牛津書蟲系列1-6級 雙語 1A-08.The Coldest Place On Earth

eColdestPlaceOnEarthoShipsTheracebeganinthesummerof10．OnJunelst，inLondon，ablackship，theTerraNova，wentdowntheriverThamestotheOntheTerraNovaCaptainRobertFalconScottsmiledquietly．Itwasaveryimportantdayforhim．Hewasastrongman，notverytall，intheblueclothesofacaptain．Hewasforty-oneyearsWhatanexcitingdayCaptain！'hesaid．'Lookatthosepeople！Ifeellikeanimportantman！'allare．Doyouseethisflag？'HelookedatthebigBritishflagatthebackoftheship，andsmiledat****ewasauntainstreesandwaterItwasnearlydarkTheskywasblackoverthemountains．Themansmiled，andwalkedquicklyawayfromthehouse，downtothesea．Inthewater，aitedforhimThemangotontotheshipandtalkedandlaughedquietlywithhisdsTheship'snamewasFram，andthemanwasRoaldAmundsen．TheFramwasthemostskiersonearthtooOneof'Yes．'Amundsensaid．Hisfriendscouldnotseehisfaceinthedark．'Framisgoingtothe第1頁共14頁 oletotheArcticAmundsenwantedtogoatRaceTheFramwenttoanislandinthesouthofNorway．Itwasaverylittleisland，withonlyones'Lookatthat！'Bjaalandsaid．'It'sanislandofdogs！Therearedogsinthewater，neartheHowmanydogsdoyouhaveforme？''Ninety-nine，Roald，'saidHassel．'Thebestninety-ninedogsfromGreenland．Andthey'reveryhappy！Theydon'twork；theyjusteatandplayallday！They'rehavingawon-derfulsummerhere！'etallthesedogsontotheshipItwasnoteasy．Thedogswerefatandstrong，andtheydidn'twanttogoontheship．Butatlast，afterthreehours'hardwork，allninety-ninewereontheship，andtheFramwentouttoseaThemenwerenothappy．Theweatherwasbad，thedogsweredirty，andsomeofthemen'Whyarewebringingdogswitnus？'askedoneman，Jo-hansen．'We'regoingthousandsofkilometressouth，pastCapeHorn，andthennorthtoAlaska．Whynotwait，andgetdogsinAlaska？'ralongtimeThenonSeptemberthAmundsencalledeveryonetothethemBehindhimwasabigmapItwasnotamap'Boys，'hesaid．'Iknowyouareunhappy．Youoftenaskmedifficultquestions，andIdon'tWebegantoworkforthisjourneytwoyearsago．Then，wewantedtobethefirstmenatthe第2頁共14頁 ate'WehavetogoalongwaysouthbeforewegettoAlaska，'hesaid．'VerynearAntarctica，youtheirflagattheSouthPolefirst？Howfastcanwetravel？Wehavealotofdogs，andsomeofthemostwon-derfulskiersongtherebeforetheBritishWhatdoyousayForaminuteortwoitwasveryquiet．Amundsenwaited，andthemenwatchedhimandd'Yes！'hesaid．'Whynot？It'saskirace，isn'tit，andtheEnglishcan'tski！It'sawonderfulePoniesidgoingtowinthemanasked'WintheracetotheSouthPole，ofcourse，'thenewspapermansaid．'It'saracebetweenyouandAmundsen，now．Lookatthis！'HegaveanewspapertoScott．Scottlookedatit．Itsaid：Scott'sfacewentwhite．'Givemethat！'hesaid．Hetookthenewspaperandreaditcarefully．ThehimandwaitedWellCaptainScotthesaidatlastWhosgoingto第3頁共14頁 winthisrace？Tellmethat！'Scottlookedathimangrily．'Thisisstupid！'hesaid．'It'snotarace！IcameheretolearnabouttheAntarctic—I'mnotinterestedinAmundsen，orinraces！'Thenhewalkedbackon-tohisdItdoesntmatterhesaidWereinfrontofAmundsen，andwehavemoremen，andmoremoney．Hehasonlyeightmen，andalotofdogs．Iknowaboutdogs—theydon'tworkintheAntarctic．Wehavesixteenmenandthenewmotorsledges—theyaremuchbetter．AndtomorrowHesnotimportantScottaskedOatestolookaftertheponies，buthedidnotletOatesbuythem．WhenOatesfirstsawtheponiesinNewZealandhewasveryunhappyMostoftheponieswereoldandsomeofhemwereillponies！'rtopenedadoorOateslookedinside．Hethoughtforaminute．'Weneedmorefoodthanthis，CaptainScott！Theseponiesaregoingtoworkinthecoldestplaceonearth—theyneedalotoffood—morethanthis！'WherecanweputitButitLaterthatnight，Oateswrotealettertohismother．TherearenineteenponiesontheTerraNovanow，hewrote．Allthepeniesareinasmallroomatthefrontoftheship．Weeatourfoodintheroomundertheponies，soourtableisoftenwetanddirty．Scottmakesalotofmistakes，IerFoodDepotsThetwoships，TerraNovaandfram，arrivedinAntarctica，inJanuary1911，attheendofsummer．TheEnglishmenandtheNorwegianswantedtostayontheiceallwinter．TheywantedtobereadytogototheSouthPoleatthebeglnningofthenextAntarcticsummer．ThedogspulledtheNorwegians'sledges．Theyranquicklyoverthesnowandpulledthebigethemonskis第4頁共14頁 tertheywantedtotakealotoffoodsouthandleaveitindepotsForthelong10th，fivemen，threesledges，eighteendogs，andhalfatonneoffoodleftFramheimandwentsouth．17°Centigrade．Thesnowwasgood，andthedogsandskiswentfast．Theywentfiftyorsixtysummer．Soheputabigblackflagontop．Thenheputtenflagstotheeastofthedepot—eachflaghalfakilometrefromthenext—andtenflagstothewest．SotherewereflagsforfivekilometrestoherightThistimeitwasharder．Thetemperaturewassometimes－40°Centigrade，andtherewerestrongwindswithalotofsnow．Thedogsandmenwereverytired，andthetentsandbootsweretagainTheycamebacktoFramheimonMarch23rd．ItwasnearlywinterintheAntarctic．Theirship****otttomakethefirstBritishdepotTheyleftCapeEvansonJanuaryerefasterthantheponies—theyranquicklyoverthetopofthesnow，buttheponies'feetwentthroughit．Everymorningtheponiesstartedfirst，andthedogsstartedtwohourslater，becausetheyranfaster．Atnight，thedogsmadewarmholesunderthesnow，buttheponiesstoodontopofthesnow．ItwasradeestalkedtoScottTherewasastrongwindandthetwomensfaceswerewhitewithsnow'Don'tbestupid，Oates，'Scottanswered．'They'regoodstronganimals—thebestponiesonNotthesethreeOatessaidTheyreillandunhappyandnowtheycan'twalk．Let'skillcan第5頁共14頁 'Ofcoursenot！'Scottsaidangrily．'Theseponiesareourfriends，theyworkhardforus．Idon'tkillmyfriends！'Scott'smenwereslowerthanAmundsen's；ittookthemtwenty-fourdaystogetto80°South．Theymadeabigdepotthere，andputonelargeblackflagontopofit．ThentheywentacktoCapeEvansTheircampwasonanislandintheice，andtheseaicemovedsometimes．Therewereholesintheice，andblackseawaterunderit．Onedaysevenponieswentthroughtheiceintothesea，andongColdWinter60°Centigrade．Thedogslivedinwarmholesunderthesnow．Themenstayedinthehouse，andworkedintheirroomsunderthesnow．TheskisandsledgescamefromthebestshopsinNorway，butBjaalandwasn'thappywiththem．Hechangedalotofthingsontheskisandsledges．Soonthesledgeswerestrongerthaneylookedaftertheirdogsandworkedontheirequipment—thesledges，skis，tents．EverydaytheythoughtabouttheirjourneytothePole，andtalkedcottAmundsensaidRememberScotthasmorementhanBjaalandlaughed．'Ohno，theycan'tgofasterthanme，'hesaid．'Onsnow，nothingcango'Wedon'tknow，'Amundsensaid．'You'rethebestskierinNorway，butyougettired，andJohansenlaughedangrily．'That'sstupid，'hesaid．'PerhapsthemotorsledgescangoallnightbuttheEnglishmencan't．TheEnglishcan'twin，Roald—theydon'tunderstandsnow，butnttowinthisraceSoweregoingtostartearlyDoyouunderstand？'ItwasquietandwarminsideFramheim．BjaalandlookedatAmundsen，andthoughtaboutthelong，coldjourneyinfrontofhim．Hethoughtaboutthedogsintheirholesunderthesnow，and第6頁共14頁 'Butwecan't！'Johansensaid．Helookedangry，andun-happy．'That'stooearly！Wecan'tstartthen—it'sdanger-ousandstupid！'YourewrongJohansenhesaidWewanttotthlistenedtothewinterwindoutside****hadgoodfood，andtheyplayedfootballonthesnow．Theywroteanewspaper—ThesouthPolarTimes—andreadbooks．Noonelearnttoski，nooneworkedonthemotorsledges．Twice，menwentforlongjour-neysacrossthesnow．Theywalked，andpulledthesledgesthemselves．OatesstayedatCapeEvansandlookedafterhisponies．OverthewindowinCapeEvans，ScottputamapofAntarc-tica．Withapen，hemadealinehemapScottwrotethedayforthestartoftheirjourney．erABadStartOnAugust23rd，theNorwegians'sledgeswereready．Theytookthemoutside，andthedogsureat37°Centigrade，theystarted．Theyranhappilyacrossthesnowtothesouth—eightmen，sevenAtfirsteverythingwentwell．Theywenttwenty-eightkilo-metresonSaturday，andtwenty-eightkilometresonSunday．Itwaseasy．Then，onMonday，thetemperaturewentdown—to－56°Centigrade．Therewaswhitefoginfrontoftheirfaces．Theycouldn'tseeanything．ButtheyavelledtwentyeightkilometresThatnight，intheirtents，theynearlydiedofcold．Nextday，theystoppedandmadesnow第7頁共14頁 'Itoldyou，Roald！'Johansensaid．'EvenSeptemberistooearly！Wecan'ttravelinthis'Allright，'hesaidslowly．'Wecangoontothedepotat80°South，leavethefoodthere，andatItwasthirty-sevenkilometrestothedepot．Thewindwasintheirfacesallday．TwodogsdiedAtlastthewindwasbehindthem．Thedogsranquickly，andthemensatontheemptysledges．Theywentfasterandfaster．Itwaslikearace．AmundsenwasonWisting'ssledge，andeTheytravelledseventy-fivekilo-metresinninehours，andtheyreachedFramheimatfouro'clockthatrnoon—wentmoreslowly．Theirdogsweretired，theirfeetwerewetandcold，theyhadnofood，andtheywerealoneinthedark．Thetemperaturewas－51°Centigrade．TheyreachedFramheimatnightwrong，Roald．Septemberwastooearly．Itoldyoubutyoudidn'tlisten．AndthenyouleftusarlydiedinthecoldYoureabadcaptainImabettercaptainthanyouareAmundsenwasveryangry．Butatfirsthesaidnothing，be-causeheknewthatJohansenwasrentcomingtothePolewithmeWhenIgosouthyoucantakesomedogsandgoeasttontogotheretnottotheSouthPoleotorSledgesandMountainsScotthadtwomotorsledgesnow．TheywerethefirstmotorsledgesintheAntarctic—thefirstorsledgesstartedsouthfromCapeEvansFourmenwentwitheekOateswasunhappy．Hewrotetohismother：Wehadaverybadwinterhere．Idon'tlike第8頁共14頁 Scott．Wewerehereallwinter，buthedidn'tlearntoski，ortodrivedogs．Ourequipmentisbad，andhedoesn'tthinkaboutotherpeople．I'mgoingtosleepinhistentonthejourney，butIdontwanttoOnNovemberlstScottandOatesandsixmoremenleftCapeEvanswitheightsledgesandeightkedslowlybecausetheirfeetwentdownintothesnowItwashardworkforytravelledthirteenorfourteenkilometresinadayBehindtheponiescameMeareswithonesledgeandsomedogs．Mearesknewhowtodrive****TheNorwegiansbeganagainonOctober20th．Therewerefivementhistime—Amundsen，Bjaaland，Wisting，Hassel，andHanssen．Theyhadfoursledges，andforty-eightdogsTherewasalotofwindandfog．Onthefirstday，Wisting'ssledgesuddenlystopped，andthethen，slowly，thesledgemovedagain．Wistinglookeddown，overthesideofthesledge．UnderOnthefourthdaytheyreachedthedepotat80°South．Therewasabadsnowstorm，buttheyfoundtheflagseasily．Nextdaythemenstayedintheirtents，andthedogsplayedintheirholeshadgoodequipmentandtheyNextmorning，thesnowstormstopped，andthejourneybe-ganagain．Today，everythingis****'Itdoesn'tmatter，'hesaid．'TeddyEvansandhismenareinfrontofus．They'regoodmen—OateslookedatMeares．Oatesandtheponiesweretired，butMearesandhisdogswere第9頁共14頁 ****ledetoonTheyleftHanssenwiththedogs，andskiedalittlewayupthemountains．Itwasdifficult，butthemountainswerebigandbeautiful．Behindthemountains，AmundsenthoughttherewasahighateauoficeThatsitAmundsensaidThatstheroadtothePoleTomorrowwecanbringInthenextfourdays，thedogspulledthesledgeseighty-onekilometres，andwentup3，000metres．Atlast，AmundsenandBjaalandstoodontheplateaubehindthemountains．TheywereedgegetuphereheaskedthatOlavcrossthePlateauedgesandeighteendogstogotoheyweregoodfriendsBjaalandwroteinhisdiary．Andnowtheyaregoodfood．Twodayslater，thedogswereganditwasverydangerousInfourdaystheymovednineplacebutIdontwanttostayalongtime．Aftertheice，therewerestrongwindsandbadsnowstorms．Theycouldseenothinginfrontof第10頁共14頁 ****Forfourdays，Scott'smenstayedintheirtentsnearthemountains．ThereisabadsnowstormnTheywenttwentyfourkilometresadayOnDecemberometreswithoutskiseedhim'But…youhavefoodonyoursledgeforfourmen，notfive！'Evanssaid．'AndBowershasnoskis！'me！'OnJanuary4thScott'smenleftTeddyEvansandwenton．Scott，Oates，WilsonandEdgar****December14th1911wasawarm，sunnyday．FiveNorwegiansskiedoverthebeautifulwhiteppyBjaalandlefthissledgeandskiedquicklyawayoverthesnow．'Whatisit？'hethought．'Isit…？No！'第11頁共14頁 therenothing'That'snottrue，'Bjaalandthought．'Hisdogsarerunningwelltoday．ButHanssenwantsfirstmanattheSouthPoleavrTheEndoftheRaceTheNorwegiansstayedtwodaysatthePole．Theyleftatentthere，withaNorwegianflagontTheyleftsomemoreblackflagsnearthePole，andonetwenty-eightkilometresnorth．ThenTheyfoundtheirdepotseasily．ThereweretenbetweenthePoleandFramheim．Eachdepothadalotoffood．Theylaughedandskiedquicklydownthemountains．Often，theyskiedfiftykilometresaday．OnFriday，January26th，1912，theycameb