裕兴新概念英语第二册笔记_第43课_课文讲解.pdf

Text In 1929 ，three years after his flight over the North Pole ，the American explorer ， R.E. Byrd ， successfully flew over the South Pole for the first time. Though ， at first ， Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the mountains that lay below ， they soon ran into serious trouble. At one point ， it seemed certain that their plane would crash. It could only get over the mountains if it rose to 10 ，000 feet. Byrd at once ordered his men to throw out two heavy food sacks. The plane was then able to rise and it cleared the mountains by 400 feet. Byrd now knew that he would be able to reach the South Pole which was 300 miles away ， for there were no more mountains in sight. The aircraft was able to fly over the endless white plains without difficulty. In 1929， three years after his flight over the North Pole ， the American explorer ， R.E. Byrd ， successfully flew over the South Pole for the first time over adv 越过，横越 for the first time 第一次 first and foremost 首要的是 first, last and all the time 始终如一，贯彻到底 fly over 飞跃 Though ， at first ， Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the mountains that lay below， they soon ran into serious trouble. that lay below 是一个定语从句，修饰mountains,意思是位于飞机下面的山脉。 take photos 拍照 were able to take a great many photographs 成功拍了许多照片，表示动作（拍照）成功了。 a great many + (pl.) 许多，大量 ran into trouble 陷入麻烦 get into trouble 陷入麻烦 ask for trouble/ask for it 自找麻烦 shake off the trouble 摆脱麻烦 At one point ， it seemed certain that their plane would crash. At one point 在某个地方 有关 at 的短语 eg At first Byrd and his men were able to take photographs. 起初伯德和助手们拍下来许多照片。 eg Byrd at once ordered his men to throw out two food sacks. 伯德立刻命令助手们把两袋食品扔掉。 eg Bill is