去探险

besides prep. & adv. a. prep. 除了 e.g. Besides you, no one is qualified. What has he done, besides reading the paper? b. adv. 此外 除此之外 此外,除此之外 e.g. Besides, I want you to promise me one thing. Her intention were good. Besides, it was pleasant to be with her.
Geography: the coldest, windiest, highest (on average), and driest continent; mostly uninhabitable
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Roald Amundsen, born in 1872 near Oslo, Norway, left his mark as one of the most successful polar explorers ever born. On December 14th 1911, he stood victoriously at the South Pole. He reached a goal that was the dream of many men. For the first time, human voices broke the awesome silence of the world's southernmost point.
except prep. 除去 除掉 除去,除掉 e.g. They all went to sleep except the young Frenchman. We go there every day except Sunday. except for 除了有 之外 除了有…之外 e.g. Your composition is good except for a few spelling mistakes. Except for one old lady, the bus was empty.
The explosion caused complete devastation of the factory.
8. despite
prep. 尽管 有某种情况 尽管(有某种情况 有某种情况)
e.g. He came to the meeting despite his serious illness. Despite the mistakes and weakness, it did a great deal of good work inside the trade unions.
break in break in on/upon break out break one’s heart broken English
蹩脚英语 非法进入,强行进入 非法进入 强行进入 使人心碎 爆发,突然讲出 爆发 突然讲出 打搅,使停顿 打搅 使停顿
7. devastate vt.使…荒废 蹂躏 荒废,蹂躏 使 荒废 devastating adj. devastation n. A devastating hurricane devastated a large section of the coast.
Language points
探险;远征; 1. expedition : 探险;远征;探险队 go on an expedition make an expedition a polar expedition 去探险 远征，探险 远征， 极地探险队
2. prepare V. prepare …for… e.g. Please prepare a table for dinner. Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.
L to R: Wilson, Evans, Scott, Oates and Bowers
Read the text carefully. Are these statements true (T) or false (F). 1. Scott and Amundsen started their journeys in the polar spring. T 2. Scott’s use of sledges and horses was a success. F 3. Amundsen travelled more quickly than Scott. T 4. When they got to the Pole, Scott’s team had a celebration. F 5. Captain Oates went for a walk and died in a snow storm. T 6. Scott’s last letter was to his wife. T
3. wait for sb. / sth. He waited impatiently for an answer. wait to do sth I can tell you something you’ve been waiting to know. 4. pull the sledge push the sledge 拉雪橇 推雪橇
preparation n. in preparation for 为…作准备 作准备 They put chairs in the school hall in preparation for the concerts. Joe is training in preparation for the next football match. in preparation 在准备中 Plans for selling the new product are now in preparation.
9. have difficulty/problem with sth. have difficulty/problem (in) doing sth. e.g. I don’t have much difficulty with English grammar. He has some difficulties understanding that man’s accent. p.s. difficulty 可做可数名词也可做不可数名 可做可数名词也可做不可数名 可数名词也可做 词.
6. break down a. 机器 车辆等坏了 机器,车辆等坏了 We are sorry to arrive late, but the car broke down. b. 身体跨了 His health broke down. c. 失败 坚持不去了 失败,坚持不去了 The plan was well conceived, but it broke down because people are unwilling to cooperate.
Unit 8 Lesson 32
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Antarctic Expedition
land: 14 million sq km (13.72 million sq km ice-covered,only 280,000 sq km ice-free) note: fifth-largest continent, following Asia, Africa, North America, and South America, but larger than Australia
Robert Falcon Scott was born at Outlands on June 6, 1868. He had a race with Roald Amunsden to the South Pole, and he and his four companions arrived one month later than Roald. But unfortunately,on their way back, all of them died of hunger and extremely cold.
5. make progress in/with sth. progress 不可数名词 e.g. Are you making any progress with your study? They are making slow progress in the construction of the new road.
10. spend sb. spend …on sth. sb. spend … (in) doing sth. e.g. He doesn’t spend much time on his homework. He spent much time correcting my grammar.
11. fail vi. 失败 e.g. All our plans failed. fail in sth. 在…不足 在…失败 不足,在 失败 失败. 不足 e.g. He has failed in his mathematics. She failed in her last English exam. fail to do sth. 没有能够 没有 没有能够,没有 e.g. He fails to understand its real significance. When I failed to find you ,I sent you a note by messenger.