translation.en: As of the end of last year, 1,314 men had run under four minutes in the mile, but like Jesse Owens, Sir Roger Bannister ran on soft cinders that stole far more energy from his legs than the synthetic tracks of today.
translation.zh: 在去年年末， 1314人 在四分钟内跑完了一英里， 但就像杰西.欧文一样， 罗杰.本尼斯特阁下在柔软的煤渣上跑步， 这从他腿上偷去的能量要多于 今日的塑胶跑道所偷走的。