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Lesson 4 Journey to the Antarctic
第四課 南極之旅
The Race to the Pole
去南極的競賽
On 1 June, 1910, Captain Scott left London to begin his journey to the Antarctic.
1910年6月1日，斯科特上校從倫敦出發，開始他去南極的旅程。
On his way, he received a message from the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen: "I'm going South."
在途中，他收到挪威探險家阿蒙森發來的信息：“我要去南極。”
So the race to the South Pole was on!
因此，去南極的競賽開始了！
During the polar summer of 1910-1911, both teams organised food bases in preparation for their journeys the next year.
1910-1911年南極夏季的時候，兩支隊伍都建起食品儲存處，為明年的旅行做準備。
Then came the total darkness of the polar winter.
接著，一片漆黑的南極冬季到了。
Scott and Amundsen waited anxiously for spring.
斯科特和阿蒙森焦急等待著春天的到來。
Amundsen was the first to leave, on 15 October, 1911.
阿蒙森是先出發的，那是1911年10月15日。
He had teams of dogs pulling the sledges and all his men were on skis.
他有一隊拉雪橇的狗，而他所有隊員都坐著雪橇。
Because of this, he made rapid progress.
因此，他迅速前進。
Scott left on 1 November and soon had problems.
斯科特11月1日出發，而且不久就出現了問題。
First, his two sledges broke down, and then the horses began to have serious difficulties with the snow and the cold.
先是他的兩個雪橇壞了，后來馬匹開始應付不了大雪和嚴寒的天氣。
After a while, Scott and his men had to push the sledges themselves.
不久，斯科特和他的隊員不得不自己推雪橇。
Amundsen reached the Pole on 14 December and put a Norwegian flag there.
阿蒙森12月14日到達南極，并在那插了一面挪威國旗。
Then he prepared for the return journey.
然后他準備回程。
Scott finally arrived at the Pole with four team members on 17 January.
斯科特和四名隊員最終于1月17日到達南極。
