Lesson 43


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Over the South Pole


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First listen and then answer the question.


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How was the plane able to clear the mountains?


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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.


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Though, at first, Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the mountains that lay below,


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they soon ran into serious trouble.


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At one point, it seemed certain that their plane would crash.


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It could only get over the mountains if it rose to 10,000 feet.


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Byrd at once ordered his men to throw out two heavy food sacks.


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The plane was then able to rise and it cleared the mountains by 400 feet.


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Byrd now knew that he would be able to reach the South Pole which was 300 miles away,


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for there were no more mountains in sight.


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The aircraft was able to fly over the endless white plains without difficulty.


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pole  [pəul]  n.（地球的）极

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flight  [flait]  n. 飞行

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explorer  [iksˈplɔ:rə]  n. 探险家

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lie  [lai]  v. 处于

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serious   [ˈsiəriəs]   adj. 严重的

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point   [pɔint]   n. 地点

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seem  [si:m]  v. 似乎

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crash  [kræʃ]  v. 坠毁

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sack  [sæk]  n. 袋子

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clear  [kliə]  v. 越过

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aircraft  [ˈɛəkrɑ:ft]  n. 飞机

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endless  [ˈendlis]  adj. 无尽的

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plain   [plein]   n. 平原

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