1、新人教版高中英语新人教版高中英语 选择性必修三选择性必修三 U4 :ADVERSITY AND COURAGE Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance. -Samuel Johnson 伟大的作品，不是靠力量而是靠坚持才完成的。 -塞缪尔约翰逊 Reading and Thinking A SUCCESSFUL FAILURE 一次成功的失败 Perce Blackborow joined an expedition with Sir Ernest Shackleton to Antarctica on the s
2、hip Endurance in 1914. Shackleton was one of the most famous explorers of his day and it was considered a great honor to be part of his expeditions. Below are some of Blackborows diary entries. 珀西 布莱克博罗于1914年加入欧内斯特 沙克尔顿爵士的“坚忍”号南极探险之旅。 沙克尔顿是他那个时代最著名的探险家之一，参加他的探险活动被认为是一种极大的 荣誉。以下是布莱克伯罗的一些日记。 31 Oct,19
3、14 1914 年 10 月 31 日 Well, it so happened that one morning I bought a newspaper and read the advertisement about the Antarctic expedition. 嗯，碰巧有天早上我买了份报纸，看到了有关南极探险的广告。 An expedition to the South Pole with the great Sir Ernest Shackleton-this is the adventure that I have been dreaming of. And I was re
4、ady for it. At the age of 19, I am fit and full of vigour. However, when I applied to join the expedition, Shackleton turned me down because he thought I was too young and wasnt qualified. But I was so enthusiastic about the idea of going along with them that I secretly went aboard his ship, the End
5、urance, and hid in a small cupboard. Unfortunately, three days after we set off I was discovered. Shackleton did not want to turn back so he offered me a job, but only after he promised me, If anyone has to be eaten, then you will be the first! He assigned me to be a steward, and I now serve meals f
6、or twenty-eight men, three times a day. 与伟大的欧内斯特 沙克尔顿爵士一起去南极探险，这是我一直梦寐以求的探险。 我已经做好了准备。我 19 岁，身体健康，精力充沛。然而，当我申请加入探险队时， 沙克尔顿拒绝了我，因为他认为我太年轻，没有资格。但我对和他们一起去探险的想 法是如此热情，于是我偷偷上了他的船“坚忍号”，并且藏在了一个小碗柜里。不幸的 是，我们出发三天后，我就被发现了。沙克尔顿不想返航（把我送回），所以他给了 我一份工作，但他还向我保证，“如果有人必须被吃掉，那么你将是第一个！”他派我 去当服务员，我现在为二十八个人一天做三次饭。 How e
7、veryone will envy me when I come back and tell them about the amazing places I have been to! 当我回来告诉大家我去过的那些神奇地方时，大家会多么羡慕我啊！ 21.Nov,1915 1915 年 11 月 21 日 The journey has not been easy. Endurance became stuck in the ice as we approached Antarctica. The ice froze around us and we were well and truly st
8、uck! We saw the ship get crushed by the ice. And when the ship sank, our hearts sank with it. 这段旅程并不轻松。我们快到南极洲时，“坚忍”号卡在了冰里。冰把我们周围都 冻住了，我们彻底被卡住了！我们看到船被冰压坏了。船沉的时候，我们的心也跟着 沉了下去。 Before we abandoned the ship, Shackleton calmly called us together and told us to rescue our most essential supplies-the smal
9、l boats, our food, the cook stove, candles, clothes, andblankets. This was no time to panic. We were not allowed to take most of our personal belongings, and Shackleton himself threw away all his gold. But to our surprise, he allowed Hussey to keep his banjo, Hussey often plays it to keep our spirit
10、s up. 在我们弃船之前，沙克尔顿平静地把我们召集在一起，告诉我们要抢救我们最基 本的必需品：小船、食物、炉子、蜡烛、衣服和毯子。现在还不是恐慌的时候。我们 不允许拿走大部分私人物品，而且沙克尔顿自己把他所有的金子都扔掉了。但令我们 惊讶的是，他让赫西保留了他的班卓琴，赫西经常谈琴来振奋我们的精神。 We are now camped on the ice and we have been managing to survive, but spring is coming, and the ice will soon begin to melt. 我们现在在冰上扎营，我们一直在设法生存下去，
11、但是春天来了，冰很快就会融 化的。 20 May,1916 1916年5月20日 We have been struggling for days, but things on Elephant Island are going from bad to worse. We are now crowded together under one of our boats on the rocky shore of this miserable place. Soon after we arrived, Shackleton left us to find help on South Georgia
12、 lsland, 1320 kilometres away-the voyage was too dangerous and difficult for all of us to make it in our small boats. If Shackleton fails, will we have any hope of rescue? No. No navy in the world ever stops at Elephant Island, and no one else knows that we are here. 我们已经挣扎了好几天了，但是象岛上的情况越来越糟。我们现在挤在这
13、个可怜 的地方，在岩石岸上，我们的一只小船下面。我们到达这里后不久，沙克尔顿就离开 我们去 1320 千米外的南乔治亚岛寻求帮助这次航行对我们所有人来说太危险、太 艰难，以至于我们乘坐小船不能实现目标。如果沙克尔顿失败了，我们还有获救的希 望吗？不。世界上没有海军在象岛停留过，也没有其他人知道我们在这里。 I feel low. Its cold and windy. The island has no plants. Sometimes we are able to catch a seal or a penguin to eat. Otherwise, there is no food.
14、I try to think of happier things: decent food , warm and dry clothes , a cosy bedroom , sunny days ,and my mothers face . However, these happy memories are soon interrupted by a sudden cold rush of air. 我情绪很低落。天气又冷风又大，岛上没有植物。有时我们能抓到一只海豹或企 鹅吃掉，否则，就没有食物了。我努力去想更快乐的事情：像样的食物，温暖干燥的 衣服，舒适的卧室，阳光明媚的日子，还有我妈妈的
15、脸然而这些快乐的回忆很快 就被突如其来的冷空气打断了。 I shouted,Shut the door! 我大喊道：“关门！” Hold on now, Perce. Dont you go turning into another Tom, came the reply. Weve caught another penguin, so its penguin soup tonight! 传来一声回答：“要坚持住啊，珀西，你可不要变成另一个汤姆。我们又捉到了一 只企鹅，今晚喝企鹅汤！” Bless Frank Wild, the kindest man there is after our l
16、eader, Ernest Shackleton. How could I become as selfish and bad-tempered as Thomas Orde-Lees! 上帝保佑弗克兰 怀尔德，他是仅次于我们的领袖欧内斯特 沙克尔顿的最善良的 人，我怎么能变得像托马斯 奥德利斯那样自私和坏脾气呢！ Without Frank and Ernest, wed all be dead by now. Theirgenuine concern for others, their perseverance, and their resolvefill me with hope. 如果
17、没有弗兰克和欧内斯特，我们现在都已经死了。他们真正关心他人，他们的 毅力和决心使我充满希望。 Perhaps there is a chance we will return home, after all. 毕竟，也许我们还是有机会回家的。 Using language THE REWARD FOR PERSEVERANCE 坚持不懈给我们的回报 We watched as Shackleton and the boat sailed away from Elephant Island. It was easy to imagine the danger ahead of them. Wou
18、ld they ever return to find us? What might happen to them? What if they were delayed? We felt so alone and desperate. But it was not for long. There was nothing like a good dinner and some music to cheer us up. 我们看着沙克尔顿和小船驶离了象岛，不难想象他们前面会遇到什么危险。他们 还会回来找我们吗？他们可能会发生什么事情？如果他们被耽搁了怎么办？我们感到 如此孤独和绝望。但这担心并没持
19、续太长时间，没有什么比得上一顿好饭和一点音乐 能让我们振奋起来了。 Life fell into a regular pattern. Staying alive took all our time and energy. For example, we needed water, and Elephant Island had none. We found that we could melt ice from the ocean and drink the water from it . But how could we make fire? There were no trees gro
20、wing on Antarctica and no oil, so the only fuel we could use was animal fat. This gave off oily, black smoke, but it stayed burning even in strong winds. 生活陷入了某种规律。活下去耗费了我们所有的时间和精力。例如，我们需要喝 水，而象岛却没有水。我们发现我们可以融化海洋里的冰来喝海洋里的水，但我们怎 么生火呢？南极洲没有树木生长，也没有石油，所以我们唯一能使用的燃料就是动物 脂肪。它释放出油乎乎的黑烟，但即使在大风中它也会燃烧。 Food w
21、as also a problem, as we did not find any vegetables or fruit on the island. One of our group members, Lionel Greenstreet, noted in his diary about how bored he was with the meals: The food now is pretty well all meat of sea creatures. If it werent for sea animals, we would all starve. As a chef, it
22、 was my duty to cook, so I tried to vary the meals in whatever way I could. But it was difficult. 食物也是个问题，因为我们在岛上没有找到任何蔬菜和水果，我们小组的一名成 员莱昂内尔 格林斯特里特在他的日记中记录了他对这些食物的厌倦： “现在的食物完全 是海洋生物的肉。”如果没有海洋动物，我们都会饿死。作为一名厨师，做饭是我的职 责，所以我尽量用任何我能想到的方法来使食物多样化，不过这很困难。 We had to be careful not to go outside too often, as
23、the changing temperatures could make us ill. It was almost as dangerous to become too hot from wearing too many clothes as to become too cold from wearing too few. The sweat could freeze very quickly. Many of us also became ill from the black smoke of the animal fat we burnt for our fires. It damage
24、d our eyes and burnt our lungs. 我们必须小心，不要常外出，因为变化无常的气温会使我们生病。因穿太多衣服 而太热和穿太少衣服而太冷几乎是同样危险的。汗水很快就会结冰。我们许多人也因 为燃烧动物脂肪产生的黑烟而病了，他损害了我们的眼睛，灼伤了我们的肺。 The twenty-two of us lived like this in the cold for four months.Our discipline and team spirit kept us optimistic and helped us deal with our fears in a posit
25、ive and successful way. We also celebrated our birthdays, festivals, and even the times when we caught a sea animal. This was an episode in my life that I would never forget. 我们二十二个人就这样在寒冷中生活了四个月，我们的纪律和团队精神使我们保 持乐观，并帮助我们以积极和成功的方式应对我们的恐惧。我们也庆祝我们的生日、 节日，甚至当我们抓住一个海洋动物的时候也庆祝一下。这是我一生中永远不会忘记 的一段经历。 When w
26、e were finally rescued, we felt such relief and joy that many of us could not hide our tears. We were at last free to go home to warm beds, good food, and the care of our family and friends. Our optimism and faith in Shackleton had helped us persevere in staying alive. And he paid us back by his commitment to save us from a slow but painful death. 当我们最终获救时，我们感到如释重负，许多人都喜极而泣。我们终于可以解脱 回家了，享受温暖的床，好吃的食物，还有家人和朋友的关心。我们的乐观和对沙卡 尔顿的信任帮助我们坚持活了下来。他回报了我们，实现了他的承诺，把我们从缓慢 而痛苦的死亡中救了出来。
