Jonas Deichmann started his round-the-world triathlon (铁人三项) in September 2020. He swam 456km in 54 days along the coast of Croatia, although he admits that he isn’t a great swimmer. “The swim had its good moments, but I don’t want to do it again,” he said.
Then he hopped on his bike —he’s better at that. Last week, the German athlete finished his 10,000km cycle across Russia to Vladivostok. Overall, his self-imposed triathlon covers 40,000km. He is trying to do it with a minimal carbon footprint. Over the distance of 120 Ironmans, he will not use a support vehicle. He will make his way across any oceans on sailboats.
As usual over the 16 months for many of us, COVID-19 restrictions threw a wrench into his travel plans. He wanted to cycle across the Balkans, through Turkey, then Russia, and China. From here, he was going to sail across the Pacific to San Francisco and begin running 5,040km across the U. S. to New York. He punctually cycled through the Balkans (巴尔干山脉), a substantial way across Turkey. But when he arrived in Istanbul in mid-December, he discovered that the coronavirus (冠状病毒) had closed the border between Istanbul and Russia.
A week into Siberia, he caught food poisoning at a truck stop. “I had a delicious dish with chicken and soon realized that this was a mistake,” he said. The next morning, he felt like he was going to collapse so he spent a day recovering.
He reached Vladivostok on May 18,2021. He is now trying to source a ride across the Pacific. From there, the next stage of his route is unclear. He was going to run across America but U. S. borders remain closed. He is now considering running 5,000km across Mexico from Tijuana to Cancun.
4. What does Jonas Deichmann value most during his triathlon?
A.Diets. | B.Fame. |
C.Environmental protection. | D.Sceneries along the way. |
5. What do the underlined words “threw a wrench into” probably mean in Paragraph 3?
A.Ruined. | B.Adopted. | C.Stressed. | D.Reduced. |
6. Why was Jonas’ experience in Siberia mentioned?
A.He was fooled. | B.He was disappointed. |
C.Diet was a challenge. | D.The truck stop was unsafe. |
7. What was Jonas’ aim to achieve?
A.Reached the USA. | B.Ran across Cancun. |
C.Settled in Vladivostok. | D.Swam across the Pacific. |