- "Life is often compared to a marathon."
"life" 「人生」
"is often" 「よく」
"compared to ~" 「〜に例えられる」"likened to ~" も言えます。
"a marathon" 「マラソン」
"Life is often compared to a marathon but Shigeaki Hinohara compares it to a soccer match where your 60th birthday is half time and that's when you look back on your life."
「人生はよくマラソンにたとえられるが、日野原重明先生は人生をサッカーにたとえられ、還暦はハーフタイム、振り返りの時と言われた」