Two teachers travel the world with a purpose
英國老師拖嘟嘟車創下世界紀錄 兩名老師身懷使命環遊世界
Two British teachers have broken the world record for the longest journey in a tuk-tuk after pulling their failing vehicle the last 43 miles. Richard Sears and Nick Gough have traveled 37,500 kilometers around the world and passed through 37 countries. They did this to support grassroots education projects in Africa, Asia and South America.
On reaching Chile, they will become the first people to drive a tuk-tuk around the world. The pair, who set off from London on August 1, 2012, thought their expedition was over when the vehicle started to fail.
When the tuk-tuk broke, they were only 70 kilometers from the world record mark. They decided to pull it the rest of the way. The tuk-tuk, which weights 800 kilograms, was pulled in turns by Rich and Nick over three days.
On arrival in Chepen, Peru, they discovered a mechanic who specialized in tuk-tuks and managed to fix it.
Info Cloud
Teaching Topic: How Do You Pronounce Chile? 智利的英文名稱
Chile
有人讀/ˈtʃɪli/ 也有人讀 /chee-le/
第二個發音比較接近智利當地的發音,
所以現在大部份的人都改讀 /chee-le/
同樣的以前北京早年西方讀 Peking,
但現在都改為Beijing,
這種按照原文發音的趨勢是 globalization 全球化的現象
Grammar Gym
Two British teachers have broken the world record for the longest journey in a tuk-tuk after pulling their failing vehicle the last 43 miles.
[Subject] has [verb 1-ed] after [verb 2-ing].
- Fred has called the police after seeing what his neighbors did.
- Gordon has returned to his old job after seeing how hard his new job was.
Language Lab
haul v.
to pull something heavy with a continuous steady movement
- Our truck was stuck in the mud, and we had to haul it out with a crane.
- I hauled myself upstairs to my room and fell asleep immediately.
grassroots adj.
the ordinary people in an organization, rather than the leaders
- The reaction of the grassroots group to the changes in the policy is quite negative.
- The grassroots campaign attracted lots of media attention.
arrival n. [arrive v.]
when someone or something arrives somewhere
- Many fans and reporters are waiting for the arrival of the movie star.
- Shortly after our arrival at the airport, we took a long bus ride to a remote town.
specialize v.
to limit all or most of your study, business etc to a particular subject or activity
specialize in
- This chef specializes in fusion cuisine.
- Tom's company specializes in software design.
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