A South Pole Expedition 4
On the way back down to the coast, our crampons — they're the spikes on our boots that we have for traveling over this blue ice on the glacier — broke on the top of the Beardmore.
ps:在返回海岸的路上，我们的冰爪——它们是我们穿过冰川上蓝色冰层时靴子上的钉子——在熊洞的顶部折断了。
On the way在路上; 在旅行中; “on/along the way”的变体
back down放弃; 打退堂鼓
crampons带钉铁鞋底; crampon的复数
spikes尖状物; 尖头; 尖刺; 鞋钉; 钉鞋; 用尖物刺入; 在…中偷偷掺入; 拒绝发表; 阻止…传播; 阻挠; spike的第三人称单数和复数
boots靴子; 行李箱; 猛踢; 装入操作系统; 启动; 启动，操作系统已安装; 在车轮上装制动装置; boot的第三人称单数和复数
traveling<篮球>带球走步，走步违例; 同行的;活动的;移动的
blue ice蓝冰
glacier冰川
broke没钱; 囊中羞涩; 破产; 破，裂，碎; 弄坏; 损坏; 坏掉; 弄破; 使流血; break的过去式
Beardmore比德莫尔
We still had 100 miles to go downhill on very slippery rock-hard blue ice.
ps:我们还有100英里的路要走下坡路，在非常滑的岩石上，坚硬的蓝色冰上。
miles英里(= 1 609米或1 760码); 大面积; 长距离; 很多; 远远地; mile的复数
go downhill走下坡路; 每况愈下
very很，非常，十分，极; (强调形容词最高级或置于own前)完全，十足; 完全同样; 完全同一; 正是的，恰好的，同一的; 最…的，极端的，十足的; 仅仅的，唯独的，甚至于
slippery滑的; 滑得抓不住的; 油滑的; 滑头滑脑的; 靠不住的; 难以应对的; 棘手的
blue ice蓝冰
They needed repairing almost every hour.
To give you an idea of scale, this is looking down towards the mouth of the Beardmore Glacier.
ps:为了给你一个规模的概念，这是向下看比尔德莫尔冰川口。
give给; 交给; 赠送; 赠与; 送给; 提供，供给，供应; 伸展性; 弹性
idea想法; 构思; 主意; 印象; 概念; 意见; 看法; 信念
scale规模，范围，程度; 等级; 级别; 等级体系; 攀登; 到达…顶点; 去鳞; 刮除牙石
looking看; 瞧; 寻找; 寻求; 注意; 留心; 留神; look的现在分词
down向下; 朝下; 在下面; 下; 在较低水平; 下降; 下跌; 向下，往下; 沿着; 顺着; 朝着; 贯穿…时间; 遍及…时期; 喝下，吃下，咽下; 使倒下; 击倒; 悲哀; 沮丧; 情绪低落; 停机; 停止运行; 绒羽; 绒毛; 软毛; 汗毛; 进攻分段，10码进攻(球队可向前推进10码持球进攻的四次机会。球队在连续四次进攻中失球或未能推进10码即不能继续)
towards向; 朝; 对着; 趋向，接近，将近; 将近
mouth嘴; 口; 需要供养的人; 入口; 开口; 不出声地说; 言不由衷地说
You could fit the entirety of Manhattan in the gap on the horizon.
ps:你可以把整个曼哈顿都放在地平线上。
You你; 您; 你们; 与名词及形容词连用，直接称呼某人; 泛指任何人
could用于can的过去时; 能，可以; 能; 把装罐保存; 让…卷铺盖走人; 炒…的鱿鱼; can的过去分词和过去式
fit适合，合身; 可容纳，装进; 试穿; 健壮的; 健康的; 适合的，恰当的，合格的; 可能做某事至极端程度; 突发，发作; 昏厥; 痉挛; 一阵; 发作，冲动
entirety全部; 全体; 整体
Manhattan曼哈顿鸡尾酒
gap开口; 豁口; 缺口; 裂口; 间断; 间隔; 间隙; 分歧; 隔阂; 差距; 造成缝隙; 使成缺口; 使豁裂豁开; 张开; 有缺口; 露出裂口
on the horizon已露端倪的;即将发生的
That's 20 miles between Mount Hope and Mount Kiffin.
I've never felt as small as I did in Antarctica.
When we got down to the mouth of the glacier, we found fresh snow had obscured the dozens of deep crevasses.
ps:当我们到达冰川口时，我们发现新鲜的雪遮住了几十个深裂缝。
When什么时候; 何时; 什么情况下; 什么场合下; 在那时; 其时; 当时; 当场; 在…时候; 当…时; 在…期间; 在…之后; 在任何…时候
mouth嘴; 口; 需要供养的人; 入口; 开口; 不出声地说; 言不由衷地说
glacier冰川
found创建，创办; 建立，兴建; 把…基于; 把…建立在; find的过去分词和过去式
obscured使模糊; 使隐晦; 使费解; obscure的过去分词和过去式
dozens of几十；很多
deep深的; 厚的; 纵深的; 宽的; 有…深的; 深深地; 在深处; 至深处; 海; 海洋
crevasses裂缝，裂隙，冰隙; crevasse的复数
One of Shackleton's men described crossing this sort of terrain as like walking over the glass roof of a railway station.
ps:沙克尔顿的一个手下描述说，穿越这种地形就像走过火车站的玻璃屋顶。
Shackleton沙克尔顿
menman 的复数
described描述; 形容; 把…称为; 做…运动; 画出…图形; 形成…形状; describe的过去分词和过去式
crossing安全通行处; 人行横道; 渡口; 过境处; 交叉点; 十字路口; 交叉道口; 横渡; 穿越; 越过; 横过; 渡过; 交叉; 相交; 使交叉; 使交叠; cross的现在分词
sort of有几分;近似;有那么点儿
terrain地形; 地势; 地带
walking行走; 步行; 散步; 徒步旅行; 竞走; 似人的; 活的; 走; 陪伴…走; 护送…走; walk的现在分词
railway station火车站
We fell through more times than I can remember, usually just putting a ski or a boot through the snow.
ps:我们摔倒的次数比我记得的要多，通常只是把滑雪板或靴子放在雪地里。
times乘以; 倍; 时间; 时间，钟点，时刻; 时，时间; 为…安排时间; 选择…的时机; 计时; 测定…所需的时间; 在某一时刻击球; time的第三人称单数和复数
remember回想起; 记得; 记起; 想起; 记住; 把…牢记在心
usually通常地; 正常地; 一般地; 经常地
just正好; 恰好; 正当…时; 不少于; 同样; 公正的; 正义的; 正当的; 合理的; 正直的人; 公正的人; 合适的; 恰当的
putting放; 安置; 猛推; 用力插入; 将…送往; 使…前往; put的现在分词; putt的现在分词
ski滑雪板; 滑雪的; 滑雪
boot靴子; 行李箱; 猛踢; 装入操作系统; 启动; 启动，操作系统已安装; 在车轮上装制动装置
through从…一端至另一端; 穿过; 贯穿; 透过…看到; 隔着…听到; 自始至终; 从头到尾; 从一端到另一端; 通过; 从头至尾; 直达的，直通的，联运的，全程的; 直达的; 直通的
snow雪; 雪花; 积雪; 降雪量; 一场雪; 下雪; 蒙，唬
Occasionally we went in all the way up to our armpits, but thankfully never deeper than that.
ps:偶尔我们会一直走到腋窝，但谢天谢地，从来没有比腋窝更深。
Occasionally偶然; 偶尔; 有时候
all the way一路; 自始至终;一直
up to干; 到; 胜任; …的责任
armpits腋; 腋窝; armpit的复数
thankfully幸亏; 高兴地; 感激地
never从不; 绝不; 从未; 未曾; (与not同义，语气较强)一点都不; 不会吧
deeper深深地; 在深处; 至深处; 深的; 厚的; 纵深的; 宽的; 有…深的; deep的比较级
than比; 多于，小于，少于; 就
And less than five weeks ago, after 105 days, we crossed this oddly inauspicious finish line, the coast of Ross Island on the New Zealand side of Antarctica.
ps:不到五周前，在105天之后，我们穿越了这条奇怪的不吉利的终点线，南极洲新西兰一侧的罗斯岛海岸。
less than毫不; 完全不; 一点都不
weeks周; 星期; 礼拜; 一周; 七天的时间; 五天; week的复数
crossed穿越; 越过; 横过; 渡过; 交叉; 相交; 使交叉; 使交叠; cross的过去分词和过去式
oddly古怪地; 怪异地; 反常地; 令人奇怪地; 令人惊奇地
inauspicious预示前景黯淡的; 不祥的; 不吉利的
finish line终点线
coast海岸; 海滨; 滑行，惯性滑行; 快速平稳地移动; 不费力地取得成功
New Zealand新西兰; 缩写词为NZ
Antarctica南极洲
You can see the ice in the foreground and the sort of rubbly rock behind that.
ps:你可以看到前面的冰和后面的岩石。
ice冰; 冰场; 溜冰场; 冰块; 在加糖霜
foreground前景; 瞩目地位; 重要位置; 强调; 突出
sort of有几分;近似;有那么点儿
rock岩石; 石山; 礁石; 巨石块; 岩块; 轻轻摇晃，缓缓摆动; 惊吓; 使震惊; 使害怕; 剧烈摇摆，猛烈晃动
behind在…的后面; 在…的背面; 落后于; 支持; 赞成; 在后面较远处; 留在原地; 拖欠;
Behind us lay an unbroken ski trail of nearly 1,800 miles.
We'd made the longest ever polar journey on foot, something I'd been dreaming of doing for a decade.
Questions:
1.How do the Beardmore Glacier make Saunders feel?
the humblest he had ever felt in his life.
2.Why did the fresh snow on Beardmore glacier make their journey even more dangerous?
it caused the crevasses to be hidden.
3.if something is inauspicious, it seems to show that...
its future success is unlikely.
4.What record did Saunders and his partner break?
they made the longest ever polar journey on foot.
5.What was this record so important to Saunders?
he had wanted to accomplish this goal for more than a decade.
6.Why did Saunders and his partner have difficult return journey to the coast?
Their crampons broke.
And looking back, I still stand by all the things I've been saying for years about the importance of goals and determination and self-belief.
ps：回顾过去，我仍然坚持我多年来一直在说的关于目标、决心和自信的重要性的一切。
looking看; 瞧; 寻找; 寻求; 注意; 留心; 留神; look的现在分词
stand by做好准备; 准备行动; 坐视不理; 袖手旁观; 继续支持; 坚持，遵守，信守
things东西; 物; 物件; 物品; 事物; 用品，衣服; 用具; thing的复数
've(=value engineering)价值工程学; 同“have”
saying谚语; 格言; 警句; 说; 讲; 告诉; 念; 朗诵; 背诵; 表达，表述; say的现在分词
for years好几年
importance重要性; 重要; 重大
goals球门; 射门; 进球得分; 目标; 目的; goal的复数
determination决心; 果断; 坚定; 决定，确定，规定; 查明; 测定; 计算
self-belief自信
But I'll also admit that I hadn't given much thought to what happens when you reach the all-consuming goal that you've dedicated most of your adult life to, and the reality is that I'm still figuring that bit out.
ps:但我也承认，我并没有考虑过当你达到你成年后大部分时间都致力于实现的目标时会发生什么，而现实是，我仍然在琢磨这一点。
admit承认; 招认; 招供; 准许…进入
thought想法; 看法; 主意; 记忆; 心思; 思想; 思考能力; 思维过程; 思考; 思维; 认为; 以为; 想; 思索; 琢磨; think的过去分词和过去式
happens发生，出现; 出现，发生; 碰巧; 恰好; happen的第三人称单数
reach到达; 抵达; 引起…的注意; 增加到，提升到; 手臂展开的长度; 臂展; 波及范围; 影响范围; 河段; 直水道
goal球门; 射门; 进球得分; 目标; 目的
've(=value engineering)价值工程学; 同“have”
dedicated献身的：专心致志的; 一心一意的; 专用的; 专门用途的; 把…奉献给; 题献词; 为…举行奉献典礼; 为举行落成典礼; dedicate的过去分词和过去式
most of大多数
reality现实; 实际情况; 事实; 实际经历; 见到的事物
figuring是重要部分; 是…的部分; 认为，认定; 计算; figure的现在分词
As I said, there are very few superficial signs that I've been away. I've put on 30 pounds.
ps:正如我所说，很少有表面的迹象表明我已经离开了。我胖了30磅。
said说; 讲; 告诉; 念; 朗诵; 背诵; 表达，表述; say的过去分词和过去式
there are有; 可数名词的复数形式; 许多重要事情要谈
very few极少数的；非常少; 屈指可数
superficial粗略的; 肤浅的; 粗枝大叶的; 浅薄的; 表面的; 外面的; 外表的; 表层的; 表皮的
signs迹象; 征兆; 预兆; 招牌; 标牌; 指示牌; 标志; 示意的动作; 手势; 签; 署; 签字; 签署; 和…签约; 示意; 打手势; sign的第三人称单数和复数
've(=value engineering)价值工程学; 同“have”
been曾经到过; are的过去分词; be的过去分词
away离开，在处; 去别处; 朝另一个方向; 不在; 离开
put on穿; 戴; 涂; 抹; 上演; 举办; 展出; 增加; 打开; 播放（唱片、磁带或CD光盘）; 烹调; 加热; 对…下赌注; 押赌注于…; 提高…的成本; 假装，矫饰
pounds英镑(英国货币单位，等于100便士); 镑; 英镑与外币的比值; 反复击打
I've got some very faint, probably covered in makeup now, frostbite scars.
ps:我有点晕眩，可能是化了妆，冻伤了。
got得到(get的过去式和过去分词); 抓住
faint微弱的，不清楚的; 微小的; 可能性不大的; 不热情的; 不积极的; 昏厥
probably几乎肯定; 很可能; 大概
covered盖着一层; 盖满; 有顶的; 掩蔽; 遮盖; 盖; 覆盖; 撒上，洒上，溅上; cover的过去分词和过去式
makeup化妆品; 天性;性格; 组成; 构成
frostbite冻伤; 冻疮; 参加冬季帆船比赛使冻伤; 使受霜害
scars伤疤; 伤痕; 瘢痕; 创伤; 有损外观的地方; 污点; 杀风景之处; 在…上结疤; 给…留下
I've got one on my nose, one on each cheek, from where the goggles are, but inside I am a very different person indeed.
ps:我鼻子上有一个，脸颊上各有一个，护目镜就在那里，但我内心确实是一个完全不同的人。
got得到(get的过去式和过去分词); 抓住
one on一击打上球穴草地，一击打入球穴周场地
nose鼻; 鼻子; 有…鼻子的; 头部，头锥; 小心翼翼地向前移动; 嗅，拱，顶
cheek面颊; 脸颊; 有…面颊的; 面颊…的; 半边屁股; 对…粗鲁无礼地说
goggles护目镜; 风镜; 游泳镜; 瞪大眼睛看; goggle的第三人称单数和复数
inside在…内; 在…里; 少于; 在里面; 在监狱里; 被监禁; 里面; 内部; 内侧; 慢车道; 内侧，里道，内圈; 内部的; 里面的; 从内部了解到的; 内线干的
person人; 个人; 某人; 从事…工作的人; 人员
indeed强调肯定的陈述或答复; (用于very和形容词或副词之后，强调叙述、描写等)真正
If I'm honest, Antarctica challenged me and humbled me so deeply that I'm not sure I'll ever be able to put it into words.
ps:如果我说实话，南极洲的挑战让我非常谦卑，我不确定我是否能用语言表达出来。
honest诚实的; 老实的; 正直的; 坦率的; 坦诚的; 真诚的; 显示内心诚意的; 表示态度诚恳的
Antarctica南极洲
challenged伤残的，有残疾的; 对…怀疑; 拒绝接受; 向挑战; 强烈建议; 考查…的能力; 考验…的技巧; challenge的过去分词和过去式
humbled贬低; 使感到卑微; 轻松打败; 低声下气; 谦逊; 虚心; humble的过去分词和过去式
deeply很; 非常; 极其; 深刻地，强烈地，深沉地; 至深处
sure确信; 确知; 肯定; 有把握; 一定，必定，无疑; 无疑; 当然; 确实，的确; 不用客气，应该的
ever(用于否定句和疑问句，或与if连用的句子)在任何时候，从来; 以往任何时候，曾经; 不断地; 总是; 始终
be able to能做到…的; 可以…的，能够…的
words单词; 词; 字; 说的话; 话语; 言语; 诺言; 许诺; 保证; 措辞; 用词; word的第三人称
I'm still struggling to piece together my thoughts.
That I'm standing here telling this story is proof that we all can accomplish great things, through ambition, through passion, through sheer stubbornness, by refusing to quit, that if you dream something hard enough, as Sting said, it does indeed come to pass.
ps:我站在这里讲这个故事证明，我们都可以通过雄心壮志、激情、固执、拒绝放弃来完成伟大的事情，如果你梦想得足够努力，正如斯汀所说，它确实会实现。
ambition追求的目标; 夙愿; 野心; 雄心; 志向; 抱负
passion强烈情感; 激情; 盛怒; 激愤; 强烈的爱
sheer用来强调事物的大小、程度或数量; 完全的; 纯粹的; 十足的; 陡峭的; 垂直地; 陡峭地; 偏航; 使偏航; 使急转向
stubbornness固执
refusing拒绝; 回绝; 推却; 拒绝给; refuse的现在分词
quit离开; 离任; 离校; 停止; 戒掉; 离开，迁出，搬离
Sting刺; 蜇; 叮; 感觉刺痛，感觉灼痛; 激怒; 使不安; 螫针，刺; 刺，刺毛; 刺伤; 蜇伤; 叮伤; 剧痛，痛苦
come to pass实现，产生，出现
But I'm also standing here saying, you know what, that cliche about the journey being more important than the destination?
ps:但我也站在这里说，你知道吗，关于旅程比目的地更重要的陈词滥调？
standing长期存在的; 永久性的; 常设的; 站着进行的; 地位; 级别; 身份; 名声; 持续时间; 排名，名次; 站立; 立; 直立; 站起来; 起立; 使直立; 竖放; 使站立; stand的现在分词
here在这里，向这里; 现在; 在这一点上; 给某人东西或指出某物时说; 喂，嘿; 主动提议时说
saying谚语; 格言; 警句; 说; 讲; 告诉; 念; 朗诵; 背诵; 表达，表述; say的现在分词
cliche陈词滥调; 陈腐的套语; 使用陈词滥调
journey旅行，行程; 旅行
being存在; 生存; 生物; 思想感情; 身心; are的现在分词; be的现在分词
more important重要的; 有重大影响的; 有巨大价值的; 影响很大的; 权威的; important的比较级
than比; 多于，小于，少于; 就
destination目的地; 终点; 作为目的地的
There's something in that.
The closer I got to my finish line, that rubbly, rocky coast of Ross Island, the more I started to realize that the biggest lesson that this very long, very hard walk might be teaching me is that happiness is not a finish line, that for us humans, the perfection that so many of us seem to dream of might not ever be truly attainable.
ps:我离终点越近，罗斯岛崎岖不平的海岸，我就越开始意识到，这段漫长而艰难的旅程可能教会我的最大教训是，幸福不是终点，对我们人类来说，我们许多人似乎梦想的完美可能永远无法实现。
got to接触到; 开始; 收买
finish line终点线
very hard非常困难
for us对我们有利
so many那么多的; 很多; 和…一样多的; 全都是
dream of梦见; 梦想，渴望; 考虑，会做得出
and that if we can't feel content here, today, now, on our journeys amidst the mess and the striving that we all inhabit, the open loops, the half-finished to-do lists, the could-do-better-next-times, then we might never feel it.
ps:如果我们在这里感觉不到满足，今天，现在，在我们的旅途中，在我们所有人居住的混乱和奋斗中，在开放的循环中，在完成了一半的待办事项列表中，下一次可以做得更好，那么我们可能永远感觉不到它。
and that而且，并且
journeys旅行，行程; 旅行; journey的第三人称单数和复数
amidst同 amid; 在…过程中; 在…中
mess肮脏; 杂乱; 不整洁; 麻烦，困境，混乱; 不整洁的人; 使不整洁; 弄脏; 弄乱; 随地便溺
striving努力; 奋斗; 力争; 力求; strive的现在分词
inhabit居住在; 栖居于
loops环形; 环状物; 圆圈; 环，圈; 循环电影胶片; 循环音像磁带; 使成环; 使绕成圈; 成环形运动; loop的第三人称单数和复数
half-finished半加工的；半成品的；半完成的
to-do忙乱; 喧嚷; 大惊小怪; 吵吵嚷嚷
A lot of people have asked me, what next?
Right now, I am very happy just recovering and in front of hotel buffets.
But as Bob Hope put it, I feel very humble, but I think I have the strength of character to fight it.
ps:但正如鲍勃·霍普所说，我觉得自己很谦虚，但我认为我有能力与之抗争
Hope希望，期望; 希望; 期望; 希望的东西; 期望的事情; 被寄予希望的人
put放; 安置; 猛推; 用力插入; 将…送往; 使…前往
feel觉得; 感到; 体会到; 注意到，意识到，感觉到; 感觉到; 触觉; 手感; 触摸; 摸; 印象，感受; 气氛
very很，非常，十分，极; (强调形容词最高级或置于own前)完全，十足; 完全同样; 完全同一; 正是的，恰好的，同一的; 最…的，极端的，十足的; 仅仅的，唯独的，甚至于
humble谦逊的; 虚心的; 表示谦逊，但不够诚挚或认真; 低下的，卑微的; 贬低; 使感到卑微; 轻松打败; 低声下气; 谦逊; 虚心
think认为; 以为; 想; 思考; 思索; 思想; 琢磨; 想法
have有; 持有; 占有; 由…组成; 显示出，带有; 与过去分词连用构成完成时
fight打仗; 战斗; 作战; 搏斗; 打斗; 打架; 参加; 竞争; 斗争; 比赛，竞赛
Thank you.
Questions:
1. what cliche does Saunders used to emphasize his points?
the journey is more important than the destination.
2.What is Saunders message to the audiences?
Happiness isn't found at the finish line, it is found during the journey.
3.How was Saunders' body affected by his journey?
Frosbite left him with a couple of scars on his face.
4.If something is a cliche, it...
is overused.
5.What is Saunders in a process of figuring out?
What happens after a lifelong goal is accomplished.
6.If something is all-consuming, it...
takes almost all of one's attention in time.
Fill in the blanks:
But I'll also admit that I hadn't given much thought to what happens when you reach the all-consuming goal that you've dedicated most of your adult life to, and the reality is that I'm still figuring that bit out.
Read and repeat the sentences：
1.I've never felt as small as I did in Antarctica.
2.I've got some very faint, probably covered in makeup now, frostbite scars.
3.You could fit the entirety of Manhattan in the gap on the horizon.
4.When we got down to the mouth of the glacier, we found fresh snow had obscured the dozens of deep crevasses.
5.They accomplished the longest ever polar journey on foot.
6.The glacier made Saunders feel the smallest he had ever felt in his life.
7.We'd made the longest ever polar journey on foot, something I'd been dreaming of doing for a decade.
8.For more than a century this journey has remained unfinished.
9.Because he called in the plane , it prevented his dream from being perfect.
10.We did have some technology that Scott could never have imagined.
11.We traveled up and down one of the largest and most dangerous glaciers in the world.
12. Antarctica was , for the most part, a century ago, uncharted.
13.it is much easier to write a proposal about human limits than to actually experience them.
14.i hope in that you might find some food for thought.
15.calling for that plane was one of the toughest decisions of my life.
16.they took 12 hours to reach us from the other side of Antarctica.
17.the food was running out so they had to eat half rations.
18.it is much easier to write a proposal about human limits than to actually experience them,