新西兰英语 325 Historic Antarctic photos

　　An exhibition of historic¹ Antarctic² photographs opened at Canterbury museum in Christchurch today. Some of the photos were taken during Captain Scott’s journey to the South Pole 100 years ago while the other photos were of Shackleton’s expedition³ from 1914 to 1916. All these photos are part of the Queen’s collection. They were given to her grandfather, King George V. This exhibition will be at Canterbury museum until February next year.
Christchurch is the right place to show these photos because this is where both Scott and Shackleton started their journeys to the Antarctic. Christchurch has a strong link with the Antarctic today; USA, New Zealand and some other countries use Christchurch airport to fly their scientists south to the Antarctic. Christchurch also has an Antarctic centre near the airport and a historic Antarctic display in the museum. The exhibition will return to London in February.
All New Zealand children learn about Scott’s journey to the South Pole. He and his team wanted to be the first to reach the Pole but when they got there, they found a tent with the flag of Norway. The Norwegian, Roald Amundsen, had got there 35 days before. Scott and the four other men all died on their return journey.
Shackleton’s ship, The Endurance⁴, with 28 men on board, was crushed⁵ by sea ice near the Antarctic, in the winter of 1915. The story of how they survived is shown in these amazing photos. Sadly, the photographer, Frank⁶ Hurley, had to destroy 400 of his negatives which were on glass plates and too heavy to carry to land. He kept 120 which are now part of the Queen’s collection.
The photos of Scott’s expedition were taken mostly by Herbert Ponting. Today, these are large, beautiful photographs showing wonderful scenery⁷ of icebergs⁸ and pictures of the men on this expedition. The quality of the photos is first class.
Questions
1. Does your country have a scientific base in the Antarctic?
2. What were cameras like 100 years ago? Both Ponting and Hurley also had movie cameras. What were they like/
3. Scott, Amundsen and Shackleton were explorers⁹. Are there still unknown places for explorers to explore today?

1 historic   

adj.历史上著名的，具有历史意义的

参考例句：

• This is a historic occasion.这是具有重大历史意义的时刻。
• We are living in a great historic era.我们正处在一个伟大的历史时代。

2 Antarctic   

adj.南极(区)的；n.(the A-)南极洲，南极圈

参考例句：

• The Antarctic is a mountainous area.南极洲是一个多山的地区。
• It is well known that penguins live in the Antarctic.企鹅生活在南极洲是众所周知的。

3 expedition   

n.远征，探险队，迅速；

参考例句：

• The scientists will go on an expedition to the South Pole.这些科学家们将要去南极考察。
• Who will be responsible for the expedition's supplies?谁将负责探险队的物资供应？

4 endurance   

n.耐久力，忍耐力，耐久的时期，持续的时间

参考例句：

• She reached the end of endurance.她到了忍受的极限。
• The exercise obviously will improve strength and endurance.这种锻炼会明显改善体力增加耐力。

5 crushed   

a.压碎的，倒碎的

参考例句：

• The car was completely crushed under the truck. 小轿车被卡车压得完全变形了。
• The box was crushed when the car ran over it. 汽车辗过箱子时把它给压碎了。

6 frank   

adj.坦白的，直率的，真诚的

参考例句：

• A frank discussion can help to clear the air.坦率的谈论有助于消除隔阂。
• She is frank and outgoing.她很爽朗。

7 scenery   

n.景色，风景，场景，场面

参考例句：

• The west lake is famous for its beautiful scenery.西湖以风景优美著称。
• She enjoys mountain scenery.她喜欢山景。

8 icebergs   

n.冰山，流冰( iceberg的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The drift of the icebergs in the sea endangers the ships. 海上冰山的漂流危及船只的安全。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The icebergs towered above them. 冰山高耸于他们上方。 来自辞典例句

9 explorers   

n.探险家，勘探者( explorer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The explorers climbed a mound to survey the land around them. 勘探者爬上土丘去勘测周围的土地。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The explorers had to rough it when they got into the jungle. 那些探险者进入丛林后，不得不过着艰苦的生活。 来自《简明英汉词典》