【英语时差8,16】银髮族展开两千公里的单车之旅

Thirty elderly [dict]cyclist[/dict]s began a 2,000-km journey from Taiwan that would take them to Shanghai, Nanjing and Beijing. The [dict]cyclist[/dict]s, with a combined age of more than 2,000, are all volunteers for Concern & Care [dict]Society[/dict], a Christian¹ group that is dedicated² to the care of the elderly. Lee Chi-wei, leader of the group and executive director of the [dict]society[/dict], said before their [dict]departure[/dict] from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport that the ride was planned about a year and a half ago. "All the members have [dict]undergo[/dict]ne five sessions of [dict]physical training[/dict] and physical examination to ensure that they would be able to endure the [dict]grueling[/dict] 20-day, 2,000-km trip," Lee added. The eldest³ member of the group, Kang Meng-lin, 84, said, "We completed an islandwide 931-km ride in 12 days in 2007. We are confident that we can successfully make this 2,000 km journey to Beijing." "The group hit the road with the dream of conquering the 2,000-km challenge," Lee said. The purpose of the ride is to send the message that "dreaming is not a prerogative⁴ of young people only, and getting old is not the end of life," he said. "Those who [dict]break out of[/dict] [dict]solitude[/dict] can find hope in life." Concern & Care [dict]Society[/dict], which Lee helped to found in 2001, has recruited retirees as volunteers to visit elderly people alone.

1 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

2 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

3 eldest   

adj.最年长的，最年老的

参考例句：

• The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.国王的长子是王位的继承人。
• The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son.城堡和土地限定由长子继承。

4 prerogative   

n.特权

参考例句：

• It is within his prerogative to do so.他是有权这样做的。
• Making such decisions is not the sole prerogative of managers.作这类决定并不是管理者的专有特权。