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1、世界上最冷的地方 / 蒂姆维卡里 著The Coldest Place On Earth by Tim Vicary 简介当今，南极有一座房子，叫阿蒙森斯科特南极站。室内暖融融的，无论夏冬，人们都可以在那儿生活、工作。飞机毫不费力地便能飞抵或是飞离南极站。从这儿到世界其它地方，要不了多少小时。但是从南极站出来走上500米，那儿的南极洲便再次成为地球上最寒冷、最空旷的地区。在1911年，当时的南极既没见过飞机也没建有住房。除了茫茫大雪、冰封天地与凛凛寒风外，一无所有。没有英国国旗，没有挪威国旗。但是，有几个人缓慢地向南走着，横穿冰封大地。斯科特率领的人配备了小马，而阿蒙森率领的人配备了狗与滑雪板
2、。当时的温度为30或者更糟。这些人忍受着疲倦、饥饿和寒冷他们中谁将是到达南极的第一人呢？目前，在阿蒙森斯科特南极站内，墙上写着一些字，是斯科特队长于1912年写在日记里的一句话：“天啊，这地方太可怕了！”本文的作者蒂姆维卡里是经验丰富的教师和作家。他现今在英国北部的约克生活工作。 Chapter 1 Two ShipsThe race began in the summer of 1910On June lst，in London，a black ship，the Terra Nova， went down the river Thames to the seaThousands of peo
3、ple stood by the river to watch itThey were all excited and happyOn the Terra Nova，Captain Robert Falcon Scott smiled quietlyIt was a very important day for himHe was a strong man，not very tall，in the blue clothes of a captainHe was forty-one years old，but he had a young face，like a boyHis eyes were
4、 dark and quietOne man on the ship，Titus Oates，smiled at ScottWhat an exciting day，Captain！he saidLook at those people！I feel like an important man！Scott laughedYou are important，Titus，he saidAnd youre going to be famous，tooWe all areDo you see this flag？He looked at the big British flag at the back
5、 of the ship，and smiled at OatesThat flag is coming with us，he saidIn the Antarctic，Im going to carry it under my clothes Were going to be the first men at the South Pole，and that flag is going to be first，too！* * * * *Five days later，on June 6th，a man opened the door of his wooden house in NorwayHe
6、 was a tall man，with a long faceHe waited outside the house for a minuteEverything was very quietHe could see no houses，only mountains，trees，and wa-terIt was nearly darkThe sky was black over the mountainsThe man smiled，and walked quickly away from the house，down to the seaIn the water，a big wooden
7、ship waited for himThe man got onto the ship，and talked and laughed quietly with his friends推荐精选The ships name was Fram，and the man was Roald AmundsenThe Fram was the most beautiful ship on earth，Amundsen thoughtHis friends were the best skiers on earth，tooOne of them，Olav Bjaaland，smiled at himNort
8、h Pole，here we come，Captain，he saidYesAmundsen saidHis friends could not see his face in the darkFram is going to the ArcticEveryone on the Fram was ready to go to the North Pole，to the ArcticAmundsen wanted to go there，tooBut first he wanted to go southHis friends didnt know thatAt midnight on June
9、 6th，the Fram moved quietly away from Amundsens house，out to sea 1 两艘船比赛开始于1910年夏天。6月1日，伦敦。特若诺瓦号这艘黑船顺泰晤士河而下，向大海驶去。成千上万的人伫立岸边观望，所有的人脸上都露出兴奋与幸福。特若诺瓦号上，队长罗伯特福尔康斯科特无声地笑了。这一天对他来说太重要了。他个头不高，但长得壮实，穿着蓝色的队长制服。他虽说已经41岁，但是由于长着一张娃娃脸，所以看上去仍像个小孩。他双眼乌黑而又沉静。泰特斯奥茨，船上的一位水手，冲着队长笑了。“多么令人兴奋的日子啊，队长！”他说，“看看这些人！我觉得自己好似成为重要
10、人物了！”队长朗声笑了。“泰特斯，你的确是重要人物，”他说，“而且你很快就要名扬天下，就同我们大家一样。你看到这国旗了吗？”他注视着船尾那面巨幅的英国国旗，微笑着对奥茨说：“那面国旗将会随我们一道去。在南极洲，我将把它夹在衣服里面带着。我们将成为首批到达南极的人，那面国旗也将是第一面到达南极的旗帜。”* * * * *5天以后，6月6日。在挪威，一个人拉开了自己的木房子的门。这人高个、长脸。他在室外稍候片刻，四周万籁俱寂。他目光所及之处，没有住房，只有群山、树林和大海。天近傍晚，群山上面是黑沉沉的一片天空。这人脸上露出微笑，快步离开木屋，朝海边走去。大海中，一艘大型木船正等着他。他来到船上，与
11、朋友们聊着，悄悄地笑着。这船叫弗雷门号，这人便是罗阿尔阿蒙森。阿蒙森认为，弗雷门号是地球上最美丽的一艘船。他的朋友是地球上最优秀的滑雪者。其中有位朋友叫奥拉夫比阿兰德，正冲着他微笑。“北极，我们去那儿，队长。”他说。“是的，”阿蒙森说。由于天色已黑，这位朋友看不见他的面部表情。“弗雷门号正驶向北极。”弗雷门号上的每个人全都准备就绪：到北极圈，上北极。阿蒙森也想去那儿。然而他第一想做的事，便是向南航行。他的朋友却毫不知情。6月6日午夜，弗雷门号无声地驶离阿蒙森的家园，驶向大海。推荐精选 Chapter 2 The RaceThe Fram went to an island in the sou
12、th of NorwayIt was a very little island，with only one small wooden house，two treesand nearly a hundred dogsLook at that！Bjaaland saidIts an island of dogs！There are dogs in the water，near the trees，on the housedogs everywhere！Two men came out of the houseHassel！Lindstrom！Amundsen saidIts good to see
13、 you！How many dogs do you have for me？Ninety-nine，Roald，said HasselThe best ninety-nine dogs from GreenlandAnd theyre very happy！They dont work；they just eat and play all day！Theyre having a won-derful summer here！Good，goodAmundsen laughedBut thats finished nowHey，Bjaaland！Stop laughingcome down her
14、e and help meLets get all these dogs onto the ship！It was not easyThe dogs were fat and strong，and they didnt want to go on the shipBut at last，after three hourshard work，all ninety-nine were on the ship，and the Fram went out to sea againThe men were not happyThe weather was bad，the dogs were dirty，
15、and some of the men were illThey began to ask questionsWhy are we bringing dogs witn us？asked one man，Jo- hansenWere going thousands of kilometres south，past Cape Horn，and then north to AlaskaWhy not wait，and get dogs in Alaska？Dont ask me，said his friend，Helmer Hanssen，I dont understand itThe men talked for a long timeThen，on September 9th， Amundsen called everyone to the back of the shipHe stood quietly and looked at themBehi
