新概念英语第二册笔记-第43课

Lesson 43 Over the South Pole飞越南极

How was the plane able to clear the mountains?

In 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. Though, 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. At one point, it seemed certain that their plane would crash. It could only get over the mountains if it rose to 10,000 feet. Byrd at once ordered his men to throw out two heavy food sacks. The plane was then able to rise and it cleared the mountains by 400 feet. Byrd 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. The aircraft was able to fly over the endless white plains without difficulty.

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美国探险家 R.E. 伯德在飞越北极3年之后，于1929年第一次飞越了南极。虽然开始时伯德和他的助手们拍下了飞机下面连绵群山的大量照片，但他们很快就陷入了困境。在有个地方，飞机似乎肯定要坠毁了。只有在飞至10,000英尺的高度时，它才能飞过这些山头。伯德马上命令他的助手们把两个沉重的食物袋扔掉，于是

飞机可以上升了，它在离山头400英尺的高度飞越了过去。伯德这时知道他能够顺利飞抵300英里以外的南极了，因为前面再没有山了。飞机可以毫无困难地飞过这片茫茫无际的白色原野！

一、单词讲解New words and expressions

pole n．

1)波兰人Poland波兰

2)（地球的）极，极地

the North Pole 北极

the South Pole 南极

Pole-star /the North Star北极星

3)电极，磁极

the positive pole 正极

the negative pole 负极

4)杆，棒，柱

a flag pole 旗杆

a telephone pole 电话线杆

flight n．

1)飞行，航班

eg: This is his first flight over the North Pole.这是他第一次飞跃北极。

All flights have been cancelled because of the fog.因为雾的原故，所有的航班被取消了。

flight recorder飞行记录器，黑匣子

2)（飞鸟的）群，（飞机的）一队

a flight of wild geese-群飞雁

goose [gu:s]鹅 geese [gi: s] (pl. )

3) 一段楼梯

a flight of stairs一段楼梯

in the first flight（英）站在最前头，一流的

fly-flew-flown

explorer n．探险家

explore v．探险，勘探

explore the North Pole 探索北极

explore the virgin forest考察原始森林

例: We explored the newly discovered island.

我们去探测那个新发现的小岛。

explorer n．探险家

explorer n．勘探者，探险者

例: Columbus was one of the greatest explorers.哥伦布是最伟大的探险家之一。

a polar explorer 极地探险家

polar a．（近）地极的；磁极的；正好相反的

lie

l)v.说谎 lie-lied-lied-lying

例：She lies about her age．她就年龄说谎了。

2)n．谎话tell a lie 说谎话

a black lie 恶意的谎言

a white lie 善意的谎言

live a lie 过骗人的生活，虚伪做人

live a cat-and-dog life 过天天吵架的生活

3)v，平躺，位于lie-lay-lain

lie on one' s back 平躺着

lie on one' s stomach 趴着

lie in bed 躺在床上

例: Let sleeping dogs lie.

别惊动睡着的狗；别惹是生非；别自找麻烦。

Beijing lies in the heart of China.

北京位于中国的心脏地带。

lie (说谎) -lied-lied-lying

lie（躺，位于,）-lay-lain-lying

lay（放，置于,下蛋）-laid-laid-laying

例：Taiwan lies in the east of China．台湾位于中国东部。Lay the book where it was．把书放回原处

lay the table 放桌子

lay the egg 下蛋

serious adj.

1)严肃的，正经的

a serious conversation 一次严肃的谈话

a serious person 一个严肃的人

例：I' m serious this time. 我这次是认真的。

2)重大的，危险的(grave)，（疾病，伤痛等）严重的

a serious problem 严重的问题