少年不止步
快樂學堂
Have you ever heard the saying “don’t rest on your laurels[桂冠]”？ Referring to[指的是] the ancient “laurel wreath” victory symbol， it suggests that you shouldn’t be so satisfied with your achievements[成就] that you no longer try to improve.
If there was one person to whom this saying could never be applied， it would be Mike Perham. Born in 1992 in Hertfordshire， England， Mike was just 14 when he became the youngest person to sail across the Atlantic Ocean. Achievement enough， you might think， but not for Mike. At the age of 17 he became the youngest person to sail single-handed[獨力地] around the world on a gruelling[使人筋疲力盡的] nine-month voyage.
Mike is now 19， and still he is striving[努力] to break new records and push himself further. For his next adventure， he plans to fly solo around the world， making him the first person of any age to both sail and fly around the globe.
Mike wants his achievements to inspire young people to make their lives count. Since his adventures， he has travelled widely， speaking at schools and youth clubs in the UK， Hong Kong and Australia on the theme of “Live the Dream”.
Fascinating Facts：
Mike started sailing when he was seven.
His trans-Atlantic crossing began at Gibraltar and ended in Antigua.