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Unit 4
Adversity And Courage
Reading and Thinking
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Read this advertisement that was posted by a famous British explorer.
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MEN WANTED
for a dangerous journey: small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, and safe return uncertain. Honour and reward will follow if it is successful.
Ernest Shackleton
勇士招募:
这是一段危险的旅程:薪水微薄,寒冷刺骨,数月不见天日,危险不断,不确定是否会安全返回。一旦成功,荣誉和回报就会随之而来。
欧内斯特·沙克尔顿
Would you like to join an expedition like this? Why or why not?
According to the advertisement, Shackleton was looking for men who were not interested in money or comfort, but in honour and achievment, which cannot be bought.
According to the advertisement, what kind of men was Ernest Shackleton looking for?
Ernest Shackleton
A Successful Failure
Perce Blackborow joined an expedition with Sir Ernest Shackleton to Antarctica on the ship Endurance in 1914. Shackleton was one of the most famous explorers of his day and it was considered a great honour to be part of his expeditions. Below are some of Blackborow's diary entries.
1914年,珀西·布莱克博罗(Perce Blackborow)与欧内斯特·沙克尔顿爵士(Sir Ernest Shackleton)乘坐“坚忍号”(Endurance)前往南极洲。沙克尔顿是那个时代最著名的探险家之一,参加他的探险活动被视为一种巨大的荣誉。下面是布莱克博罗的几篇日记摘录。
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How did Blackborow come to join the expedition?
Read the text and answer the questions.
Blackborow tried to join the expedition by applying but was rejected for lack of experience. So, he hid on the ship and was later discovered. Shackleton let him have a job rather than turn back.
31 Oct,1914
A Successful Failure
_Well, it so happened that one morning I bought a newspaper and read the advertisement about the Antarctic expedition.
是这样的,一天早上我买了份报纸,看到了南极探险的广告。
31 Oct,1914
A Successful Failure
An expedition to the South Pole with the great Sir Ernest Shackleton-this is the adventure that I have been dreaming of. And 1 was ready for it. At the age of 19, 1 am fit and full of vigour. However, when 1 applied to join t