Japan comedian winds up his 'Earth Marathon'
Fri, Jan 21, 2011
to wind up=to finish
Let’s wind this meeting up.
BONUS! to wind up=to result
He didn’t get hired by Toyota, so he wound up working for Honda.
TOKYO, Jan 21, 2011 (AFP) - After sailing and running around the planet for the past two years, Japanese comedian Kanpei Hazama, 61, crossed the finish line Friday night, joking: "I'm fed up with running."
to be fed up with st=to be sick of st, to be tired of st
I’ve had it up to here. (with st.)
I’ve had it up to here with you.
I’ve had it up to here. (with st.)
Thousands of well-wishers greeted the television personality at Osaka Castle Park in western Japan, where he began his 41,000-kilometre (25,420-mile) "Earth Marathon" in December 2008.
a well-wisher=a person who supports you
a personality=a famous person
"I'm home now!" Hazama, wearing a black running suit and sunglasses, yelled to his fans and his fellow comedians, 17 days after he landed in Japan after sailing from China to southwestern Fukuoka harbour.
a harbor= 港湾、港、入り江
Osaka Mayor Kunio Hiramatsu welcomed Hazama at the park and asked him to take part in this year's Osaka Marathon, but Hazama turned down the offer, insisting he was "fed up with running."
to turn down=to reject
to insist= 強く主張［断言］する
The comedian began his trip by sailing eastwards across the Pacific, then running across North America, sailing across the Atlantic, and putting on his running shoes again to traverse the Eurasian continent.
to traverse=to cross
A year ago in Turkey he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, forcing him to temporarily suspend the journey, but after receiving medical treatment in the United States, he was back on the road again in June.
to diagnose=to decide what sb’s disease is
prostate cancer= 前立腺
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