thirst
n. a feeling of needing to drink water 渴

jagged
a. having a rough and sharp edge 參差不齊的；嶙峋的

peak
n. the pointed top of a mountain 山峰

spot
vt. catch sight of; recognize; discover 看出；認(rèn)出；發(fā)現(xiàn)

offshore
a. & ad. a small distance away from the coast （在）離岸一定距離的（地方）

* hug
vt. hold (sb.) tightly in the arms 擁抱

amazement
n. great surprise, astonishment 驚奇，驚詫

* expedition
n. a long journey for a certain purpose 遠(yuǎn)征

leader
n. a person who guides or directs a group, team, organization, etc. 領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者

Phrases and Expressions

be ready for
be prepared for （對…）有準(zhǔn)備

at the bottom of
at the lowest part of 在…底部

prepare sb. for sth.
put sb. into a suitable state for a purpose, event, or experience 使…為…做好準(zhǔn)備

instead of
in place of 代替…，而不是…

make history
do sth. important that will be recorded in history 彪炳史冊

be eager for
showing a strong desire for (sth.) 急于（做某事）

on the way to
going towards 去…途中

pick up
come to have; gain, buy, learn, etc. 獲得；得到；買到；學(xué)會

head for
move towards 朝…前進(jìn)

be forced to
be made to (do sth.) 被迫（做）

less than
fewer than 少于

be used to
習(xí)慣于

at times
sometimes 有時

run out of
use up a supply of 把…用完

have to
must 不得不

set out
begin a journey or course 出發(fā)；開始

to sb.'s amazement
to sb's surprise 讓某人驚訝的是

Proper names

Antarctica
南極洲（地名）

Ernest Shackleton
歐內(nèi)斯特·沙克爾頓（1874—1922，美國探險家）

Frank Hurley
弗蘭克·赫爾利（人名）

South Georgia
南喬治亞島（在南極洲附近，是捕鯨業(yè)基地）

Weddell sea
威德爾海（南極洲的邊緣海）

Armstrong
阿姆斯特朗（人名）

Elephant Island
象島（在南極洲附近）