摘要
过去的11年里,几乎每天下午,加州东南部卡尔斯巴德社区里总有一道可以信赖又愉快的身影,那是83岁的艾尔·梅里特。自2010年以来,梅里特一直在执行一项任务,就是在不离开社区的情况下,用自行车骑完地球周长的24901英里(约40074公里)。因此,多年来,梅里特认识了很多邻居。直到2021年10月24日,他才意识到自己每天的自行车行程在他们心中,就如同他们在自己心中一样重要。
Virtually every afternoon for the past 11 years,83-year-old Al Merritt has been a reliable and cheery presence in his southeast Carlsbad,[California],neighborhood.Since 201o,Merrtt has been on a personal quest to cycle the circumference of the Earth-24,901 miles-without ever leaving his own neighborhood.As a result,over the years,Merrtt got to know many of his neighbors.Up until October 24,[2021],he never realized that his daily bicycle trips were as important to[them]as they were to him.
