Lesson 43Over the South Pole

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  1. Howwastheplaneabletoclearthemountains?

    飞机是怎样飞越那些山峰的？

  2. In1929, threeyearsafterhisflightovertheNorthPole, theAmericanexplorer, R.E. Byrd, successfullyflewovertheSouthPoleforthefirsttime.

    1929年，在飞越北极三年之后，美国探险家R.E.伯德成功地首次飞越了南极。

  3. Though, atfirst, Byrdandhismenwereabletotakeagreatmanyphotographsofthemountainsthatlaybelow, theysoonranintoserioustrouble.

    虽然一开始伯德和他的助手们能够拍下大量下方群山的照片，但他们很快就遇到了严重的麻烦。

  4. Atonepoint, itseemedcertainthattheirplanewouldcrash.

    在某个时刻，飞机似乎肯定要坠毁了。

  5. Itcouldonlygetoverthemountainsifitroseto10,000feet.

    只有升到10,000英尺的高度，飞机才能飞过这些山。

  6. Byrdatonceorderedhismentothrowouttwoheavyfoodsacks.

    伯德立即命令手下扔掉两个沉重的食品袋。

  7. Theplanewasthenabletoriseanditclearedthemountainsby400feet.

    飞机于是得以上升，以400英尺的高度差飞过了山顶。

  8. ByrdnowknewthathewouldbeabletoreachtheSouthPolewhichwas300milesaway, fortherewerenomoremountainsinsight.

    伯德此时知道他能够抵达300英里之外的南极了，因为前方再也看不到山了。

  9. Theaircraftwasabletoflyovertheendlesswhiteplainswithoutdifficulty.

    飞机得以毫无困难地飞越了那一望无际的白色平原。

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英英解释为课文中的义项。

pole/poʊl/n.

the point at the very top or bottom of the earth

（地球的）极

#1In 1929, three years after his flight over the North Pole, the American explorer, R.E. Byrd, successfully flew over the South Pole for the first time.

flight/flaɪt/n.

a journey made through the air in a plane

飞行

#1In 1929, three years after his flight over the North Pole, the American explorer, R.E. Byrd, successfully flew over the South Pole for the first time.

explorer/ɪkˈsplɔːrər/n.

a person who travels to new places to learn about them

探险家

#1In 1929, three years after his flight over the North Pole, the American explorer, R.E. Byrd, successfully flew over the South Pole for the first time.

lie/laɪ/v.

to be in a certain place

位于；处于

#2Though, at first, Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the mountains that lay below, they soon ran into serious trouble.

run into/rʌn ˈɪntuː/phr v.

to begin to have a problem you did not expect

遇到；陷入

#2Though, at first, Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the mountains that lay below, they soon ran into serious trouble.

serious/ˈsɪriəs/adj.

bad or dangerous enough to worry about

严重的

#2Though, at first, Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the mountains that lay below, they soon ran into serious trouble.

crash/kræʃ/v.

to fall from the sky and hit the ground hard

坠毁；撞毁

#3At one point, it seemed certain that their plane would crash.

sack/sæk/n.

a large bag made of strong cloth or paper

麻袋；大袋

#5Byrd at once ordered his men to throw out two heavy food sacks.

clear/klɪr/v.

to pass over something without touching it

越过；飞越

#6The plane was then able to rise and it cleared the mountains by 400 feet.

in sight/ɪn saɪt/phr.

close enough to be seen

看得见；在视线内

#7Byrd now knew that he would be able to reach the South Pole which was 300 miles away, for there were no more mountains in sight.

aircraft/ˈerkræft/n.

a plane or any machine that flies

飞机；飞行器

#8The aircraft was able to fly over the endless white plains without difficulty.

endless/ˈendləs/adj.

so large or long that it seems to have no end

无尽的；一望无际的

#8The aircraft was able to fly over the endless white plains without difficulty.

plain/pleɪn/n.

a large area of flat land

平原

#8The aircraft was able to fly over the endless white plains without difficulty.