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Around the World Without Wings

不搭飛機環遊世界

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Around the World Without Wings
10年遊遍203個國家
Daryl is chatting with his older sister Joan.
達瑞正在和他的姊姊瓊聊天。
chat(v.)(n.)聊天
Daryl: Hey Joan, have you heard about a Danish guy called Thor Pedersen? He’s got an incredible story!
達瑞:嘿瓊,你聽說過一個叫索爾·彼德生的丹麥人嗎?他的故事很不可思議!
Danish(adj.)丹麥的(n.)丹麥文Denmark(n.)丹麥incredible(adj.)難以置信的、令人難以相信的
Joan: Oh, really? What did he do?
瓊:真的嗎?他做了什麼?
Daryl: He managed to visit every country in the world without taking a plane! Can you believe it?
達瑞:他竟然在不搭飛機的情況下遊歷了世界上的每個國家!你能相信嗎?
manage to do sth.設法做到某事情without N./Ving 沒有~
Joan: Wow. How did he pull that off?
瓊:哇,太難以置信了!他是怎麼辦到的?
pull off成功做到
Daryl: He started his journey back in 2013 and traveled to 203 countries by ship, including the Maldives, which was his last stop. It took him nearly 10 years to finish!
達瑞:他在2013年開始他的旅程,搭船前往203個國家,其中包括馬爾地夫,也是他的最後一站。整趟旅程花了將近10年的時間!
journey(n.)旅程include(v.)包含take(v.)花費(時間)
Joan: That’s impressive! It must have been quite a challenging adventure.
瓊:太厲害了!那一定是很具有挑戰性的歷險。
impressive(adj.)給人留下深刻的印象must have V.pp對過去事實的猜測challenging(adj.)具有挑戰性的、艱難的challenge(n.)挑戰
Daryl: Definitely! He mentioned on his blog that it was tough but satisfying. He even kept his daily spending to just $20.
達瑞:沒錯!他在部落格上提到那是一段艱苦但圓滿的旅程。他甚至把每天的花費限制在20美元。
mention(v.)提到、談到satisfy(v.)使滿意satisfying(adj.)令人滿意的a satisfying meal令人滿意的一餐daily spending每日的花費
Joan: That’s so cool! Someone should make a documentary about his journey.
瓊:太酷了!應該有人拍攝紀錄片來講述他的旅程。
documentary(n.)紀錄片
Daryl: Actually, a filmmaker from Canada is already working on one! Thor said he received so much support and kindness from people in every country he visited. It’s like a global social experiment!
達瑞:事實上,有位來自加拿大的導演已經在拍了!索爾說,他在造訪的每個國家都得到了很多支持和善意。就像一個全球性的社會實驗!
work on忙於、從事於、努力說服
Joan: Certainly! It shows what strong willpower and not giving up can achieve. His story is truly inspiring!
瓊:的確!這展示了強大的意志力和堅持不懈所能實現的成就。他的故事真是鼓舞人心!
willpower(n.)意志力、毅力、決心inspire(v.)激勵inspiring(adj.)鼓舞人心的、激勵人心的

📚 重點單字片語

chat(v.)(n.)
聊天
Danish(adj.)
丹麥的(n.)丹麥文
Denmark(n.)
丹麥
incredible(adj.)
難以置信的、令人難以相信的
manage to do sth.
設法做到某事情
without N./Ving
沒有~
pull off
成功做到
journey(n.)
旅程
include(v.)
包含
take(v.)
花費(時間)
impressive(adj.)
給人留下深刻的印象
must have V.pp
對過去事實的猜測
challenging(adj.)
具有挑戰性的、艱難的
challenge(n.)
挑戰
mention(v.)
提到、談到
satisfy(v.)
使滿意
satisfying(adj.)
令人滿意的
a satisfying meal
令人滿意的一餐
daily spending
每日的花費
documentary(n.)
紀錄片
work on
忙於、從事於、努力說服
willpower(n.)
意志力、毅力、決心
inspire(v.)
激勵
inspiring(adj.)
鼓舞人心的、激勵人心的
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