A SUCCESSFUL FAILURE一次成功的失敗Perce Blackborow joined an expedition with Sir Ernest Shackleton to Antarctica on the ship Endurance in 1914. 珀西·布萊克博羅于1914年加入歐內(nèi)斯特·沙克爾頓爵士的“堅忍”號南極探險之旅。 Shackleton was one of the most famous explorers of his day and it was considered a great honor to be part of his expeditions. 沙克爾頓是他那個時代最著名的探險家之一,參加他的探險活動被認為是一種極大的榮譽Below are some of Blackborow’s diary entries.以下是布萊克伯羅的一些日記。31 Oct, 191419141031知識點:one of  +最高級+c.n復(fù)數(shù)a part of 一部分 ... Well, it so happened that one morning I bought a newspaper and read the advertisement about the Antarctic expedition.嗯,碰巧有天早上我買了份報紙,看到了有關(guān)南極探險的廣告。An expedition to the South Pole with the great Sir Ernest Shackleton—this is the adventure that I have been dreaming of. 與偉大的歐內(nèi)斯特·沙克爾頓爵士一起去南極探險,這是我一直夢寐以求的探險。And I was ready for it. 我已經(jīng)做好了準備。At the age of 19, I am fit and full of vigour. 19歲,身體健康,精力充沛。 However, when I applied to join the expedition, Shackleton turned me down because he thought I was too young and wasn’t qualified. 然而,當我申請加入探險隊時,沙克爾頓拒絕了我,因為他認為我太年輕,沒有資格。 But I was so enthusiastic about the idea of going along with them that I secretly went aboard his ship, the Endurance, and hid in a small cupboard. 但我對和他們一起去探險的想法是如此熱情,于是我偷偷上了他的船“堅忍號”,并且藏在了一個小碗柜里。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!” 不幸的是,我們出發(fā)三天后,我就被發(fā)現(xiàn)了。沙克爾頓不想返航(把我送回),所以他給了我一份工作,但他還向我保證,“如果有人必須被吃掉,那么你將是第一個!”He assigned me to be a steward, and I now serve meals for twenty-eight men, three times a day.派我去當服務(wù)員,我現(xiàn)在為二十八個人做一日三餐How everyone will envy me when I come back and tell them about the amazing places I have been to!當我回來告訴大家我去過的那些神奇地方時,大家會多么羨慕我?。?/span>21 Nov, 191519151121知識點:dream of夢想be ready for  準備full of vigour  充滿激情apply to do  申請做be enthusiastic about  有熱情 along with  ….一起assign sb to do sth. 派某人做某事 The journey has not been easy. 這段旅程并不輕松。Endurance became stuck in the ice as we approached Antarctica. 我們快到南極洲時,“堅忍”號卡在了冰里。The ice froze around us and we were well and truly stuck! 冰把我們周圍都凍住了,我們徹底被卡住了!We saw the ship get crushed by the ice. 我們看到船被冰壓壞了。And when the ship sank, our hearts sank with it.船沉的時候,我們的心也跟著沉了下去。知識點:be stuck in 困在Before we abandoned the ship, Shackleton calmly called us together and told us to rescue our most essential supplies—the small boats, our food, the cook stove, candles, clothes, and blankets. 在我們棄船之前,沙克爾頓平靜地把我們召集在一起,告訴我們要搶救我們最基本的必需品:小船、食物、爐子、蠟燭、衣服和毯子。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. 現(xiàn)在還不是恐慌的時候。我們不允許拿走大部分私人物品,而且沙克爾頓自己把他所有的金子都扔掉了。But to our surprise, he allowed Hussey to keep his banjo, Hussey often plays it to keep our spirits up.但令我們驚訝的是,他讓赫西保留了他的班卓琴,赫西經(jīng)常彈琴來振奮我們的精神。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.我們現(xiàn)在在冰上扎營,我們一直在設(shè)法生存下去,但是春天來了,冰很快就會融化的。20 May, 19161916520知識點:tell sb. to do   告訴某人做某事personal belongings  私人財產(chǎn)to one’s surprise令某人驚訝的是manage to do 設(shè)法做某事We have been struggling for days, but things on Elephant Island are going from bad to worse. 我們已經(jīng)掙扎了好幾天了,但是象島上的情況越來越糟。We are now crowded together under one of our boats on the rocky shore of this miserable place. 我們現(xiàn)在擠在這個可憐的地方,在巖石岸上,我們的一只小船下面。Soon after we arrived, Shackleton left us to find help on South Georgia Island, 1,320 kilometres away—the voyage was too dangerous and difficult for all of us to make it in our small boats. 我們到達這里后不久,沙克爾頓就離開我們?nèi)?/span>1320千米外的南喬治亞島尋求幫助——這次航行對我們所有人來說太危險、太艱難,以至于我們乘坐小船不能實現(xiàn)目標。If Shackleton fails, will we have any hope of rescue? 如果沙克爾頓失敗了,我們還有獲救的希望嗎?No. No navy in the world ever stops at Elephant Island, and no one else knows that we are here.不。世界上沒有海軍在象島停留過,也沒有其他人知道我們在這里。知識點:struggle for  掙扎I feel low. It’s cold and windy. The island has no plants. 我情緒很低落。天氣又冷風(fēng)又大,島上沒有植物。Sometimes we are able to catch a seal or a penguin to eat. 有時我們能抓到一只海豹或企鵝吃掉,否則,就沒有食物了。Otherwise, there is no food. I try to think of happier things: decent food, warm and dry clothes, a cosy bedroom, sunny days, and my mother’s face ... 我努力去想更快樂的事情:像樣的食物,溫暖干燥的衣服,舒適的臥室,陽光明媚的日子,還有我媽媽的臉……However, these happy memories are soon interrupted by a sudden cold rush of air.然而這些快樂的回憶很快就被突如其來的冷空氣打斷了。I shouted, “Shut the door!”我大喊道:“關(guān)門!”“Hold on now, Perce. Don’t you go turning into another Tom,” came the reply. “We’ve caught another penguin, so it’s penguin soup tonight!”傳來一聲回答:“要堅持住啊,珀西,你可不要變成另一個湯姆。我們又捉到了一只企鵝,今晚喝企鵝湯!”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!上帝保佑弗克蘭·懷爾德,他是僅次于我們的領(lǐng)袖歐內(nèi)斯特·沙克爾頓的最善良的人,我怎么能變得像托馬斯·奧德利斯那樣自私和愛發(fā)脾氣呢!Without Frank and Ernest, we’d all be dead by now. Their genuine concern for others, their perseverance, and their resolve fill me with hope.如果沒有弗蘭克和歐內(nèi)斯特,我們現(xiàn)在都已經(jīng)死了。他們真正關(guān)心他人,他們的毅力和決心使我充滿希望。Perhaps there is a chance we will return home, after all.畢竟,也許我們還是有機會回家的。知識點:be able to do  能做be interrupted by  打斷fill with..填滿 
 

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