奇速英语

一只漂流瓶的奇幻旅程

A bottle washed up on the shores of Peterborough in Victoria, Australia. A local resident called Tony discovered the bottle while out for a walk and was amazed to find it had a letter inside it. “Your curiosity has paid off,” the letter read. “Thank you for recovering this bottle and taking the time to see what was inside. I have placed bottles like this one in several oceans at many different locations all over the world in the hope that people like you might find this bottle and return the note to me.”

The letter explained that the bottle was dropped into the Atlantic Ocean in early November, 2008. “I would appreciate you sending me this note so I can find out how far the bottle travelled and for how long,” the note continued. “To make it worth your while to participate in my experiment, I will send you $20 upon receipt of this note. Please make sure to include your name and address.”

And while the note may sound like a possible scam, the sender — a man by the name of Joe Johnson — says the bottle was one he likely threw from one of the “many cruises” he’s enjoyed around the world. “I’ve been to Australia and I probably threw a few bottles in the water there, but this one is from Brazil,” he said. “My wife and I took an awful lot of cruises, but I don’t remember that specific bottle. Every cruise we took … I probably threw a bottle or two in the water. It’s fun, especially if it came from Brazil to Australia.”

An image of the bottle and note was posted online. Commenters were shocked at how a single bottle had travelled from Brazil to Australia over the course of 16 years. “How fantastic — I love that!” one wrote. “That’s a really fascinating find! To think it has survived 16 years in the ocean,” another added. “If only that bottle could talk, what an adventure.”