Or might John Landy, who had then gone to Finland to be given the perfect opportunities in pacing, would he do it first?

者约翰·兰迪——他当时已经去过芬兰接受了完美的步机会，他会首先这么做吗？

Distances were measured by repeatedly stretching a rope of a known length, or by professional pacers called " bematists" counting their strides.

距离是通过反复拉伸已知长度的绳索，由被称为“贝马斯特” 的专业步算步数来量的。

The director paced out the length of the stage.

【pace】那位导演步了舞台的长度。