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Jason Lewis, Circumnavigator 賈森· 路易斯,環(huán)球旅行者
[ 2007-10-16 17:19 ]

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Jason Lewis pedals his boat up the river Thames

After 13 years and 46,000 miles (75,00km) a British adventurer has completed a round-the-world journey using human power alone.

Jason Lewis, 40, crossed five continents, two oceans and a sea to become the first person to circumnavigate the globe under his own steam.

He finally returned to the UK on Saturday, crossing the Greenwich Meridian Line, in his custom-designed, 26ft (8m), pedal-powered boat, 'Moksha'. It was the same point where his journey began on 12 July 1994 when he was just 26 years old.

Jason used a variety of modes of transport during his epic journey, including cycling, swimming, kayaking, and in-line skating. His route took him west from Britain to the USA and then on to Australia, Asia, and Africa before returning to Europe from the east.

The journey was not without dangers: in Colorado Jason was run over by a drunk driver while in-line skating at the side of the road. He spent six weeks in hospital and nearly had a limb amputated.

As well as surviving the car accident, Jason was robbed and beaten several times on his journey, chased by a giant crocodile in Australia, and arrested by the Egyptian military as a suspected spy. But on the way he has raised money for children’s charities around the world as well as developing an education programme for schoolchildren based on his travels.

What now for the world traveller?

Jason is happy to be back and may hang up his boots for a while.

"I’ve seen enough deserts. I’ve missed green rolling hills and cosy pubs, sitting by the fire drinking a pint of warm beer," said Jason.

"I do miss British humour. It’s nice to be with people who take the mickey out of each other."

GLOSSARY 詞匯表 (收聽發(fā)音, 請單擊英語單詞)

 human power
人力

circumnavigate
環(huán)繞航行

under his own steam
全憑自身的力量

Greenwich Meridian Line
格林尼治子午線

custom-designed 
特別訂制的

pedal-powered boat
腳踏船

epic journey
史無前例的旅程

kayaking
劃皮艇

in-line skating
輪滑 

run over
撞倒

drunk driver
酒醉的司機

limb amputated
截肢

arrested
逮捕

suspected spy
可疑的間諜

children’s charities
兒童慈善組織

hang up his boots
(字面意思是把靴子掛起來)退休

green rolling hills
綠綠起伏的山巒

 cosy pubs
舒適的酒吧

  warm beer

常溫的啤酒

  take the mickey

取笑

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