第1个回答 2012-08-14
In 1984, Swiss couple Emil and Liliana Schmid traveled to the United States to get away from the monotony of office work.
【在1984年，瑞士夫妇Emil和Liliana Schmid为了摆脱无聊的办公工作而到美国旅行去了。】
They became hooked on traveling and haven't stopped since.
【他们迷上了旅游并且自从那时候起就没有停下过。】
Now 23 years, 157 countries and 626,000 kilometers later Emil, 65, and Liliana, 66, have turned their Toyota Land Cruiser into their home and want to spend the remainder of their life on the road, seeing nature, meeting interesting people and learning about different cultures.
【现在过了23年，他们去过了157个国家，走了626000公里。65岁的Emil和66岁的Liliana买了一辆Toyota Land Cruiser，并且他们想要把剩余的人生用在路途上，看看大自然、遇见有趣的人，还有学习各种文化。】
The couple arrived in Taiwan in October. They drove across Taiwan's mountains and cities, stayed two nights at the plush Grand Hotel in Taipei as guests of the Taiwan Tourism Bureau, and made friends with many locals.
【这对夫妇在十月抵达了台湾。他们驾着车穿过了台湾无数的山和城市，在台北豪华Grand Hotel作为台湾Tourism Bureau住了两夜，也在那里和许多当地人做了朋友。】
"Taiwan has a unique combination of natural scenery and city life. A few hours from cities, you are at the seaside or in tall mountains. And Taiwan has beautiful temples and rich culture," Emil said.
【“台湾有非常奇特的大自然风景和城市生活。几个小时前是在城市，现在你就在海边或者高山上。台湾也有漂亮的寺庙和丰富的习俗文化。”Emil说。】
Over two decades ago, Emil, a computer software engineer, and Liliana, a secretary, decided to go to the United States to get away for a year.
【过了两个世纪，Emil，一个电脑软件工程师，还有Liliana，一个秘书，为了摆脱（工作）而计划去美国一年。】
However, 12 months proved not to be long enough. They now hope to visit every country in the world and have just 33 of the 194 states recognized by the United Nations left on their list.
【虽然如此，12个月根本不够足够。他们现在希望探访每一个在世界上的国家，并且还有194个被United Nations承认的地区中还有33个地区还被他们记录在列表中。】
In 1997, they entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the "Longest Driven Journey," a record they almost certainly will hold for a long time to come.
【在1997年，他们以“最长的驾驶旅程”的记录被注册在金氏世界纪录上。他们依然认为这将会长时间持续下去。】