中國的一張名片，從此消失了

10月18日的夜裏，在阿根廷的第3號國道，救護車和警車的鈴聲交雜地響着。

In the night of October 18th, on the 3rd interstate of Argentina, the noise of ambulance and petrol cars intertwined with each other.

在路中間，有一輛被撞壞的三輪車。

In the middle of the road, there was a broken pedicab which got destroyed in the accident.

車上貼着的海報都已經殘破不全了，那條寫着中文的紅色橫幅也從車上脫落下來。

The posters on the pedicab were already ragged. And that red banner with Chinese characters written on it had fell off.

三輪車的旁邊，躺着一個年邁的人。

Beside the pedicab lay an old man.

他有着一張東亞人的面孔，他的白髮與長長的白鬍子因爲車禍而亂在一起。

He had a typical Eastern-Asian face. His white hair and long white beard became a mess in the accident.

旁邊車輛的頂燈，在他臉上輪流打下藍色與紅色的光，而他在閃光的交替中慢慢停止了呼吸。

The toplights of the near vehicles cast lights on his face. The lights repeatedly change from blue to red and then again to blue. And he slowly stopped breathing in it.

前來處理現場的警察們覺得很迷惑，因爲，在這個時段的這個地方，很少會看到一箇中國人。

The policemen who came to manage the scene felt confused, because it was very rare to see a Chinese man in this area at this time of a day.

這個躺在地上的人看起來並不富有，顯然並不是來這度假的遊客。

The man who lay on the ground didn’t look rich. Apparently he was not a tourist who came here to have a vacation.

他到底是誰？

Who was he?

在場的人都覺得很茫然。

Everyone there was totally lost about this.

而此時，社交媒體上已經卷起了風波。

And at the same time, a storm already started on the social media.

老人的名字，叫做陳冠明。

The old man’s name was Chen Guanming.

他是一名來自江蘇徐州的農民。

He was a farmer from Xuzhou of Jiangsu Province.

他第一次被世界聚焦是在2012年，當時，他騎着三輪車去倫敦“參加”奧運會。

The first time when the world cast a spotlight on him was in 2012. Back then he rode his pedicab to London to ‘take part in’ the Olympics.

在BBC電視臺的報道之下，這個默默無聞的中國農民突然紅遍了全球。

Through BBC’s report, this Chinese farmer whom no one knew suddenly got famous worldwide.

2016年，陳冠明又騎車去了里約奧運會，受到了更多國際媒體的報道。

In 2016, Chen rode the pedicab to the Rio Olympics. And more international media came to do reports on him.

採訪他的人都驚歎：這位60歲的老人，居然有着如此大的夢想和能量。

Everyone who got to interview him was astonished that this 60-year-old had such great dreams and energy.

而他這“追逐奧運”的壯舉，都源自2001年。

This great Olympics Pursuit of his started in 2001.

那一年，北京申奧成功；陳冠明爲此感到滿心歡喜，所以他決定用自己的雙腳去追逐這份美好、去丈量這個國家。

In that year, Beijing was announced as the new host of the Olympics. Chen was thrilled by this. So he decided to use his own feet to pursue and feel this great event.

在接下來的7年裏，他幾乎靠着這輛三輪車走遍了全中國，從最北邊的漠河，到南岸的香港。

During the next 7 years, he almost went to every corner of China by this pedicab. From the most northern end Mohe to Hong Kong which lies on the southern coast.

隨後，他的這份夢想已經遠遠超出了奧運與中國的範疇。

Later, this dream of his started to go beyond just about Olympics and China.

他想用自己的雙腳去丈量世界，想去體驗那些他在年輕時沒能體驗的東西。

He wanted to measure the whole world with his own feet. He wanted to experience all those things that he had not experienced when he was young.

2010年，在支持完上海世博會之後，他立即踏上了前往倫敦的旅程。

In 2010, after making his own contribution in the Shanghai EXPO, he went on his journey to London.

他穿過南部的國界去了東南亞，又北上折回然後去了青藏高原。

He passed the southern border and went to the Southeast Asia and then went back north to the Tibet Plateau.

在跨越伊拉克的時候曾經被人綁架，但後來還是脫險了。

He got kidnapped when he was in Iraq but got free later.

他穿越了巴基斯坦與阿富汗之間的戰區，曾與當地的軍人們一起合影。

He passed through the war zone between Pakistan and Afghanistan and took photos with soldiers there.

他在冬天的冷風中走過了伊朗。

He went across Iran in the freezing wind of winter.

他騎着三輪車穿過了土耳其、穿過了希臘、穿過了意大利的街頭。

He rode his pedicab through Turkey, through Greece and through the streets of Italy.

最後，他在2012年的7月抵達了倫敦。

Finally, he got to London in July of 2012.

此時的他，已經不再是一個默默追尋夢想的老人了。

At that point he was no longer an old man who fought alone for his dream.

他早已在網上收穫了衆多的粉絲。

He had won so many fans on the Internet.

這些年輕人在臉書上爲他搭建了主頁，用各種語言向世界報道他的行程。

These young people built a public page on Facebook for him and reported his journey in different languages to the whole world.

隨後，身在倫敦的陳冠明收到了來自里約奧組委的特別邀請。

Later in London, Chen received the special invitation from the Rio Olympics Organizing Committee.

於是他又毫不猶豫地開始了他的里約奧運之行。

He didn’t hesitated. He started his new journey to Rio right away.

陳冠明並沒有贊助商的支持。

Chen didn’t got any sponsor.

他在海外的這麼多年，全靠打零工和好心人的幫助。

In all those years overseas, he survived through part-time jobs and the help from kind people.

他每天白天騎行50公里，晚上則睡在三輪車上。

Everyday he rode for 50 kilometers in the day and slept in his pedicab during the night.

每天早晨起牀，他做的第一件事就是把國旗掛在車上，因爲祖國是他永遠的牽掛。

The first thing he did in the morning was always setting China’s national flag on the cab, because his motherland had always been the thing that he cared the most.

騎行中，他會在朋友圈中發視頻和照片。

In his journey he used to post video footages and photos in WeChat Moments.

這些照片中有風景，也有沿途認識的人。

There were the scenery he saw in them and there were the people he met.

他就這樣，用這種最樸實的方法，向世界展現着中國獨特的一個側面：

Through this purest method he showed the world a unique point of view to see China.

不是高速發展的經濟，不是改變世界的商業模式，而是這個遙遠國家中一個平凡之人能擁有的夢想。

It’s not the fast-growing economy. It’s not the world-changing business models. It’s the dream that a most ordinary person in this distant land can have.

在事故發生的前一天，他還剛剛在朋友圈打卡。

His last post was published just the day before the accident.

此時的他正騎車前往阿根廷南部的冰川。

He was riding towards the glacier in southern Argentina.[/en

那裏是文明世界中最靠近南極的地方，陳冠明想親眼看看這個世界的盡頭。

[en]That’s the nearest part of the civilized world to Antarctica. Chen wanted to see the end of the world with his own eyes.

但這一切都在這一晚結束了。

But it all came to an end in this night.

10月19日的清晨，在同樣一條公路上，往返的車輛又開始穿梭。

In the morning of October 19th, on the same interstate, traffic showed once again.

貨車把各種食材運向附近城市的商店，通勤的人即將開始新一天的工作。

The delivery vans were carrying raw food to the stores in the near cities. The commuting people were starting a new day’s work.

阿根廷又開始了正常的一天，就和所有其他的國家一樣。

Another ordinary day came to Argentina just like it came to all the other countries.

只是，一顆從遙遠東方飄來的音符，在這停止了響動。

But a musical note from the Far East vanished here.