新概念英语第二册第43课-Over the South Pole.pdf
新概念英语第二册第课:OvertheSouthPole
新概念英语第二册第43课:OvertheSouthPole
Lesson43OvertheSouthPole飞越南极Firstlistenandthen
answerthequestion.
听录音,然后回答以下问题。
Howwastheplaneabletoclearthemountains?
In1929,threeyearsafterhisflightovertheNorthPole,the
Americanexplorer,R.E.Byrd,successfullyflewovertheSouthPolefor
thefirsttime.Though,atfirst,Byrdandhismenwereabletotakeagreat
manyphotographsofthemountainsthatlaybelow,theysoonraninto
serioustrouble.Atonepoint,itseemedcertainthattheirplanewould
crash.Itcouldonlygetoverthemountainsifitroseto10,000feet.Byrd
atonceorderedhismentothrowouttwoheavyfoodsacks.Theplane
wasthenabletoriseanditclearedthemountainsby400feet.Byrdnow
knewthathewouldbeabletoreachtheSouthPolewhichwas300miles
away,fortherewerenomoremountainsinsight.Theaircraftwasableto
flyovertheendlesswhiteplainswithoutdifficulty.
参考译文
美国探险家R.E.伯德在飞越北极3年之后,于1929年第一次飞
越了南极。虽然开始时伯德和他的助手们拍下了飞机下面连绵群山的
大量照片,但他们很快就陷入了逆境。在有个地方,飞机好像确定要
/9
坠毁了。只有在飞至10,000英尺的高度时,它才能飞过这些山头。
伯德马上指令他的助手们把两个沉重的食物袋扔掉,于是飞机可以上
升了,它在离山头400英尺的高度飞越了过去。伯德这时知道他能够
顺利飞抵300英里以外的南极了,因为前面再没有山了。飞机可以毫
无困难地飞过这片茫茫无际的白色原野!
NewwordsandExpressions生词和短语
pole
n.〔地球的〕极
flight
n.飞行
explorer
n.探险家
lie
v.处于
serious
adj.严重的
point
n.地点
seem
v.好像
crash
v.坠毁
/9
sack
n.袋子
clear
v.越过
aircraft
n.飞机
endless
adj.无尽的
plain
n.平原
Lesson43自学导读Firstthingsfirst课文详注Furthernotesonthe
text
1.In1929,threeyearsafterhisflightovertheNorthPole,the
Americanexplorer,R.E.Byrd,successfull