2万公里！英国夫妻自行车环游世界

 　　Would you quit your job to travel 20,000km (12,427 miles) cycling from London to Japan? For Andre and Claire, a couple with a healthy sense of adventure and two well-maintained bikes, the risk was one of the best decisions they ever made.

　　你会辞掉你的工作开始一场从伦敦到日本的2万公里（12427英里）旅行吗？对安德烈和克莱尔夫妻来说，他们有很好的冒险精神，并且他们的自行车都保养得很好，这次冒险的决定将会是他们人生中做得最好的一次。

　　Bred of working in London, where they commuted¹ by bike, the couple made a snap decision to set off on a huge cycling tour, passing through Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Northern India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, China and South Korea.

　　他们在伦敦工作，都是骑自行车往返。这对夫妻突然做了一个决定要启程来一场自行车之旅，途经比利时、荷兰、德国、波兰、斯洛伐克、匈牙利、罗马尼亚、保加利亚、土耳其、印度北部、尼泊尔、缅甸、泰国、老挝、越南、中国和韩国。

　　2万公里！英国夫妻自行车环游世界

　　'There is never a perfect time to go on a trip like this ,' Claire tells MailOnline Travel in an email. 'But the only advice I can give is to stop making excuses, be brave and go for it.'

　　“像我们这样的旅行永远都不会有所谓的最佳时机，” 克莱尔通过邮件告诉《每日邮报旅游报》道，“但我能给的唯一建议就是：别再找借口了，勇敢地去吧！”

　　Their route, of which they've already cycled 14,000km (8,699 miles), takes them through Poland, Turkey, India, and Vietnam, though they are currently near Mandalay in Myanmar.

　　沿着他们的路线，他们已经骑行了14000公里（8699英里），穿过了波兰、土耳其、印度和越南，他们现在正在缅甸的曼德勒附近。

　　Having left London last June, the pair insist that this impulsive² decision, which has led them through the deserts of Oman and the mountains of Nepal, was not nearly as difficult as one might imagine.

　　从去年六月离开伦敦开始，夫妻两人一直坚持着这一冲动的决定，这支持着他们穿过了阿曼的沙漠和尼泊尔的山区，那并没有人们想象的那样困难。

　　While embarking³ on such a journey may seem prohibitively expensive, Claire insists that a budget of ?12,000 between the two of them has been sufficient for 18 months on the road.

　　开始一场这样的旅行可能看起来很昂贵，克莱尔认为1.2万英镑的预算对于他们两个人18个月的旅行是足够的了。

　　To cut costs, Andre and Claire purchased second-hand⁴ touring bikes and have scoured⁵ thrift⁶ shops and eBay to find all of the equipment they need.

　　为了削减开支，安德烈和克莱尔买二手的旅行自行车，还到那些旧货商店跟易趣网淘一些他们需要的装备。

　　'While on the trip itself, we avoid restaurants, wild camp as much as possible and shamelessly accept hospitality wherever we can get it,' she explains.

　　“从旅行本身来看，我们尽量不去饭店、尽可能地野营，还厚着脸皮地接受当地人对我们的招待，”她解释说。

　　'The great thing about a cycle trip is that you can go at your own pace,' Claire says.

　　“自行车旅行最赞的地方就是你可以按照你自己的步调走，”克莱尔说。

　　'Our longest day has been 130km and our shortest just 10 - pushing our bike up a muddy track in the Himalayas is not fun!'

　　“我们最多的一次是一天骑了130公里，最少的一次只骑行了10公里，那是在喜马拉雅山的一个泥泞路上，推着自行车行走一点都不好玩。”

　　But it's the people that they've met along the way that have been the most memorable⁷ part of their cross-the-world cycling challenge.

　　而我们在路上遇到的那些人是我们骑自行车环游世界的挑战中最值得纪念的。

　　'Inevitably⁸, on a cycle tour, your route will change, you will meet new people, learn about new places and find new spots to visit on the road.'

　　“不可避免地，对自行车旅行来说，你的路线总会变的，你会遇到一些你没见过的人、学习新地方的知识、发现路上新的风景。”

　　'We recently came across a 72-year-old American man cycling solo across India and Nepal,' Claire says of their inspiring trek⁹.

　　“我们最近遇到一个72岁的美国男人，他一个人骑自行车横跨印度和尼泊尔，”克莱尔说着他们那鼓舞人心的艰苦跋涉。

1 commuted   

通勤( commute的过去式和过去分词 )； 减（刑）； 代偿

参考例句：

• His sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment. 他的判决由死刑减为无期徒刑。
• The death sentence may be commuted to life imprisonment. 死刑可能減为无期徒刑。

2 impulsive   

adj.冲动的，刺激的；有推动力的

参考例句：

• She is impulsive in her actions.她的行为常出于冲动。
• He was neither an impulsive nor an emotional man,but a very honest and sincere one.他不是个一冲动就鲁莽行事的人，也不多愁善感.他为人十分正直、诚恳。

3 embarking   

乘船( embark的现在分词 )； 装载； 从事

参考例句：

• He's embarking on a new career as a writer. 他即将开始新的职业生涯——当一名作家。
• The campaign on which were embarking was backed up by such intricate and detailed maintenance arrangemets. 我们实施的战争，须要如此复杂及详细的维护准备。

4 second-hand   

adj.用过的，旧的，二手的

参考例句：

• I got this book by chance at a second-hand bookshop.我赶巧在一家旧书店里买到这本书。
• They will put all these second-hand goods up for sale.他们将把这些旧货全部公开出售。

5 scoured   

走遍（某地）搜寻（人或物）( scour的过去式和过去分词 )； （用力）刷； 擦净； 擦亮

参考例句：

• We scoured the area for somewhere to pitch our tent. 我们四处查看，想找一个搭帐篷的地方。
• The torrents scoured out a channel down the hill side. 急流沿着山腰冲刷出一条水沟。

6 thrift   

adj.节约，节俭；n.节俭，节约

参考例句：

• He has the virtues of thrift and hard work.他具备节俭和勤奋的美德。
• His thrift and industry speak well for his future.他的节俭和勤勉预示着他美好的未来。

7 memorable   

adj.值得回忆的，难忘的，特别的，显著的

参考例句：

• This was indeed the most memorable day of my life.这的确是我一生中最值得怀念的日子。
• The veteran soldier has fought many memorable battles.这个老兵参加过许多难忘的战斗。

8 inevitably   

adv.不可避免地；必然发生地

参考例句：

• In the way you go on,you are inevitably coming apart.照你们这样下去，毫无疑问是会散伙的。
• Technological changes will inevitably lead to unemployment.技术变革必然会导致失业。

9 trek   

vi.作长途艰辛的旅行；n.长途艰苦的旅行

参考例句：

• We often go pony-trek in the summer.夏季我们经常骑马旅行。
• It took us the whole day to trek across the rocky terrain.我们花了一整天的时间艰难地穿过那片遍布岩石的地带。