Channel hopping
花樣迭出

How best to cross the English Channel
如何最酷的橫穿英吉利海峽

DESPITE regular passenger-ferry crossings, a tunnel rail link and numerous　commercial flights, some people choose to traverse the English Channel under their own steam. Planes can cross the water in the blink of an eye but both the jetpack and water skis will beat Le Shuttle, which will whisk you and your car under the Channel in 35 minutes. A pricey sea-going car may prove useful for the onward journey; if you have time and energy try rowing or swimming. The pedal-powered miniature airship is not recommended: on Sunday September 28th, just two days after a sucessful jetpack crossing, a Frenchman in a tiny Zeppelin only made it half-way, hampered by strong winds.
盡管有運送乘客的常規渡輪、海底隧道和無數商業航班，有些人還是選擇用自己的力量穿越英吉利海峽。飛機用一眨眼的功夫就穿越了海峽，但通過噴氣背包和水上 摩托的方式穿越海峽可比坐“樂榭拖”（海底隧道的區間列車，可以在35分鐘內將人和汽車運送過去）酷多了。此外，一種昂貴的海上汽車或許也比較有用；如果 你有時間和精力，你也可以嘗試劃船或游泳的方式。但是不推薦由腳蹬提供動力的小型飛艇：就在9月28日周日，一名法國人利用小型齊柏林飛艇穿越英吉利海 峽，但遇到了大風，只得半途而返。而就在此前兩天，剛有人利用噴氣背包成功飛越了海峽。