【英音模仿秀】老人，旧车，走天下

模仿文本：Now in 1989, Gunther Holtorf, a retired¹ airline executive² from Germany, set out with his wife on what he thought would be an 18-month driving tour around Africa. Yesterday, 26 years later, Gunther pulled up in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate at the end of a world-record-breaking trip. He's travelled 900,000 kilometres around the world, visiting 179 countries, Cuba, Iraq, Iran, Burma, North Korea, (Tibet), the Vatican - you name it, Gunther's been there. 

译文：1989年，一位退休德国航空公司主管巩特尔•豪尔淘夫和他的妻子动身前往非洲，开始了他原本以为耗时18个月的驾驶旅行。26年后的昨天，巩特尔在柏林的勃兰登堡门前结束了这次打破了世界纪录的旅行。他环游世界90万公里，到访179个国家和地区，去过古巴、伊拉克、伊朗、缅甸、朝鲜、西藏和梵蒂冈，凡是你能说出来的，都留有他的足迹。

 

1 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

2 executive   

adj.执行的，行政的；n.执行者，行政官，经理

参考例句：

• A good executive usually gets on well with people.一个好的高级管理人员通常与人们相处得很好。
• He is a man of great executive ability.他是个具有极高管理能力的人。