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19th Jul, 2007 (Wed) - P3 英國人 成為 British man becomes first to swim at the North Pole ★ a picture of North Pole IMAGINTION British man becomes first to swim at the North Pole Lewis Gordon Pugh, an adventurer from Britain, has become the first person to swim in the North Pole. The 37-year-old man swam 18 minutes and 50 seconds in the icy water. He swam one kilometre in temperatures of minus 1.8-degree Celsius. He wanted to raise awareness of how global warming is affecting the polar ice cap. He swam in a water hole that was formed by melted ice. 'I hope my swim will inspire world leaders to take climate change seriously. The decisions which they make over the next few years will determine the biodiversity of our world,' he said. He trained hard to prepare for the expedition. He practised in a pool filled with a ton of ice every day. British man becomes first to swim at the North Pole Lewis Gordon Pugh, an adventurer from Britain, has become the first person to swim in the North Pole. The 37-year-old man swam 18 minutes and 50 seconds in the icy water. He swam one kilometre in temperatures of minus 1.8-degree Celsius. He wanted to raise awareness of how global warming is affecting the polar ice cap. He swam in a water hole that was formed by melted ice. 'I hope my swim will inspire world leaders to take climate change seriously. The decisions which they make over the next few years will determine the biodiversity of our world,' he said. He trained hard to prepare for the expedition. He practised in a pool filled with a ton of ice every day. Lewis Gordon Pugh -the name of the American Britain -- 英國 --- British 1 minute = 60 seconds ??? 一分鐘=六十秒 Kilogram Temperature --- degree Celsius British man becomes first to swim at the North Pole Lewis Gordon Pugh, an adventurer from Britain, has become the first person to swim in the North Pole. The 37-year-old man swam 18 minutes and 50 seconds in the icy water. He swam one kilometre in temperatures of minus 1.8-degree Celsius. He wanted to raise awareness of how global warming is affecting the polar ice cap. He swam in a water hole that was formed by melted ice. 'I hope my swim will inspire world leaders to take climate change seriously. The decisions which they make over the next few years will determine the biodiversity of our world,' he said. He trained hard to prepare for the expedition. He practised in a pool filled with a ton of ice every day. raise ↑↑↑ awareness ---察覺;覺悟;體認 Biodiversity 生物多樣性;生物歧異性;生物龐雜度 Global warming 全球氣溫上升 Affecting 影響;對...發生作用 Expedition 遠征;探險;考察 British man becomes first to swim at the North Pole Lewis Gordon Pugh, an adventurer from Britain, has become the first man to swim in the North Pole. The 37 years old man swam 18 mins and 50 seconds in the icy water. He swam 1 km in temperatures of －1.8℃. He wanted to let the people know how global warming is affecting the North polar ice cap. He swam in a water hole that was formed by melted ice. 'I hope my swim will inspire world leaders to take climate change seriously. The decisions which they make over the next few years will determine the biodiversity of our world,' he said. He trained hard to prepare for the expedition. He practised in a pool filled with a ton of ice every day. British man becomes first to swim at the North Pole A British man, called Lewis Gordon Pugh, has become the first person to swim in the North Pole. The 37-year-old man swam about 18 minutes in the icy water. He wanted the world to pay more attention to the problems caused by global warming on the ice cap. 'I hope my swim will inspire world leaders to take climate change seriously. The decisions which they make over the next few years will determine the biodiversity of our world,' he said. British man becomes first to swim in the North Pole British endurance swimmer, Lewis Gordon Pugh, has become the first person to swim in the North Pole. The 37-year-old adventurer took 18 minutes and 50 seconds to swim one kilometre in temperatures of minus1.8-degree Celsius. He intended to raise awareness on the environmental impact of global warming at the polar ice caps. He swam in a water hole formed by melted ice. The area used to be covered by thick ice. 'I hope my swim will inspire world leaders to take climate change seriously. The decisions which they make over the next few years will determine the biodiversity of our world,' he said. It took years of tough training for Pugh to succeed in this expedition. He practised in a pool filled with icy water everyday.