They decided to base their new mile on an old-timey measurement called a furlong.

他决定根称为一种旧时的测量方式，也就是“弗隆（Furlong）”来确定新英里数。

Parliament eventually decided a mile should be made up of eight furlongs or 5280 feet.

议会最终决定，一英里应由八弗隆或5280英尺组成。

A furlong was 660 feet, which is the length the team of oxen could plow in a day.

弗隆长660英尺，这是一群牛一天可以犁的长度。

And she'll say, " Well, I think if you gave it an extra furlong, you might see a better result."

“我觉得要是能再加200米比赛定会更加精彩。”

And then, as they reached the final furlong, my yelling began to die away.

然后，当他最后一个弗隆时，我的叫喊声开始减弱。

Back the horse that's already several furlongs.

押注那已经领先好几个弯道的马。

The word is they'll be timing Shy Smile over four furlongs at 5.30.

他将在 5.30 时将 Shy Smile 计时超过四个弗隆。

Foul riding in the last furlong just as he's due to make his winning sprint.

就在他即将取得胜利的冲刺时， 他在最后一弗隆犯规了。

But there are two lengths in a furlong between them when it comes to a gallop.

但是弗隆有两种长度当涉及疾驰时， 他在他之间。

The colt had just completed five furlongs in his second workout since finishing second in the Breeders' Cup Classic a month ago.

这小马刚刚完成了5弗隆的训练，他在一个月前的育种杯精英赛中获得了亚军，这是自那之后的第二次训练。

If you had two lazy oxen who needed to rest after 30 seconds, your furlong would be pretty short.

如果你有两头懒惰的牛，它在30秒后就需要休息，那么你的弗隆就会相当短。

Now he's cantering slowly up the far side of the track to one of the furlong posts.

现在他正慢慢地沿着跑道的另一边慢跑弗隆的一个柱子。

And if you had two super strong oxen who wouldn't get tired, well, a furlong would be quite long.

倘若你有两头超级强壮、不知疲倦的牛，那么一弗隆就会相当长。

And it will be four furlongs.

这将是四个弗隆。

Once round the course, plus an extra furlong, and the winning post was just below him.

绕过球场后， 再加一个额外的弗隆， 制胜点就在他下方。

That the mother and father, unknown to one another, were dwelling within so many miles, furlongs, yards if you like, of one another.

彼此不认识的母亲和父亲住在那么多英里、弗隆、码（如果你愿意的话）之内。

A furlong was the distance that a pair of oxen or working cows who were pulling the plough could cover before they needed to stop for a rest.

一弗隆是两头牛或耕牛在需要停下休息前，拉动犁具所能行进的距离。

Although, if you go to the UK and you ask someone how many furlongs it is to a museum, they will give you a slightly confused look.

不过， 如果你去英国， 问当地人博物馆有多少弗隆，他可能会露出略显困惑的表情。

Clearly, much like the English example of lazy or strong oxen creating different interpretations of a furlong, a ceteret wasn't an exact measurement, as everyone would sow their seeds slightly differently.

显然， 正如英语中懒惰或强壮的牛导致对弗隆（furlong）的不同理解一样，塞特雷特（ceteret）并非精确的度量单位，因为每个人播种的方式都略有差异。

Interestingly enough, the furlong was an official British measurement until 1985, By the way, if you're still wondering about how long a furlong actually is, it is now universally agreed at 201 meters.

有趣的是， 弗隆作为英国的官方测量单位一直沿用1985年。顺便一下， 如果你还在好奇一弗隆究竟有多长，现在普遍公认的是201米。