Dale "Graybeard" Sanders, 91, got the record back.
91岁的戴尔·“灰胡子”·桑德斯又拿回了纪录。
He is the oldest hiker on the Appalachian Trail.
他是阿巴拉契亚小径上最年长的徒步者。
He fell 71 times this time.
他这次走了71次跌倒。
Six of them were "hard falls".
其中六次是“硬摔”。
One put him in the hospital.
一次让他住了院。
Another happened 200 yards from the end.
另一次发生在离终点200码的地方。
The trail is 2,193 miles long.
小径全长2193英里。
It goes from Georgia to Maine.
它从佐治亚州到缅因州。
Sanders started from West Virginia on September 6.
桑德斯于9月6日从西弗吉尼亚州出发。
He rested a little, then moved in jumps.
他短暂休息,然后跳跃式前进。
On Monday he reached the highest peak in Maine.
周一他登上了缅因州的最高峰。
He stopped at the sign on the top to pray.
他在山顶的标志处停下来祈祷。
He thanked God. He thanked his team. He thanked all his helpers.
他感谢上帝、支持团队和所有帮助他的人。
He first made the record in 2017.
他于2017年首次创下纪录。
Four years later, his friend M.J. Eberhart took the record.
四年后,他的朋友M.J.·埃伯哈特拿走了纪录。
Eberhart was 83 then.
埃伯哈特当时83岁。
Then Sanders said he would come back.
然后桑德斯宣布复出。
This trip was much harder than the first one.
这次旅程比第一次难得多。
In June he fell in Vermont.
六月他在佛蒙特州摔倒。
He hurt his legs, arms, and hands.
他擦伤了腿、胳膊和手。
But no bones broke.
但没有骨折。
After a few weeks, his left arm felt numb.
几周后他的左臂麻木了。
He was taken to the hospital.
他被送往医院。
The doctor said it was a pressed nerve, not a stroke.
医生说这是神经受压,不是中风。
He wanted to give up.
他曾想放弃。
But his wife told him to keep going.
但妻子说服他继续。
She stayed with him when he came home.
她在他回家时陪着他。
Saunders is now a star among other hikers.
桑德斯现在是其他徒步者中的明星。
Thousands of people follow him on social media.
数千人在社交媒体上关注他。
He says getting the record back is not important now.
他说拿回纪录现在不重要了。
The most important thing is that people are inspired by his effort.
最重要的是人们因他的努力而受到激励。
Hiker Meredith Ewenson says he shows the idea. That idea is 'anything is possible.'
徒步者梅雷迪斯·尤恩森说他体现了“一切皆有可能”的理念。
She is amazed that he is so healthy at his age.
她惊叹于他在这般年纪还这么健康。
Saunders has other age records.
桑德斯还有别的年龄纪录。
He is the oldest person to row the whole Mississippi River.
他是划船走完密西西比河全程的最年长者。