South Pole Celebration 發現南極百年慶典
South Pole Celebration 發現南極百年慶典
Neil Bowdler, BBC News
Norway's PM marks the 100th anniversary of the first South Pole expedition.
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Background: 挪威首相及數百名科學家和探險家聚集于南極，慶祝挪威探險家阿蒙森100年前首次帶領探險隊抵達地球最南極點。
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The sound of skis on snow as a group of Norwegians take the final few steps to the southern pole. Not everyone could make it - bad weather had delayed some of those trying to cross the ice and others resorted to planes to make the centenary celebrations.
Amundsen and four other men were the first to reach the southern tip of the planet on December 14th 1911, using sledges, dogs and skis. The Norwegian prime minister Jens Stoltenberg, who arrived by plane ahead of the celebrations, said the 1911 expedition was "one of the most outstanding achievements of mankind," and helped to form his country's national identity.
He also paid tribute to the ill-fated British team led by Robert Scott who Amundsen beat to the pole. They had shown "courage and determination," he said, "in reaching one of the most inhospitable places on earth" and had paid the "ultimate price" after they died on the return journey.
Glossary 詞匯表 (收聽發音, 請單擊英語單詞)
- to resort采取
- a sledge雪橇
- an outstanding achievement杰出的成就
- national identity國家民族特性
- ill-fated不幸的
- to beat someone to領先某人
- courage 勇氣
- determination決心
- an inhospitable place不適合人類生存的地方
- the ultimate price最高代價（這里指死亡）
