北师大版高中英语模块3--Unit 8 Adventure workshop4

[00:01.14]So, could you give us some background on Marek.
[00:04.24]What kind of person is he?
[00:06.23]In some ways he's not a typical explorer.
[00:08.64]He studied philosophy at university
[00:10.55]and he speaks six languages.
[00:12.92]He likes reading books on his journey.
[00:15.41]One of his favourite authors is Tolken.
[00:18.13]He also writes a lot himself.
[00:20.28]He always uses pencils
[00:21.81]because they don't freeze！
[00:22.97]Right. And this is the question we always ask.
[00:26.23]Why does he do it?
[00:28.14]Well, he wants to test the limits
[00:30.59]of what humans can do.
[00:31.90]When I spoke¹ to him,he told me something very
[00:34.61]interesting.He said that on his journey to
[00:36.50]the poles he learned² that everyone has limits,
[00:39.60]but the limits are in us,not outside us.
[00:42.88]Mmm. Has he got any advice for young people
[00:45.84]interested in going on exploration trips?
[00:48.69]Yes...one very  good piece of advice is this:
[00:51.82]the key to a successful exploration
[00:54.21]is your brains not your legs,
[00:56.50]and the most important thing is your dreams.
[01:00.21]Mmm... that's very true.
[01:01.89]OK, thanks Matt for that story
[01:04.35]of Marek Kaminski.
[01:05.88]Later we'll talk to...
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1 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。