Lesson 4 Journey to the Antarctic
第四课 南极之旅
The Race to the Pole
去南极的竞赛
On 1 June, 1910, Captain Scott left London to begin his journey to the Antarctic.
1910年6月1日,斯科特上校从伦敦出发,开始他去南极的旅程。
On his way, he received a message from the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen: "I'm going South."
在途中,他收到挪威探险家阿蒙森发来的信息:“我要去南极。”
So the race to the South Pole was on!
因此,去南极的竞赛开始了!
During the polar summer of 1910-1911, both teams organised food bases in preparation for their journeys the next year.
1910-1911年南极夏季的时候,两支队伍都建起食品储存处,为明年的旅行做准备。
Then came the total darkness of the polar winter.
接着,一片漆黑的南极冬季到了。
Scott and Amundsen waited anxiously for spring.
斯科特和阿蒙森焦急等待着春天的到来。
Amundsen was the first to leave, on 15 October, 1911.
阿蒙森是先出发的,那是1911年10月15日。
He had teams of dogs pulling the sledges and all his men were on skis.
他有一队拉雪橇的狗,而他所有队员都坐着雪橇。
Because of this, he made rapid progress.
因此,他迅速前进。
Scott left on 1 November and soon had problems.
斯科特11月1日出发,而且不久就出现了问题。
First, his two sledges broke down, and then the horses began to have serious difficulties with the snow and the cold.
先是他的两个雪橇坏了,后来马匹开始应付不了大雪和严寒的天气。
After a while, Scott and his men had to push the sledges themselves.
不久,斯科特和他的队员不得不自己推雪橇。
Amundsen reached the Pole on 14 December and put a Norwegian flag there.
阿蒙森12月14日到达南极,并在那插了一面挪威国旗。
Then he prepared for the return journey.
然后他准备回程。
Scott finally arrived at the Pole with four team members on 17 January.
斯科特和四名队员最终于1月17日到达南极。