1、UNIT 4 ADVERSITY AND COURAGE逆境与勇气A SUCCESSFUL FAILURE一次成功的失败 Perce Blackborow with Sir Ernest Shackleton to on the ship 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
2、 entries. 珀西布莱克博罗于1914年欧内斯特沙克尔顿爵士的“坚忍”号南极。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。Well, it so happened that one morning I a newspaper and read the about the Antarctic expedition.An expedition to the South Pole with the great Sir Ernest Shackleton-this is the adventure that I have been
3、dreaming of. And I was ready for it. 嗯，（非常）碰巧有天早上我买了份报纸，看到了有关南极探险的广告。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。 At the age of 19, I am fit and full of . However, when I applied to join the expedition, Shackleton turned me down because he I was too young and wasnt qualified. But I was so enthusiast
4、ic about the idea of going along with them that I went aboard his ship, the Endurance, and in a small cupboard. 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。apply for 的宾语是希望获得的事物，例如奖金(reward)，签证(visa), 贷款(loan, credit),I am applying for a job a
5、s a clerk. 我正在申请一个做职员的工作。apply to的宾语是对之作出申请的个人或机构，例如大学 (university, college)。They may apply to join the organization. 他们可以申请加入该组织。, 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 d me, If anyone has to be eaten, then you w
6、ill be the first! He assigned me to be a , and I now serve meals for twenty-eight men, three times a day.How everyone will envy me when I come back and tell them about the amazing places I have been to！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
7、饭。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！ The journey has not been . Endurance became stuck in the ice as we ed Antarctica. The ice froze around us and we were well and truly stuck! We saw the ship get crushed by the ice. And when the ship , our hearts sank with it. 这段旅程并不。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
8、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 called us together and told us to our most supplies-the small boats, our food, the cook stove, candles, clothes, and blankets. This was no time to panic. We were not allowed to take most of our personal belongings, and Shack
9、leton himself threw away all his gold. But to our surprise, he allowed Hussey to keep his banjo, Hussey often plays it to keep our spirits up.在我们弃船之前，沙克尔顿把我们召集在一起，告诉我们要我们最的必需品：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，赫西经常弹琴来振奋我们的精神。We are now camped on th
10、e 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，但是春天来了，冰很快就会融化的。20 May,19161916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
11、boats on the rocky shore of this place. Soon after we arrived, Shackleton left us to find help on South Georgia lsland, 1320 kilometres away-the voyage was too dangerous and difficult for all of us to make it in our small boats. 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
12、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。If Shackleton fails, will we have any hope of? No. No navy in the world ever stops at Elephant Island, and no one else knows that we are here.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 . Its cold and windy. The island has no pla
13、nts. Sometimes we are able to catch a seal or a penguin to eat. , there is no food. 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。天气又冷风又大，岛
14、上没有植物。有时我们能抓到一只海豹或企鹅吃掉，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 ,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
15、鹅，今晚喝企鹅汤！” Bless Frank Wild, the kindest man there is after our leader, 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. Their genuine concern for others, their , and their fill me with hope. 如果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。
