A British rower has set a record for the slowest-ever Atlantic crossing，coming ashore in southern England Friday， 124 days after leaving North America.
一名英國人日前創(chuàng)造了劃船橫渡大西洋最慢的世界紀(jì)錄。此人在離開北美洲124天后于9月30日才在英格蘭南部上岸。
The time was a disappointment， considering the 23-year-old rower， Oliver Hicks， had hoped to break the record of 62 days for the fastest west-to-east crossing.
據(jù)美聯(lián)社10月1日?qǐng)?bào)道，到目前為止，由西向東最快橫渡大西洋的世界紀(jì)錄是62天。
But Hicks， who set off May 27 from Atlantic Highlands， New Jersey， did claim a record for being the youngest person to row an ocean solo， and another for being the first Briton to make the crossing.
這名現(xiàn)年23歲的英國人名叫奧利弗。西克斯，他于今年5月27日從美國新澤西州大西洋高地出發(fā)，原本希望打破62天的最快紀(jì)錄，但最終的結(jié)果卻是創(chuàng)造了最慢的世界紀(jì)錄，這恐怕令他失望不已。
"It was just one of those things. If we had had better weather， we would
have been quicker，" Hicks said.
"I have no regrets at all about being out there so long， but I am very pleased to be getting home now. The last weeks have been very tough as it got colder and wetter and darker and rougher."
Hicks said he was ready to go again.
"I reckon I've got another row in me，" he said. "Nobody has successfully rowed the southern ocean yet， so I could possibly head down to the southern hemisphere. I'd like to achieve a real first."
不過換一個(gè)角度來看，西克斯也算不虛此行，因?yàn)樗€創(chuàng)造了另外兩項(xiàng)世界紀(jì)錄，成為單獨(dú)橫渡大西洋年齡最小的人，同時(shí)也是第1個(gè)橫渡大西洋的英國人。
一名英國人日前創(chuàng)造了劃船橫渡大西洋最慢的世界紀(jì)錄。此人在離開北美洲124天后于9月30日才在英格蘭南部上岸。
The time was a disappointment， considering the 23-year-old rower， Oliver Hicks， had hoped to break the record of 62 days for the fastest west-to-east crossing.
據(jù)美聯(lián)社10月1日?qǐng)?bào)道，到目前為止，由西向東最快橫渡大西洋的世界紀(jì)錄是62天。
But Hicks， who set off May 27 from Atlantic Highlands， New Jersey， did claim a record for being the youngest person to row an ocean solo， and another for being the first Briton to make the crossing.
這名現(xiàn)年23歲的英國人名叫奧利弗。西克斯，他于今年5月27日從美國新澤西州大西洋高地出發(fā)，原本希望打破62天的最快紀(jì)錄，但最終的結(jié)果卻是創(chuàng)造了最慢的世界紀(jì)錄，這恐怕令他失望不已。
"It was just one of those things. If we had had better weather， we would
have been quicker，" Hicks said.
"I have no regrets at all about being out there so long， but I am very pleased to be getting home now. The last weeks have been very tough as it got colder and wetter and darker and rougher."
Hicks said he was ready to go again.
"I reckon I've got another row in me，" he said. "Nobody has successfully rowed the southern ocean yet， so I could possibly head down to the southern hemisphere. I'd like to achieve a real first."
不過換一個(gè)角度來看，西克斯也算不虛此行，因?yàn)樗€創(chuàng)造了另外兩項(xiàng)世界紀(jì)錄，成為單獨(dú)橫渡大西洋年齡最小的人，同時(shí)也是第1個(gè)橫渡大西洋的英國人。