BBC初級口語:划船橫越印度洋

Background: 來自英國萊斯特郡的莎拉?奧坦成爲單獨划船橫越印度洋第一女性。

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【文本】

It's a hat trick. Sarah Outen has reached the south-eastern tip of Mauritius, becoming the first woman to row alone across the Indian Ocean, the fastest person to do so and at the age of 24, the youngest.

In a rowing boat she's covered 3100 miles under scorching sun, sometimes riding 30-foot waves in shark-infested water. When she set off she admitted she was slightly mad:

"People ask that as the first question sometimes. 'Are you mad?' And my answer is, 'Well you've got to be a bit of a fruit loop to get through this life I think'. So yes I am and I'm proud of it."

It wasn't just a test of endurance and stamina, it was about raising money for arthritis charities.

Sarah's dad, who had rheumatoid arthritis, died three years ago. She went on her extraordinary adventure in his memory.

【口語突破】

hat trick
帽子戲法，創三項記錄

row
划船

scorching
灼熱的

shark-infested
鯊魚經常出沒地區

mad
瘋了

fruit loop
表現失常的

endurance
忍耐力

stamina
毅力/持久力

arthritis charities
關節炎病慈善機構

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n. 冒險，奇遇
vt. 冒險，嘗試
聯想記憶X單詞adventure聯想記憶：
ad增強+venture冒險→冒險

extraordinary[iks'trɔ:dnri]

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adj. 非凡的，特別的，特派的

聯想記憶X單詞extraordinary聯想記憶：
extra超過，ordinary（adj 普通的）－超出普通的－非凡的

stamina['stæminə]

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n. 精力，活力，耐力 n. [植]雄蕊 名詞stame

聯想記憶X單詞stamina聯想記憶：
stam[stan站]+ina→站下去→[有]耐力，持久力

slightly['slaitli]

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adv. 些微地，苗條地

endurance[in'djuərəns]

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n. 忍耐，忍耐力，耐性

聯想記憶X單詞endurance聯想記憶：
endure持久，堅硬+ance→忍耐力

row[rəu,rau]

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n. 排，船遊，吵鬧
vt. 划船，成排