Hisoriginal intentionwas to feel active and healthy, but it soon became something he leaned on for comfort, especiallyasawaytoslowdownmentally. Fighting against burnout and stress and getting a chance to usemarathons as a way to see theworld and travel has keptWertheimer goingover the years.Theway to stickwith something — anything — is to find something you love.AndWertheimer hasmademarathons his vacations.He plans to take three days off of hiswork as a 12 doctorwhenhecompletes theraceandheadsback toCalifornia,a