Take Away English-Jason Lewis, Circumnavigator 贾森 路易斯，环球旅行者

Jason Lewis pedals1 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 Meridian² 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 epic³ 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 limb⁴ 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 cosy⁵ pubs, sitting by the fire drinking a pint⁶ 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 词汇表
human power 人力 under his own steam 全凭自身的力量 custom-designed 特别订制的 epic journey 史无前例的旅程 in-line skating 滑轮 drunk driver 酒醉的司机 arrested 逮捕 children’s charities 儿童慈善组织 green rolling hills 绿绿起伏的山峦 warm beer 常温的啤酒	circumnavigate 环绕航行 Greenwich Meridian Line 格林尼治子午线 pedal-powered boat 脚踏船 kayaking 划皮艇 run over 撞倒 limb amputated 截肢 suspected spy 被怀疑是间谍 hang up his boots （字面意思是把靴子挂起来）退休 cosy pubs 舒适的酒吧 take the mickey 取笑

 

1 pedals   

n.（自行车或其他机器的）踏板( pedal的名词复数 )；脚蹬子；（钢琴、风琴等的）踏板；踏瓣

参考例句：

• I couldn't reach the pedals on her bike. 我骑她的车够不到脚蹬子。
• The pedals of a cycle are attached to a crank. 自行车的踏板与曲柄相连。 来自辞典例句

2 meridian   

adj.子午线的；全盛期的

参考例句：

• All places on the same meridian have the same longitude.在同一子午线上的地方都有相同的经度。
• He is now at the meridian of his intellectual power.他现在正值智力全盛期。

3 epic   

n.史诗，叙事诗；adj.史诗般的，壮丽的

参考例句：

• I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.我放弃了写叙事诗，而写了这个小故事。
• They held a banquet of epic proportions.他们举行了盛大的宴会。

4 limb   

n.树枝，四肢，枝干，边缘；vt.切断手足，切断树干

参考例句：

• She sat on a limb of the tree and looked down.她坐在一根大树枝上往下看。
• His refusal to agree left him out on a limb.他拒不表示同意，致使自己处于孤立地位。

5 cosy   

adj.温暖而舒适的，安逸的

参考例句：

• We spent a cosy evening chatting by the fire.我们在炉火旁聊天度过了一个舒适的晚上。
• It was so warm and cosy in bed that Simon didn't want to get out.床上温暖而又舒适，西蒙简直不想下床了。

6 pint   

n.品脱

参考例句：

• I'll have a pint of beer and a packet of crisps, please.我要一品脱啤酒和一袋炸马铃薯片。
• In the old days you could get a pint of beer for a shilling.从前，花一先令就可以买到一品脱啤酒。