英语听力文摘 English Digest 44、瑞士夫妇持续廿三年开车环游世界
时间：2019-01-26 作者：英语课 分类：英语听力文摘 English Digest
Swiss couple keeps rolling on 23-year round-the-world drive
瑞士夫妇持续廿三年开车环游世界
In 1984, Swiss couple Emil and Liliana Schmid traveled to the United States to get away from the monotony of office work.
They became hooked 1 on traveling and haven't stopped since.
Now 23 years, 157 countries and 626,000 kilometers later Emil, 65, and Liliana, 66, have turned their Toyota Land Cruiser into their home and want to spend the remainder 2 of their life on the road, seeing nature, meeting interesting people and learning 3 about different cultures.
The couple arrived in Taiwan in October. They drove across Taiwan's mountains and cities, stayed two nights at the plush Grand Hotel in Taipei as guests of the Taiwan Tourism Bureau 4, and made friends with many locals.
"Taiwan has a unique combination 5 of natural scenery and city life. A few hours from cities, you are at the seaside or in tall mountains. And Taiwan has beautiful temples and rich culture," Emil said.
Over two decades ago, Emil, a computer software engineer, and Liliana, a secretary, decided 6 to go to the United States to get away for a year.
However, 12 months proved not to be long enough. They now hope to visit every country in the world and have just 33 of the 194 states recognized by the United Nations left on their list.
In 1997, they entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the "Longest Driven Journey," a record they almost certainly will hold for a long time to come.
monotony (n.) 无聊；单调
to be hooked on 迷上；爱上
plush (adj.) 豪华的
combination (n.) 结合；组合
scenery (n.) 风景；景色
temple (n.) 寺庙；神殿
computer software engineer 电脑软体工程师
to recognize (v.) 承认；认可
Guinness Book of World Records 金氏世界纪录
journey (n.) 旅行；旅程
- I first got hooked on scuba diving when I was twelve. 12 岁时我开始迷上了带水肺潜水。
- He hooked his arm round her neck and pulled her head down. 他一只胳膊钩在她的脖子上，把她的头拉低。
- They joined up with us to spend the remainder of the holiday.他们来跟我们一起共度余下的假期。
- He spent the remainder of his years in Japan.他在日本度过了余生。
- When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
- Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。
- The weather bureau makes daily reports on weather conditions.气象局每天报告天气状况。
- The Tourist Bureau arranged everything for our journey to Rome.旅游局已为我们去罗马旅行准备了一切。
- He carried on the business in combination with his friends.他与朋友们合伙做生意。
- The materials can be used singly or in combination.这些材料可以单独使用也可以混合用。