Together to the Poles
一起向南極和北極出發
Janek Mela is the youngest explorer to go to the North and South Poles.
詹尼克·米拉是去過南極和北極的最年輕的探險家。
The twenty-seventh of July, 2002, was the worst day in Janek Mela's life.
2002年7月27日這一天是詹尼克·米拉度過的最糟糕的一天。
The Polish boy had an accident and lost half his left leg and half his right arm.
這個波蘭小伙子在一場事故中失去了半條左腿和半條右臂。
Janek spent a long time in hospital and was very sad.
詹尼克在醫院里治療了很長的時間,情緒非常悲傷。
Then his most important journey began.
接下來,他最重要的一次旅行開始了。
Marek Kaminski, a famous Polish explorer, visited Janek and asked him to go to the North and South Poles with him.
馬雷克·卡明斯基是波蘭著名的探險家。有一天,他看望了詹尼克,并邀請他一起去南極和北極探險。
Janek gave the best answer of his life.
詹尼克做出了他生命中最完美的回答。
Janek prepared for the trips for a few months.
詹尼克花了幾個月的時間為旅行做準備。
First, he learned to use his artificial leg. Then he trained hard for the expeditions.
首先,他學會了如何使用假腿。為了這次探險,他開始努力訓練。
Their first expedition was to the North Pole.
他們第一次探險的目的地是北極。
Janek and the team had to be careful. There were animals, dangerous ice and bad weather.
詹尼克和探險隊員們都小心翼翼。一路上都有許多猛獸、脆弱而又危險的冰層以及惡劣的天氣。
It was really difficult, but things got better. They got to the pole on April 24th, 2004. Janek was 15.
雖然這是一次十分艱難的探險,但是事情在慢慢好轉。2004年4月24日,他們終于到達北極。那一天,詹尼克15歲。
In December, the team started the expedition to the South Pole.
12月,探險隊開始向南極出發。
The weather was worse this time. This made the expedition even more difficult.
這一次,天氣要比上次去北極的時候更惡劣,這讓探險隊舉步維艱。
They finally arrived at the South Pole on December 31st, 2004.
2004年12月31日,他們最終到達南極。
Janek is the youngest explorer to go to the North and South Poles because he was brave and said "Yes!"
詹尼克是去南極和北極最年輕的探險家,因為他很勇敢并說“我能行!”