木桶橫跨汪洋
Are you into adventures? If so, how about crossing the ocean in a barrel? A French man, 71, is doing just that!
你對冒險很有興趣嗎？如果是的話，以木桶橫跨海洋如何呢？一位71歲的法國男人正在這麼做了！
into(prep.)極喜歡、對…有興趣barrel(n.)桶
A famous barrel manufacturer has custom-made a giant barrel for him, which weighs 990 pounds when empty and includes a sleeping bunk, kitchen and storage area.
一間知名的酒桶製造商幫他訂製了一個巨大的木桶，空木桶重990磅，包含一個睡舖、廚房和儲存區域。
manufacturer(n.)製造商、生產商custom- 按顧客要求專門…的weigh(v.)有…重、秤…的重量pound(n.)磅bunk(n.)臥舖、舖位storage(n.)儲存、儲藏area(n.)區域、地區
He set out from the Canary Islands, hoping to reach somewhere in the Caribbean.
他從加那利群島出發，希望能抵達加勒比海地區的某處。
set out出發、啟程reach(v.)到達、抵達the Caribbean(n.)加勒比海、加勒比海地區
He is no stranger to adventure. He’s a former military parachutist, a pilot, and also a park ranger.
他對於冒險並不陌生；他是前軍中傘兵、飛行員以及公園護林員。
stranger(n.)陌生人former(adj.)以前的、較早的military(n.)軍事的、軍用的parachutist(n.)傘兵、跳傘運動員ranger(n.)護林員、園林管理工
Having crossed the Atlantic four times by sailboat, he envisions “a crossing where the man would not be captain of his boat, but instead passenger of the Ocean.”
已經四次以小帆船橫越大西洋後，他預見此次橫越為「不當船的船長而是大海的乘客」。
envision(v.)預見captain(n.)船長、機長
For this journey, he has brought some wine for New Year’s Eve and for his 72nd birthday in January along with a block of foie gras.
在這趟旅程，他帶了些紅酒慶祝跨年與他一月的72歲生日，還有一大塊鵝肝醬；
along with除此之外、還…block(n.)一大塊foie gras(n.)鵝肝醬
The wine will be subject to observation – a Bordeaux onboard will be compared to one kept on land after the journey is over.
這些酒將受到觀察——旅程結束後，船上的波爾多葡萄酒將與陸地上保存的酒相對照。
be subject to有、遭受、承受observation(n.)觀察onboard(adj.)船上的、車上的compare(v.)比較、對比、對照land(n.)陸地、地面
He is also helping the oceanographers of the international marine observatory organization JCOMMOPS drop markers to study the currents.
他也在幫國際海洋氣象台組織JCOMMOPS的海洋學家丟下記號以研究洋流。
oceanographer(n.)海洋學家marine(adj.)海洋的、航海的observatory(n.)天文台、氣象台organization(n.)組織、機構drop(v.)丟下、落下marker(n.)標誌study(v.)仔細研究、調查current(n.)水流、氣流、電流
Though he is travelling solo, the whole world can follow his journey by checking his daily updates and the GPS coordinates on his Facebook page.
雖然他是獨自旅行，全世界還是能藉由看他臉書專頁的每日更新與GPS座標來跟隨他的旅程。
solo(adv.)獨自地、單獨地check(v.)得到資訊、核實update(n.)更新、新情況GPS=global positioning system全球衛星定位系統coordinate(n.)座標