Jason Lewis, Circumnavigator
賈森· 路易斯，環(huán)球旅行者
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
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(wú)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(jī)
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(lái)）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
賈森· 路易斯，環(huán)球旅行者
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
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(wú)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(jī)
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(lái)）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