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江苏省响水中学高中英语美文阅读Thecoldestplaceontheearth
江苏省响水中学高中英语美文阅读Thecoldestplaceontheearth
Chapter1TwoShips
Theracebeganinthesummerof1910.
OnJunelst,inLondon,ablackship,theTerraNova,wentdowntheriverThamestothesea.Thousandsofpeoplestoodbytherivertowatchit.Theywereallexcitedandhappy.
OntheTerraNova,CaptainRobertFalconScottsmiledquietly.Itwasaveryimportantdayforhim.Hewasastrongman,notverytall,intheblueclothesofacaptain.Hewasforty-oneyearsold,buthehadayoungface,likeaboy.Hiseyesweredarkandquiet.
Onemanontheship,TitusOates,smiledatScott.
'Whatanexcitingday,Captain!
'hesaid.'Lookatthosepeople!
Ifeellikeanimportantman!
'
Scottlaughed.'Youareimportant,Titus,'hesaid.'Andyou'regoingtobefamous,too.Weallare.Doyouseethisflag?
'HelookedatthebigBritishflagatthebackoftheship,andsmiledatOates.'Thatflagiscomingwithus,'hesaid.
'IntheAntarctic,I'mgoingtocarryitundermyclothes.We'regoingtobethefirstmenattheSouthPole,andthatflagisgoingtobefirst,too!
'
*****
Fivedayslater,onJune6th,amanopenedthedoorofhiswoodenhouseinNorway.Hewasatallman,withalongface.Hewaitedoutsidethehouseforaminute.Everythingwasveryquiet.Hecouldseenohouses,onlymountains,trees,andwater.Itwasnearlydark.Theskywasblackoverthemountains.
Themansmiled,andwalkedquicklyawayfromthehouse,downtothesea.Inthewater,abigwoodenshipwaitedforhim.Themangotontotheship,andtalkedandlaughedquietlywithhisfriends.
Theship'snamewasFram,andthemanwasRoaldAmundsen.TheFramwasthemostbeautifulshiponearth,Amundsenthought.
Hisfriendswerethebestskiersonearth,too.Oneofthem,OlavBjaaland,smiledathim.
'NorthPole,herewecome,Captain,'hesaid.
'Yes.'Amundsensaid.Hisfriendscouldnotseehisfaceinthedark.'FramisgoingtotheArctic.'
EveryoneontheFramwasreadytogototheNorthPole,totheArctic.Amundsenwantedtogothere,too.Butfirsthewantedtogosouth.Hisfriendsdidn'tknowthat.
AtmidnightonJune6th,theFrammovedquietlyawayfromAmundsen'shouse,outtosea.
Chapter2TheRace
TheFramwenttoanislandinthesouthofNorway.Itwasaverylittleisland,withonlyonesmallwoodenhouse,twotrees—andnearlyahundreddogs.
'Lookatthat!
'Bjaalandsaid.'It'sanislandofdogs!
Therearedogsinthewater,nearthetrees,onthehouse—dogseverywhere!
'
Twomencameoutofthehouse.'Hassel!
Lindstrom!
'Amundsensaid.'It'sgoodtoseeyou!
Howmanydogsdoyouhaveforme?
'
'Ninety-nine,Roald,'saidHassel.'Thebestninety-ninedogsfromGreenland.Andthey'reveryhappy!
Theydon'twork;theyjusteatandplayallday!
They'rehavingawonderfulsummerhere!
'
'Good,good.'Amundsenlaughed.'Butthat'sfinishednow.Hey,Bjaaland!
Stoplaughing—comedownhereandhelpme.Let'sgetallthesedogsontotheship!
'
Itwasnoteasy.Thedogswerefatandstrong,andtheydidn'twanttogoontheship.Butatlast,afterthreehours'hardwork,allninety-ninewereontheship,andtheFramwentouttoseaagain.
Themenwerenothappy.Theweatherwasbad,thedogsweredirty,andsomeofthemenwereill.Theybegantoaskquestions.
'Whyarewebringingdogswithus?
'askedoneman,Johansen.'We'regoingthousandsofkilometressouth,pastCapeHorn,andthennorthtoAlaska.Whynotwait,andgetdogsinAlaska?
'
'Don'taskme,'saidhisfriend,HelmerHanssen,'Idon'tunderstandit.'
Thementalkedforalongtime.Then,onSeptember9th,Amundsencalledevery
onetothebackoftheship.Hestoodquietlyandlookedatthem.Behindhimwasabigmap.ItwasnotamapoftheArctic.ItwasamapofAntarctica.
BjaalandlookedatHelmerHanssen,andlaughed.ThenAmundsenbegantospeak.
'Boys,'hesaid.'Iknowyouareunhappy.Youoftenaskmedifficultquestions,andIdon'tanswer.Well,I'mgoingtoanswerallthosequestionsnow,today.
Webegantoworkforthisjourneytwoyearsago.Then,wewantedtobethefirstmenattheNorthPole.Butlastyear,Peary,an
American,foundtheNorthPole.SoAmericawasfirsttotheNorthPole,notNorway.We'regoingthere,butwe'retoolate.'
'Idon'tunderstandthis,'Bjaalandthought.'WhyisAmundsentalkingabouttheNorthPole,withamapofAntarcticabehindhim?
'
Amundsenstoppedforaminute,andlookedatallthemenslowly.Noonesaidanything.
'WehavetogoalongwaysouthbeforewegettoAlaska,'hesaid.'VerynearAntarctica,youknow.AndCaptainScott,theEnglishman,isgoingtotheSouthPolethisyear.HewantstoputhisBritishflagthere.AnAmericanflagattheNorthPole,aBritishflagattheSouthPole.'
Bjaalandbegantounderstand.Hestartedtosmileandcouldn'tstop.Hewaswarmandexcited.
'Well,boys,'Amundsensaidslowly.'DowewanttheBritishtoputtheirflagattheSouthPolefirst?
Howfastcanwetravel?
Wehavealotofdogs,andsomeofthemostwonderfulskiersonearth—BjaalandhereisthebestinNorway!
SoIhaveanidea,boys.Let'sgototheSouthPole,andputtheNorwegianflagtherebeforetheBritish!
Whatdoyousay?
'
Foraminuteortwoitwasveryquiet.Am
undsenwaited,andthemenwatchedhimandthought.ThenBjaalandlaughed.
Chapter3ThePonies
OnOctober27th,theTerraNovaarrivedinWellington,NewZealand.WhenScottcameofftheship,anewspa-permanwalkeduptohim.
'CaptainScott!
CaptainScott!
CanItalktoyou,please!
'hesaid.
Scottstoppedandsmiled.'Yes,ofcourse,'hesaid.'Whatdoyouwanttoknow?
'
'Areyougoingtowin?
'themanasked.
'Win?
'Scottasked.'Winwhat?
'
'WintheracetotheSouthPole,ofcourse,'thenewspapermansaid.'It'saracebetweenyouandAmundsen,now.Lookatthis!
'HegaveanewspapertoSco
tt.Scottlookedatit.Itsaid:
Scott'sfacewentwhite.'Givemethat!
'hesaid.Hetookthenewspaperandreaditcarefully.Thenewspapermanwatchedhim,andwaited.'Well,CaptainScott,'hesaidatlast.'Who'sgoingtowinthisrace?
Tellmethat!
'
Scottlookedathimangrily.'Thisisstupid!
'hesaid.'It'snotarace!
IcameheretolearnabouttheAntarctic—I'mnotinterestedinAmundsen,orinraces!
'Thenhewalkedbackon-tohisship,withthenewspaperinhishand.
Laterthatday,hetalkedtohismen.Hegavethemthenewspaper,andlaughed.
'Itdoesn'tmatter,'hesaid.'We'reinfrontofAmundsen,andwehavemoremen,andmoremoney.Hehasonlyeightmen,andalotofdogs.Iknowaboutdogs—theydon'tworkintheAntarctic.Wehavesixteenmenandthenewmotorsledges—theyaremuchbetter.Andtomorrowtheponiesarecoming.Weneedponies,motorsledges,andgoodstrongBritishmen—that'sall.ForgetaboutAmundsen!
He'snotimportant!
'
ScottaskedOatestolookaftertheponies,buthedidnotletOatesbuythem.WhenOatesfirstsawtheponies,inNewZealand,hewasveryunhappy.Mostoftheponieswereold,andsomeofthemwereill.
'They'rebeautifulponies,Titus,'Scottsaid.'TheycomefromChina—they'rewonderfulponies!
'
Oateslookedatthemangrily,andsaidnothing.Thenheasked:
'Whereistheirfood,Captain?
'
'Here!
'Scottopenedadoor.
Oateslookedinside.Hethoughtforaminute.'Weneedmorefoodthanthis,CaptainScott!
Theseponiesaregoingtoworkinthecoldestplaceonearth—theyneedalotoffood—morethanthis!
'
Scottsmiledquietly.'Wecan'ttakemorefoodonthisship,Titus.Wherecanweputit?
Butitdoesn'tmatter,oldboy.They'reverystrongponies,youknow.Thebestponiesonearth.'
Laterthatnight,Oateswrotealettertohismother.TherearenineteenponiesontheTerraNovanow,hewrote.Alltheponiesareinasmallroomatthefrontoftheship.Weeatourfoodintheroomundertheponies,soourtableisoftenwetanddirty.Scottmakesalotofmistakes,Ithink,andAntarcticaisaverydangerousplace
Chapter4FoodDepots
Thetwoships,TerraNovaandFram,arrivedinAntarctica,inJanuary1911,attheendofsummer.TheEnglishmenandtheNorwegianswantedtostayontheiceallwinter.TheywantedtobereadytogototheSouthPoleatthebeginningofthenextAntarcticsummer.
ThedogspulledtheNorwegians'sledges.Theyranquicklyoverthesnowandpulledthebigsledgesfromtheshipontotheice.Themenranbesidethemonskis.
Theyputabigwoodenhouseontheice.Thehousewasfulloffood,andskis,andsledges.TheycalleditFramheim.Out-sidethehouse,thedogslivedinholesunderthesnow.Whenthehousewasready,themenmadetheirfirstjourneysouth.
Beforethewinter,theywantedtotakealotoffoodsouth,andleaveitindepots.ForthelongjourneytothePole,theyneededalotoffood,andtheycouldn'tcarryitallwiththem.OnFebruary10th,fivemen,threesledges,eighteendogs,andhalfatonoffoodleftFramheimandwentsouth.
Itwaseasy.TheweatherwaswarmfortheAntarctic,be-tween—7°Centigradeand—17°Centigrade.Thesnowwasgood,andthedogsandskiswentfast.Theywentfiftyorsixtykilometreseveryday.Afterfourdaystheyreached80°South,andmadethefirstdepot.
Amundsenmadehisdepotverycarefully.Itwasveryimportanttofinditagain,nextsummer.Soheputabigblackflagontop.Thenheputtenflagstotheeastofthedepot—eachflaghalfakilometrefromthenext—andtenflagstothewest.Sotherewereflagsforfivekilometrestotheleftofthedepot,andfivekilometrestotheright.
ThentheywentbacktoFramheim,andtooksomemorefoodsouth,thistimeto82°South.
Thistimeitwasharder.Thetemperaturewassometimes-40°Centigrade,andtherewerestrongwindswithalotofsnow.Thedogsandmenwereverytired,andthetentsandbootswerebad.Atthesecond
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