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Mike Horn : Adventure with a Cause

Meet the man who's living life to the fllest and sharing his experiences.

Professional adventurer Mike Horn never met a challenge he didn't welcome. n fact, according to Horn, "The impossible exists only until we find a way o make it possible.

As a chile in Joannesburg, South Africa, Horn excelled at sports and love adventure.
But it wasn't until he moved to Switzerland in 1990 that his life of adventure really begain.

Horn's expeditions
Horn had always loved sports and taking risks and he was known for his crazy sport fests. He travelled in the South American Andes Mountains in the early 90s
adn then in 1997 crossed the entire continent on foot.

He finished by floating 7,000 km down the Amazon River! In 1999, Horn began a solo trip around the world following the equator, without the use of any motor-powered transportation. When he finished successfully 17 months later, he became the first person to accomplish the feat.

Horn's biggest challenge to date came in 2006. He and a fellow adventurer walked from Russia to the North Pole in the sunless winter. Traveling through the winter darkness, he encountered polar bears and many other dangers.



excel v.
eg: My mother is very talented and excels at singing and playing the piano.

solo adj. 單獨的/單人的/獨唱的/獨奏的
eg: The book tells the story of a woman's sole journey around the world.
eg: Jack made his first solo flight when he was only twenty.
eg: He did his solo performance at the Apollo Theatre in 1988.
eg: The band's former lead singer just released his first solo album.

transportation n.
eg: You won't have any problem with transportation in the city because
buses and taxis are cheap.

encounter v. 遇到/遭遇(通常是指沒有預期的)
eg: We encountered some bad weather and had to turn around and go back home.
eg: We encountered a herd of reindeer on the way to the cabin(木屋).
eg: We encountered many difficulties during the negotiation.

expedition n. 遠征/探險
-> journey that is involved in exploring
ex- 向外的
ped- 和腳有關係
eg: The expedition to the South Pole took a lot of money and time.

expedition n. 探險隊/考察團
eg: Henry was on an expedition to explore Africa last year.


polar bear 北極熊


//== Grammer on the go==//
Professional adventurer Mike Horn never met a challenge he didn't welcome.
-> Professional adventurer Mike Horn always welcomed every challenge he met.

two negative : never/didn't -> strenth the pattern

Joe only reads book that appear on the best-seller list.
-> Joe never reads a book that doesn't appear on the best-seller list.

Tina loved hats when she was younger and liked every hat she bought.
-> Tina loved hats when she was younger, and never bought one she didn't like.




//== Chat room ==//

feat/feet

feat -> something that is done with skills or strength
= achivement 壯舉/了不起的成就

feet -> body part referring walking

homonyms 同音字
see/sea
know/no


principle/principal
principle 原則
principal 校長
eg: He is the school pricipal.