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Australian Michelle Lee rows 237 days in solo¹ trip across the Pacific

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The Australian rowed 237 days solo across the Pacific. She said she wasn't lonely — maybe because of the creatures that kept her company, including about 50 baby sharks that swam below her boat.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

Good morning. I'm Leila Fadel. A woman from Sydney, Australia, rowed her boat solo across the Pacific Ocean for 237 days. That's nearly 8,700 miles. Michelle Lee survived four cyclones³ and five hurricanes during her voyage, and she said she never got lonely. Maybe that was because of all the sea creatures that kept her company. Lee says at one point, about 50 baby sharks swam below her boat. Before long, one of them jumped into her boat to say hello. It's MORNING EDITION.

1 solo   

n.独奏，独唱；adj.单独的；adv.单独地；v.放单飞，单独表演

参考例句：

• Tara is currently working on a solo album.塔拉眼下正忙着制作个人专辑。
• There's wonderfully lyrical flute solo in the middle of this symphony.在交响乐中间有一段奇妙的抒情长笛独奏。

2 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

3 cyclones   

n.气旋( cyclone的名词复数 )；旋风；飓风；暴风

参考例句：

• The pricipal objective in designing cyclones is to create a vortex. 设计旋风除尘器的主要目的在于造成涡旋运动。 来自辞典例句
• Middle-latitude cyclones originate at the popar front. 中纬度地区的气旋发源于极锋。 来自辞典例句