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the Coldest Place on Earth Chapter 1 Two Ships
1 两艘船
The race began in the summer of 比赛开始于1910年夏天。 1910． On June lst，in London，a black 6月1日，伦敦。特若·诺ship，the Terra Nova， went down the 瓦号这艘黑船顺泰晤士河而river Thames to the sea．Thousands of 下，向大海驶去。成千上万的people stood by the river to watch 人伫立岸边观望，所有的人脸it．They were all excited and happy． 上都露出兴奋与幸福。 特若·诺瓦号上，队长罗 On the Terra Nova，Captain Robert 伯特·福尔康·斯科特无声Falcon Scott smiled quietly．It was a 地笑了。这一天对他来说太重very important day for him．He was a 要了。他个头不高，但长得壮strong man，not very tall，in the blue 实，穿着蓝色的队长制服。他clothes of a captain．He was forty-one 虽说已经41岁，但是由于长years old，but he had a young face，着一张娃娃脸，所以看上去仍like a boy．His eyes were dark and 像个小孩。他双眼乌黑而又沉quiet． 静。 One man on the ship，Titus Oates， 泰特斯·奥茨，船上的一smiled at Scott． 位水手，冲着队长笑了。 “多么令人兴奋的日子 'What an exciting day，Captain！啊，队长！”他说，“看看这'he said．'Look at those people！I feel 些人！我觉得自己好似成为重like an important man！' 要人物了！” 队长朗声笑了。“泰特 Scott laughed．'You are 斯，你的确是重要人物，”他important，Titus，'he said．'And you're 说，“而且你很快就要名扬天going to be famous，too．We all are．Do 下，就同我们大家一样。你看you see this flag？'He looked at the 到这国旗了吗？”他注视着big British flag at the back of the 船尾那面巨幅的英国国旗，微ship，and smiled at Oates．'That flag 笑着对奥茨说：“那面国旗将is coming with us，'he said． 会随我们一道去。 'In the Antarctic，I'm going to 在南极洲，我将把它夹在carry it under my clothes． We're 衣服里面带着。我们将成为首going to be the first men at the South 批到达南极的人，那面国旗也Pole，and that flag is going to be 将是第一面到达南极的旗first，too！' 帜。”
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Five days later，on June 6th，a man 5天以后，6月6日。在opened the door of his wooden house in 挪威，一个人拉开了自己的木Norway．He was a tall man，with a long 房子的门。这人高个、长脸。face．He waited outside the house for 他在室外稍候片刻，四周万籁a minute．Everything was very quiet．He 俱寂。他目光所及之处，没有could see no houses，only mountains，住房，只有群山、树林和大海。trees，and wa-ter．It was nearly 天近傍晚，群山上面是黑沉沉dark．The sky was black over the 的一片天空。 mountains． The man smiled，and walked quickly 这人脸上露出微笑，快步away from the house，down to the sea．In 离开木屋，朝海边走去。大海the water，a big wooden ship waited for 中，一艘大型木船正等着他。him．The man got onto the ship，and 他来到船上，与朋友们聊着，talked and laughed quietly with his 悄悄地笑着。 friends． The ship's name was Fram，and the 这船叫弗雷门号，这人便man was Roald Amundsen．The Fram was 是罗阿尔·阿蒙森。阿蒙森认the most beautiful ship on earth，为，弗雷门号是地球上最美丽Amundsen thought． 的一艘船。 他的朋友是地球上最优 His friends were the best skiers 秀的滑雪者。其中有位朋友叫on earth，too．One of them，Olav 奥拉夫·比阿兰德，正冲着他Bjaaland，smiled at him． 微笑。 'North Pole，here we come，Captain，'he said． “北极，我们去那儿，队长。”他说。 “是的，”阿蒙森说。由 'Yes．'Amundsen said．His friends 于天色已黑，这位朋友看不见could not see his face in the 他的面部表情。“弗雷门号正dark．'Fram is going to the Arctic．' 驶向北极。” Everyone on the Fram was ready to 弗雷门号上的每个人全go to the North Pole，to the 都准备就绪：到北极圈，上北Arctic．Amundsen wanted to go there，极。阿蒙森也想去那儿。然而too．But first he wanted to go 他第一想做的事，便是向南航south．His friends didn't know that． 行。他的朋友却毫不知情。 At midnight on June 6th，the Fram 6月6日午夜，弗雷门号moved quietly away from Amundsen's 无声地驶离阿蒙森的家园，驶house，out to sea． 向大海。 Chapter 2 The Race
2 比赛
The Fram went to an island in the 弗雷门号抵达挪威南部south of Norway．It was a very little 的一个小岛。该岛很小，仅有
island，with only one small wooden 一间小木屋，两棵树，还有将house，two trees—and nearly a hundred 近100条狗。 dogs． 'Look at that！'Bjaaland “看那儿！”比阿兰德said．'It's an island of dogs！There 说，“是座狗岛！海水里有狗，are dogs in the water，near the trees，树旁有狗，房顶上有狗，处处on the house—dogs everywhere！' 都有狗！”
Two men came out of the 房内走出两个人。“哈塞house．'Hassel！Lindstrom！'Amundsen 尔！林德斯特伦！”阿蒙森呼said．'It's good to see you！How many 唤说，“见到你们就好了！你dogs do you have for me？' 们给我养了多少条狗？” 'Ninety-nine，Roald，'said “99条，罗阿尔，”哈塞Hassel．'The best ninety-nine dogs 尔说，“99条格陵兰最好的from Greenland．And they're very 狗。这些狗太好过了，啥事不happy！They don't work；they just eat 干，整天好吃好玩！它们正在and play all day！They're having a 这儿欢度夏天呢！”
won-derful summer here！' 'Good，good．'Amundsen “好，好，”阿蒙森朗声laughed．'But that's finished 笑了，“但是现在这一切全结now．Hey，Bjaaland！Stop 束了。喂，比阿兰德！别笑啦，laughing—come down here and help 下船来这儿，帮帮我，把这些me．Let's get all these dogs onto the 狗全弄到船上去！”
ship！' It was not easy．The dogs were fat 这事并不容易。这些狗又and strong，and they didn't want to go 肥又壮，不愿上船。然而在苦on the ship．But at last，after three 干3小时后，所有99条狗全hours'hard work，all ninety-nine were 都上船，弗雷门号再度驶向大on the ship，and the Fram went out to 海。 sea again． The men were not happy．The 船上的人员高兴不起来：weather was bad，the dogs were dirty，气候恶劣，狗群肮脏，而且有and some of the men were ill．They 人病倒了。于是，他们便开始began to ask questions． 提出种种问题。 'Why are we bringing dogs witn “我们为什么要带这些us？'asked one man，Jo- hansen．'We're 狗？”有人提问说，他叫约翰going thousands of kilometres south，森。“我们即将南行好几千公past Cape Horn，and then north to 里，穿越合恩角，然后向北，Alaska．Why not wait，and get dogs in 到阿拉斯加。为什么不等等，Alaska？' 等到阿拉斯加后再弄狗？” 'Don't ask me，'said his friend， “别问我，”他的朋友赫Helmer Hanssen，'I don't understand 尔默·汉森说，“我也搞不it．' 懂。”

The men talked for a long 好长时间内，这些人一直time．Then，on September 9th， Amundsen 都在议论纷纷。后来，9月9called everyone to the back of the 日那天，阿蒙森将所有人员召ship．He stood quietly and looked at 集到大船尾部。他静静地站them．Behind him was a big map．It was 着，看着众人。他身后有一大not a map of the Arctic．It was a map 幅地图，然而这不是北极地of Antarctica． 图，而是南极洲地图。 Bjaaland looked at Helmer 比阿兰德看着赫尔Hanssen，and laughed．Then Amundsen 默·汉森，笑出声来。这时，began to speak． 阿蒙森开始讲话。 'Boys，'he said．'I know you are “伙计们，”他说，“我unhappy．You often ask me difficult 知道你们心中不满。你们经常questions，and I don't answer．Well，问我一些难题，我都没有回I'm going to an-swer all those 答。好吧，今天我当即解答所questions now，today． 有的问题。” “两年前，我们便开始为 We began to work for this journey 这次旅程做准备。当时，我们two years ago．Then，we wanted to be 想成为最先抵达北极的人。然the first men at the North Pole．But 而去年，美国人皮里找到了北last year，Peary，an American，found 极。所以，美国人首先到达了the North Pole．So America was first 北极，而不是挪威人。我们现to the North Pole，not Norway．We're 在正要去那儿，但为时过晚going there，but we're too late．' 了。” 'I don't understand this， “我听不懂这些话，”比'Bjaaland thought．'Why is Amundsen 阿兰德心想，“阿蒙森身后挂talking about the North Pole，with a 着南极洲地图，为什么却大谈map of Antarctica behind him？' 北极呢？”
Amundsen stopped for a minute， 阿蒙森稍作停顿，缓缓地and looked at all the men slowly．No 看着全体人员。这时没有任何one said anything． 人多嘴。 'We have to go a long way south “到阿拉斯加前，还得南before we get to Alaska，'he 行好远的路，”他说。“你们said．'Very near Antarctica，you 都知道，几乎是到了南极洲。know．And Captain Scott，the 英国人斯科特队长今年正赶Englishman，is going to the South Pole 往南极。他想将英国国旗插在this year．He wants to put his British 那儿。美国国旗已经插上了北flag there．An American flag at the 极，而英国国旗正插向南North Pole，a British flag at the South 极。”
Pole．' Bjaaland began to understand．He 比阿兰德开始省悟了，脸started to smile and couldn't stop．He 上露出了微笑，难以自制。他was warm and excited． 浑身暖洋洋的，亢奋不已。 'Well，boys，'Amundsen said “好吧，伙计们，”阿蒙
slowly．'Do we want the British to put 森缓缓地说，“眼睁睁地看着their flag at the South Pole first？英国人将他们的旗帜首先插How fast can we travel？We have a lot 上南极，我们能同意吗？我们of dogs，and some of the most 的前行速度非常之快，不是won-derful skiers on earth—Bjaaland 吗？我们不仅带着许多狗，而here is the best in Norway！So I have 且拥有地球上最杰出的滑雪an idea，boys．Let's go to the South 能手：我们这儿的比阿兰德便Pole，and put the Norwegian flag there 是全挪威最优秀的！所以，我before the British！What do you say？有个主意，伙计们。咱们到南' 极去，赶在英国国旗之前，将挪威国旗插到那儿去！你们有何看法？” For a minute or two it was very 一时间，整个场面安静极quiet．Amundsen waited，and the men 了。阿蒙森等待着，而这些人watched him and thought．Then Bjaaland 看着他，考虑着这些。这时，laughed． 比阿兰德朗笑出声。 “对！”他说，“为什么 'Yes！'he said．'Why not？It's a 不呢？这是场滑雪比赛，难道ski race，isn't it，and the English 不是吗？再说，英国人不会滑can't ski！It's a wonderful idea，of 雪！这主意绝妙之极！咱们就course！Let's go！' 去那儿！” Chapter 3 The Ponies
3 小马
On October 27th，the Terra Nova 10月27日，特若·诺瓦arrived in Wellington，New 号船抵达新西兰的惠灵顿。当Zealand．When Scott came off the ship，斯科特走下船时，一位报社记a newspa-per man walked up to him． 者迎面走来。 “斯科特队长！斯科特队 'Captain Scott！Captain Scott！长！我能与你谈谈吗？”他Can I talk to you，please！'he said． 说。 Scott stopped and smiled．'Yes， 斯科特停下来，面带微of course，'he said．'What do you want 笑。“行，当然可以！”他说，to know？' “你想知道什么？” 'Are you going to win？'the man “你们会是赢家吗？”asked． 那人问。 “赢家？”斯科特问， 'Win？'Scott asked．'Win what？' “什么赢家？” 'Win the race to the South Pole， “当然是赢得前往南极of course，'the newspaper man 的竞赛。”报社记者说。“现said．'It's a race between you and 在这个竞赛在你与阿蒙森之Amundsen，now．Look at this！'He gave 间展开。瞧！”他将一份报纸a newspaper to Scott．Scott looked at 递给斯科特。斯科特看着报
it．It said：Scott's face went 纸。报上是这样写的：弗雷门white．'Give me that！'he said．He took 号正与斯科特争先到达南the newspaper and read it 极 .阿蒙森说：“我们将赢得carefully．The newspaper man watched 比赛！”斯科特脸色变得苍him，and waited．'Well，Captain Scott，白。“给我报纸！”他说。他'he said at last．'Who's going to win 拿过报纸认真阅读。记者观察this race？Tell me that！' 着他，期待着。“那么，斯科特队长，”他最终开口了，“谁将赢得这场比赛？请告诉我！” Scott looked at him angrily．'This 斯科特愤怒地看着他。is stupid！'he said．'It's not a race！“真是愚蠢！”他说，“这不I came here to learn about the 是比赛！我来这儿是为了了解Antarctic—I'm not interested in 南极。我对阿蒙森对比赛都不Amundsen，or in races！'Then he walked 感兴趣！”然后，他回到船上，back on-to his ship，with the 手里拿着那张报纸。 newspaper in his hand． Later that day，he talked to his 当天晚些时候，他对同行men．He gave them the newspaper，and 人员讲起这事，将报纸递给他laughed． 们，并且大笑起来。 “没关系，”他说，“我 'It doesn't matter，'he 们现今还在阿蒙森前面。我们said．'We're in front of Amundsen，不仅人数占优势，而且钱也更and we have more men，and more money．He 多。他呢，除了许多狗外，只has only eight men，and a lot of dogs．I 有8个人。我熟悉狗性：它们know about dogs—they don't work in 在南极洲干不了活儿。我们有the Antarctic．We have sixteen men and 16个人，还配有新式机动雪the new motor sledges—they are much 橇。这些雪橇比狗好使多了。better．And tomorrow the ponies are 明天，还有小马送来。我们需coming．We need ponies，motor sledges，要小马、机动雪橇以及身强力and good strong British men—that's 壮的英国人！这些就够了。忘all．Forget about Amundsen！He's not 了那个阿蒙森！他并不重important！' 要！” Scott asked Oates to look after 斯科特分配奥茨喂养小the ponies，but he did not let Oates 马，但不让他负责买马。在新buy them．When Oates first saw the 西兰，奥茨一见到这些小马，ponies，in New Zealand，he was very 便大为光火。这些小马大部分unhappy．Most of the ponies were old，都已老态毕呈，有些还是病and some of them were ill． 马。 'They're beautiful ponies，Titus， “这些都是漂亮的小马，'Scott said．'They come from 泰特斯，”斯科特说，“纯中China—they're wonderful ponies！' 国货，匹匹都极为出色！” Oates looked at them angrily，and 奥茨恼火地看着这些小
said nothing．Then he asked：'Where is 马，没有说什么。随即他问：their food，Captain？' “队长，它们的饲料在哪里？” 'Here！'Scott opened a door． “这儿！”斯科特打开一道门。 Oates looked inside．He thought 奥茨朝里看了看，思索了for a minute．'We need more food than 一会儿。“我们需要更多饲this，Captain Scott！These ponies are 料，斯科特队长！这些小马将going to work in the coldest place on 在地球上最冷的地区干活儿：earth—they need a lot of food—more 它们需要许多饲料，远不止这than this！' 些！” Scott smiled quietly．'We can't 斯科特无声地笑了。“这take more food on this ship，条船上，我们不可能带许多饲Titus．Where can we put it？But it 料，泰特斯。往哪放呢？没什doesn't matter，old boy．They're very 么关系，老兄。你看见了，这strong ponies，you know．The best 些马十分壮实，是地球上最好ponies on earth．' 的小马。” Later that night，Oates wrote a 那天深夜，奥茨给他母亲letter to his mother．There are 写了封信。信是这样写的：特nineteen ponies on the Terra Nova now，若·诺瓦号船上现在有 19匹he wrote．All the penies are in a small 小马，所有小马都养在船首的room at the front of the ship．We eat 小舱里。我们进餐的地方正好our food in the room under the ponies，位于装运小马的船舱下面。所so our table is often wet and 以我们的餐桌经常湿漉漉、脏dirty．Scott makes a lot of mistakes，兮兮的。我认为，斯科特犯了I think，and Antarc-tica is a very 许多错误。南极洲其实是非常dangerous place． 危险的地方。 Chapter 4 Food Depots
4 食品贮藏屋
The two ships，Terra Nova and 两艘船，特若·诺瓦号与fram，arrived in Antarctica，in 弗雷门号都抵达南极洲，时间January 1911，at the end of summer．The 为1911年1月，夏末。英国Englishmen and the Norwegians wanted 人与挪威人均想在这冰封的to stay on the ice all winter．They 天地里度过整个冬天。他们都wanted to be ready to go to the South 想做好准备工作，以求这儿第Pole at the beglnning of the next 二年夏天刚开始时能向南极Antarctic summer． 进军。 The dogs pulled the 群狗拉着挪威人的雪橇，Norwegians'sledges．They ran quickly 在雪地上高速奔跑，将从船上over the snow and pulled the big 卸下来的大雪橇拉到了冰封sledges from the ship onto the ice．The 世界。众人踩着滑雪板滑行在men ran beside them on skis． 一旁。
They put a big wooden house on the 他们在冰封世界上建起ice．The house was full of food，and 一座大木屋。屋子里堆满了食skis，and sledges．They called it 品、滑雪板以及雪橇。他们将Framheim．Out-side the house，the dogs 这木屋称作弗雷门海姆。木屋lived in holes under the snow．When the 外，群狗住在雪下挖出的狗洞house was ready，the men made their 里。当木屋准备就绪时，他们first journey south． 开始了首次南行征途。 Before the winter，they wanted to 在冬天来临之前，他们打take a lot of food south，and leave it 算向南方运出许多食物，并将in depots．For the long journey to the 食物放到各个贮藏屋里。因为Pole，they needed a lot of food，and 在奔赴南极的漫长旅程中，他they couldn't carry it all with 们需要许多食物。他们不可能them．On February 10th，five men，three 随身带着所有的食物！2月10sledges，eighteen dogs，and half a 日，5个人、3辆雪橇、18条tonne of food left Framheim and went 狗、以及半吨食物离开了弗雷south． 门海姆，向南而去。 It was easy．The weather was warm 事情进行得颇为顺利。此for the Antarctic，时的南极气候相对来说还算be-tween—7°Centigrade 暖和，介于－7℃与－17℃之and—17°Centigrade．The snow was 间。雪地质量不错，狗与雪橇good，and the dogs and skis went 都跑得不慢，每天能走五六十fast．They went fifty or sixty 公里。4天之后，他们到达南kilometres every day．After four days 纬80°的地方，建立了第一个they reached 80°South，and made the 贮藏屋。 first depot． Amundsen made his depot very 阿蒙森非常精心地修建carefully．It was very im-portant to 他的贮藏屋。明年夏天需要再find it again，next summer．So he put 度找到它，这点特别重要。所a big black flag on top．Then he put 以，他在贮藏屋顶上插上一面ten flags to the east of the 黑旗。随后他在贮藏屋的东边depot—each flag half a kilometre 插上10面旗帜：每半公里插from the next—and ten flags to the 一面；在贮藏屋西边也插上10west．So there were flags for five 面旗帜。所以，从贮藏屋向左kilometres to the left of the depot，延伸5公里，见得着旗帜；向and five kilometres to the right． 右延伸5公里，也看得见旗帜。 随后，他们返回弗雷门海 Then they went back to Framheim，姆，带上更多的食品后，再度and took some more food south，this 南行。这次抵达了南纬82°的time to 82°South． 地方。 This time it was harder．The 这次旅程辛苦多了。温度temperature was sometimes －有时低达－40℃。寒风凛冽，40°Centigrade，and there were strong 雪花漫天。人困狗乏，帐篷与winds with a lot of snow．The dogs and 靴子也不顶事了。在第二个贮
men were very tired，and the tents and 藏屋附近，他们插了60面旗，boots were bad．At the second depot，目的是帮助他们能再次找到they put out sixty flags，to help them 它。 find it again． 他们再度回到弗雷门海 They came back to Framheim on 姆时，已是3月23日。这时March 23rd．It was nearly winter in the 南极时近冬天。他们的弗雷门Antarctic．Their ship Fram was far 号船早已远驶而去，现在到了away now，near South America．They were 南美洲附近。只有他们孤独地alone on the ice． 留在冰封的天地里。 * * * * * * * * * * Oates went with Scott to make the 奥茨跟随斯科特，前往修first British depot．They left Cape 建第一座英国人的贮藏屋。他Evans on January 25th．There were 们于1月25日离开了开普埃thirteen men，eight ponies，and 文斯。一行13人、8匹小马、twenty-six dogs．The dogs were faster 26条狗。这些狗比小马要快：than the ponies—they ran quickly 它们能够在雪地上快速地奔over the top of the snow，but the 跑，但是马腿却要陷进雪里。ponies'feet went through it．Every 每天早晨，都是小马首先出morning the ponies started first，and 发。2小时后，狗儿们才上路，the dogs started two hours later，因为它们奔跑速度快些。夜because they ran faster．At night，里，狗躲进挖在雪下面的温暖the dogs made warm holes under the 的洞里，但是小马只能站在雪snow，but the ponies stood on top of 地上，承受着－20℃的气温。 the snow．It was －20°Centigrade． After fifteen days Oates talked 15天后，奥茨向斯科特请to Scott．There was a strong wind，示。当时强劲的寒风刮起，两and the two men's faces were white 人脸上都沾上一层白雪。 with snow． 'Three of these ponies are ill， “队长，有3匹小马病Captain，'Oates said．'They can't go 了，”奥茨说，“走不动了。”
on．' “别犯傻了，奥茨，”斯 'Don't be stupid，Oates，'Scott 科特回答说，“它们都是强壮answered．'They're good strong 的好畜牲，地球上最好的小animals—the best ponies on earth．' 马。” “这3匹不是，”奥茨说， 'Not these three，'Oates “它们病歪歪的，无精打采。said．'They're ill，and unhappy，and 现在它们根本无法走路。杀了now they can't walk．Let's kill them，它们吧，将肉留在这儿的雪and leave the meat here，in the snow．We 里。要么我们吃，要么让狗can eat it，or the dogs can．' 吃。” 'Of course not！'Scott said “绝对不行！”斯科特生
angrily．'These ponies are our 气地说，“这些小马是我们的friends，they work hard for us．I don't 朋友，它们拼命地为我们干活kill my friends！' 儿。我可不想杀掉自己的朋友！” Three days later，two of the ponies were dead． 3天后，其中有2匹小马死了。 Scott's men were slower than 斯科特的人比阿蒙森的Amundsen's；it took them twenty-four 人动作慢。他们花了24天才days to get to 80°South．They made a 抵达南纬80”地区。他们在那big depot there，and put one large 儿修建了一个大贮藏屋，在棚black flag on top of it．Then they went 顶上插了一面大黑旗。然后，back to Cape Evans． 他们返回开普埃文斯。 Their camp was on an island in the 他们的营地构筑在冰岛ice，and the sea ice moved 上，海冰有时还会移动。冰层sometimes．There were holes in the 中还有些空洞，可以看到冰下ice，and black sea water under it．One 的黑色海水。一天，7头小马day seven ponies went through the ice 从冰窟中掉进海里，死了。还into the sea，and died．One motor 有一辆机动雪橇也掉进了海sledge also went into the sea． 里。 Chapter 5 A Long Cold Winter
5 漫长的寒冬
It was dark for four 4个月中不见天日，一片months．Outside the wooden house at 昏暗。在弗雷门海姆木屋外Framheim，it was often －面，气温低到－60℃。狗儿们60°Centigrade．The dogs lived in warm 生活在温暖的雪洞里。众人则holes under the snow．The men stayed 留在木屋里，在白雪覆盖下的in the house，and worked in their rooms 房间里，忙着各自的活儿。 under the snow． The skis and sledges came from the 尽管滑雪板与雪橇都是best shops in Norway，but Bjaaland 从挪威最好的商店内购买的，wasn't happy with them．He changed a 但是比阿兰德对这些设备并lot of things on the skis and 不满意。于是，他在滑雪板与sledges．Soon the sledges were 雪橇上换了许多部件。一会儿stronger than before．The skis were 功夫雪橇变得结实多了。滑雪better and faster，too． 板变得更好使更快了。 All the Norwegians worked 所有这些挪威人干活儿hard．They looked after their dogs，都很卖力。他们照顾狗群，改and worked on their equipment—the 良设备：雪橇、滑雪板、帐篷。sledges，skis，tents．Every day they 每天，他们都想着远赴南极的thought about their journey to the 旅程，谈论着这次旅程。每天，Pole，and talked about it．And every 阿蒙森脑子里都装着斯科特。
day，Amundsen thought about Scott．One 隆冬里的一天，他对众人说： day，in midwinter，he talked to his men． 'Let's start early，before Scott， “我们早些走，赶在斯科'Amundsen said．'Remem-ber，Scott has 特之前。”阿蒙森说，“别忘more men than us，and he has motor 了，斯科特的人比我们多，他sledges，too．Perhaps they can go 还有机动雪橇。所以，他们可faster than us．' 能比我们快。” 比阿兰德大笑起来。 Bjaaland laughed．'Oh no，they “啊，不，他们不可能比我can't go faster than me，'he said．'On 快，”他说，“在雪地上，没snow，nothing can go faster than a good 有任何东西能快过优秀的滑man on skis．' 雪者。” 'We don't know，'Amundsen “很难料定。”阿蒙森said．'You're the best skier in 说，“你虽是挪威最优秀的滑Norway，but you get tired，and dogs get 雪者，但是也有累乏的时候，tired，too．Motor sledges don't get 狗也一样。而机动雪橇则不会tired．They can go all day and all 累，它能没日没夜地跑个不night．' 停。” 约翰森怒极而笑。“真 Johansen laughed angrily．'That's 蠢，”他说，“也许机动雪橇stupid，'he said．'Perhaps the motor 可以整夜不停地跑，但是英国sledges can go all night，but the 人不能啊！英国人不可能赢，Englishmen can't．The English can't 罗阿尔。他们不懂雪性，而我win，Roald—they don't understand 们懂。而且他们行进速度非常snow，but we do．And they're too slow．' 缓慢。” “也许如此，”阿蒙森 'Perhaps，'Amundsen said．'But I 说，“无论如何我想赢得这次want to win this race．So we're going 竞赛，所以我们要早些出发！to start early！Do you understand？' 你们理解吗？”
It was quiet and warm inside 弗雷门海姆的房内宁静Framheim．Bjaaland looked at 而温暖。比阿兰德看着阿蒙Amundsen，and thought about the long，森，思考起摆在面前漫长寒冷cold journey in front of him．He 的旅程；想着那些躲在雪洞里thought about the dogs in their holes 的狗儿们；听着屋外的寒风。under the snow，and listened to the “什么时候出发，罗阿尔？”wind over the house．'When，Roald？他轻声地问。 'he said quietly． “8月24日，从那天起就 'On August 24th．The sun comes 又要出太阳了。我们就在那时back on that day．We start then．' 出发。” 'But we can't！'Johansen said．He “我们不能那时就出looked angry，and un-happy．'That's 发！”约翰森说。他显得很生
too early！We can't start then—it's 气，一脸不快。“这太早了！danger-ous and stupid！' 我们不能在那个时候出发，那是危险又愚蠢的做法！” 阿蒙森冷冷地看着约翰 Amundsen looked at Johansen 森。“你错了，约翰森，”他coldly．'You're wrong，Jo-hansen，'he 说，“别忘了，我们想取得胜said．'We want to win，remember？So we 利。所以，我们的出发时间为start on August 24th．' 8月 24日。” Bjaaland listened to the winter 比阿兰德聆听着窗外的wind outside． 寒风。 * * * * * * * * * * In Scott's camp，at Cape Evans， 开普埃文斯，斯科特的营no one talked about Amundsen and no 地里，没有任何人谈论起阿蒙one worked hard．They had good food，森的情况，没有任何人在努力and they played football on the 地干活儿。他们吃好东西，在snow．They wrote a newspaper—The 雪地上踢足球，编了一份定名south Polar Times—and read books．No 为《南极时报》的报纸，翻阅one learnt to ski，no one worked on the 书籍。没有人学滑雪，也没有motor sledges．Twice，men went for long 人保养机动雪橇。这些人两度jour-neys across the snow．They 进行过横穿雪原的漫长旅程。walked，and pulled the sledges 他们走路不算，反而还得拉着themselves．Oates stayed at Cape Evans 雪橇走。奥茨留在开普埃文and looked after his ponies． 斯，喂养小马。 Over the window in Cape Evans， 在开普埃文斯的窗户上，Scott put a map of Antarc-tica．With 斯科特挂着一张南极洲地图。a pen，he made a line from Cape Evans 他在开普埃文斯与南极之间，to the South Pole，and he put a little 用钢笔划了条线，并将一面小Britisn Flag at the Pole．Under the 小的英国国旗插在南极上。地map，Scott wrote the day for the start 图下面，斯科特写下了他们的of their journey． 出发日期。 We start on November 3rd，he wrote． Chapter 6 A Bad Start
我们于11月 3 日出发，他写道。 6 出师不利
On August 23rd，the 8月23日，挪威人的雪橇Norwegians'sledges were ready．They 准备就绪。他们将雪橇搬到户took them outside，and the dogs pulled 外，狗拉着雪橇穿行在冰封的them across me ice．The sun came up for 大地上。太阳已升起半小时，half an hour，but it was too cold：但是气候仍旧很冷：－46℃。－46°Centigrade．They could not 他们不可能在这种天气上路，travel in that weather．They went back 只好返回弗雷门海姆，等待to Framheim and waited． 着。
They waited two weeks，until 他们又等了两个星期，直September 8th．Then，with the 至9月8日。他们冒着－37℃temperature at－37°Centigrade，they 的低温，出发了。他们愉快地started．They ran happily across the 向南奔去，穿行在雪原之中。snow to the south—eight men，seven 这一行共有8个人、7辆雪橇、sledges，and eighty-six dogs．Only 86条狗。留在身后的只有厨师Lindstrom，the cook，stayed behind in 林德斯特伦，他留守在弗雷门Framheim． 海姆营地。 At first everything went well．They went twenty-eight 起初一切顺利。星期六他kilo-metres on Saturday，and 们走了28公里，星期天又走twenty-eight kilometres on Sunday．It 了28公里。事情并不难。然was easy．Then，on Monday，the 而在星期一，温度降到－temperature went down—to －56℃。眼前是一片白茫茫的浓56°Centigrade．There was white fog in 雾，他们啥也看不到。即使如front of their faces．They couldn't 此，他们还是前进了28公里。 see anything．But they travelled twenty-eight kilometres． That night，in their tents，they 那天晚上，他们几乎冻死nearly died of cold．Next day，they 在帐篷里。第二天，他们停了stopped and made snow houses．Inside 下来，修筑雪屋。尽管雪屋内the snow houses，it was warm．But 暖融融的，但是众人的心都很everyone was unhappy． 沉重。 “我给你讲过，罗阿 'I told you，Roald！'Johansen 尔！”约翰森说，“即使9月said．'Even September is too early！份也为时过早！在这种寒冷的We can't travel in this cold．Do you 天气下，我们不可能前行。你want us to die？ Let's go back and 要我们死吗？咱们回去吧，等wait for better weather．' 气候变好些再走。” Amundsen was very angry．He was 阿蒙森恼怒至极。他不仅angry with Johansen，buthe was angry 恼恨约翰森，而且还恼恨自with himself，too．He knew Johansen was 己。他心中明白，约翰森是对right． 的。 “好吧，”他缓缓地说， 'All right，'he said slowly．'We “我们可以继续前行，到南纬can go on to the depot at 80°South，80°的贮藏屋去，把食物留在leave the food there，and then go 那儿后，再折回。我们只能做back．We can't do more than that．' 这些事了。” It was thirty-seven kilometres to 离贮藏屋有37公里。寒the depot．The wind was in their faces 风扑面，整日不歇，有两条狗all day．Two dogs died on the way．At 死在半路了。到达贮藏屋时，the depot，they did not stop．They put 他们没有任何停顿，拿出食物out the food and the flags，turned 与旗帜后，马上向北调头了。
round，and went north． At last the wind was behind 他们终于将寒风抛在身them．The dogs ran quickly，and the men 后。群狗飞快地跑，众人坐在sat on the empty sledges．They went 空雪橇上往回赶。它们速度越faster and faster．It was like a 来越快，就像进行比赛。阿蒙race．Amundsen was on Wisting's 森坐在威斯丁的雪橇上。很快sledge，and soon he，Wisting，and 地，他、威斯丁、汉森就领先Hanssen were three or four kilometres 了三四公里。再一会儿后，他in front．Soon they were alone．They 们已经独领风骚了。9小时内，travelled seventy-five kilo-metres 他们跑了75公里。他们到达in nine hours，and they reached 弗雷门海姆时，是那天下午4Framheim at four o'clock that 点钟。 afternoon． Bjaaland arrived two hours later， 两小时后，比阿兰德与另with two more men．But the last 外两个人赶了回来。最后两人two—Johansen and Prestrud—went 约翰森与普雷斯楚德速度更more slowly．Their dogs were tired，慢。他们的狗非常疲倦。两个their feet were wet and cold，they had 人的脚又湿又冷。他们的食品no food，and they were alone in the 也光了，孤独地行进在黑暗之dark．The temperature was－中。当时的气温降到－51℃。51°Centigrade．They reached Framheim 他们赶回弗雷门海姆时已经at midnight． 是半夜了。 Next morning，Johansen was 次日早晨，约翰森大发其angry．In front of everyone，he said：火。他当着众人说：“你错了，'You were wrong，Roald．September was 罗阿尔。9月份太早了。我早too early．I told you but you didn't 告诉过你，可是你听不进去。listen．And then you left us alone and 后来，你又扔下我们，搞得我we nearly died in the cold！You're a 们孤立无援，几乎冻死在这冰bad captain—I'm a better captain 天雪地之中。你是个坏队长，than you are！' 让我当队长也比你强。” Amundsen was very angry．But at 阿蒙森愤怒至极。但起先first he said nothing，be-cause he 一言不发，因为他知道约翰森knew that Johansen was right．Then，骂得有理。后来，在那天晚上，that evening，he gave a letter to 他递给约翰森一封信。信中这Johansen．It said： 样写： 你不必随我去南极了。在 You aren't coming to the Pole with 我出发南行之时，你可以带几me．When I go south，you can take some 条狗向东，赶到爱德华七世dogs and go east to King Edward Ⅶ 地。普雷斯楚德与斯塔伯鲁德Land．You can go with Prestrud and 也可以随你同去。你们可能成Stubberud．You can be the first men to 为首批到那儿的人——但不go there—but not to the South Pole！ 是南极！ The Norwegians stayed in Framheim 这些挪威人留在弗雷门
and waited．They lay in bed，listened 海姆，等待着。他们躺在床上，to the wind outside，and thought about 听着屋外的寒风，想着斯科Scott and his motor sledges． 特，想着他的机动雪橇。 Chapter 7 Motor Sledges and Mountains
7 机动雪橇与大山
Scott had two motor sledges 斯科特现有两辆机动雪now．They were the first motor sledges 橇，这两辆机动雪橇不仅在南in the Antarctic—the first on 极洲而且在地球上也是首次earth．On October 24th，the motor 出现。10月24日，机动雪橇sledges started south from Cape 向南进发，离开了开普埃文Evans．Four men went with them，but 斯。4人随雪橇同往，但斯科Scott stayed at Cape Evans for another 特在开普埃文斯又逗留了一week． 星期。 奥茨心中不快。他给母亲 Oates was unhappy．He wrote to his 写信说：我们在这儿度过了一mother：We had a very bad winter here．I 个极为恶劣的冬天。我不喜欢don't like Scott．We were here all 斯科特。我们整个冬天都在这winter，but he didn't learn to ski，儿闲着，可是他既不学滑雪，or to drive dogs．Our equipment is bad，也不学驾驭狗。我们的设备不and he doesn't think about other 好，但他是不会为别人着想people．I'm going to sleep in his tent 的。一旦我们踏上旅程，我将on the journey，but I don't want to． 与他同睡一个帐篷，这可不是我愿意的。 On November lst Scott and Oates 11月1日，斯科特、奥茨and six more men left Cape Evans with 以及其他6个人离开了开普埃eight sledges and eight ponies．The 文斯，他们带着8辆雪橇、8ponies walked slowly because their 匹小马。这些小马走得不快，feet went down into the snow．It was 因为马腿总会踩进雪里。这对hard work for them and they got tired 它们来说太辛苦了。它们的体very quickly．They travelled thirteen 力消耗得很快，一天只能走十or fourteen kilometres in a day． 三四公里。 Behind the ponies came Meares 在小马后面，是米尔斯。with one sledge and some dogs．Meares 他驾着一辆雪橇与几条狗。米knew how to drive dogs．Every day，尔斯懂得驾驭狗。每天，小马Meares started two hours after the 出发后两小时，米尔斯才上ponies，and arrived two hours be-fore 路，而且还比它们先到两小them． 时。 After five days，they found the 5天以后，他们追上了机motor sledges． 动雪橇。 * * * * * * * * * * The Norwegians began again on 10月20日，挪威人又出
October 20th．There were five men this 发了。这次共5人：阿蒙森、time—Amundsen，Bjaaland，Wisting，比阿兰德、威斯丁、哈塞尔和Hassel，and Hanssen．They had four 汉森。他们带着4辆雪橇和48sledges，and forty-eight dogs． 条狗。 There was a lot of wind and fog．On 狂风呼啸，浓雾茫茫。第the first day，Wisting's sledge 一天，威斯丁的雪橇忽然停住suddenly stopped，and the back went 了，雪橇后部陷了下去。“使down．'Come on，you dogs！'he said 劲，你们这些小狗！”他狂怒angrily．'Pull！Pull！'At first nothing 地说，“拉呀！拉呀！”刚开hap-pened；then，slowly，the sledge 始时，雪橇一动不动。后来，moved again．Wisting looked down，over 雪橇缓慢地移动起来。威斯丁the side of the sledge．Under the snow，从雪橇边探头往下一看。在雪there was a fifty metre hole． 地之下，有个50米深的大洞。 “你刚才看见这洞 'Did you see that？'Amundsen 吗？”阿蒙森说，“冰窟窿打said．'The ice wants to eat us —men，算将我们全都吃掉：人、狗还dogs，sledges，everything．' 有雪橇，所有的一切。” On the fourth day they reached the 第4天，他们到达南纬depot at 80°South．There was a bad 80°的贮藏屋。虽说恶劣的暴snowstorm，but they found the flags 风雪漫天遍野，但是他们还是easily．Next day the men stayed in 顺利地找到旗帜。次日，他们their tents，and the dogs played in 呆在帐篷里，小狗也在雪洞里their holes under the snow．They were 嬉闹。他们的情绪很高：食物all happy．They had a lot of food，充足，设备精良，人也暖洋洋they had good equipment，and they were 的。他们可以快速前进。 warm． They could travel fast． Next morning，the snowstorm 次日早晨，暴风雪停了，stopped，and the journey be-gan 他们又上路了。今天，一切美again．Today，everything is wonderful，好极了！比阿兰德在日记里写Bjaaland wrote in his diary．But where 道。可是斯科特在那儿呢？在is Scott？In front of us，or behind？ 我们前面，还是在我们后面？ * * * * * * * * * * There was no one with the motor 这时，没有任何人驾驶机sledges；they were broken． Scott 动雪橇了：全坏了。斯科特生looked at them angrily． 气地看着这些雪橇。 'It doesn't matter，'he “没什么关系，”他说，said．'Teddy Evans and his men are in “特迪·埃文斯和他的人在front of us．They're good men—they're 我们前面。他们都很优秀：他pulling their sledges themselves．We 们自己正拉着雪橇前进。我们can get to the Pole on foot．' 可以凭双脚走到南极。” Oates looked at Meares．Oates and 奥茨看着米尔斯。奥茨与the ponies were tired，but Meares and 他的小马人困马乏，而米尔斯his dogs were not．The snow was home 与他的小狗则不同，茫茫雪原
for them． 对于他和他的小狗来说，就像家一样。 那晚，奥茨写道：3辆机 That night，Oates wrote：Three 动雪橇，每辆价值1000英镑；motor sledges at￡1，000 each，19 19匹小马，每匹5英镑；32ponies at ￡5 each，32 dogs at ￡1．50 条狗，每条1.5英镑。当然不each．Well，it's not my money，it's 是我花钱，而是斯科特掏的腰Scott's． 包。 On November 21st，one of the ponies died． * * * * * 11月21日，一匹小马死了。 * * * * * On November 11th，the Norwegians 11月11日，挪威人见到saw the mountains． 了群山。 The mountains were very high—some of the highest on earth．Bjaaland smiled． 群山高耸而立，它们属于地球上的一些最高山脉。比阿兰德露出了笑容。 'There is good skiing up there， “在上面可以很好地滑Roald，'he said．'But can dogs get up 雪，罗阿尔，”他说，“但是there too？' 狗群也能上得去吗？” 'Of course they can，'Amundsen “当然，它们能上去。”said．'Come on．' 阿蒙森说着，“走吧！” They left Hanssen with the dogs，and skied a little way up the 他们将狗留给汉森，朝山mountains．It was difficult，but the 上滑行了一小段。这可不容mountains were big and 易，但群山巍峨秀丽，可以尽beautiful．Behind the mountains，情领略。阿蒙森认为群山之后Amundsen thought there was a high 还有一片冰封高原。“就是那plateau of ice．'That's it，'Amundsen 儿啦，”阿蒙森说，“那就是said．'That's the road to the 通往南极之路。明天，我们可Pole．Tomorrow，we can bring the dogs 以将狗与雪橇带到这儿来。现and sledges up here．But now，let's 在，咱们来一场滑雪比赛，看have a ski race．Who can get back to 谁最先回到营地。” camp first？' They laughed，and skied happily 众人大笑，愉快地在白雪down the white snow． 'This is like 之上飞滑而下。“这仿佛是在home，'Bjaaland thought．'But it's 家中，”比阿兰德心想，“然bigger than Norway，and better．' 而这儿比挪威辽阔、美好。” In the next four days，the dogs 在后来的4天时间内，群pulled the sledges eighty-one 狗拉着雪橇跑了81公里，爬kilometres，and went up 3，000 了3000米的坡。最终，阿蒙metres．At last，Amundsen and Bjaaland 森与比阿兰德站在大山后的stood on the plateau behind the 高原上，他们虽然累了，但心
mountains．They were tired，happy men． 花怒放。 Bjaaland looked back at the 比阿兰德回头看了看群mountains．'Can a motor sledge get up 山。“机动雪橇能上得来here？'he asked． 吗？”他问。 Amundsen smiled．'No，'he said．'I 阿蒙森笑了。“不，”他don't think so．And Scott doesn't like 说，“我认为不行。因为斯科dogs．So his men are going to pull 特不喜欢狗，所以他的人得靠their sledges up these mountains 自己把雪橇拖上山了。你喜欢themselves．Would you like to do that，这样做吗，奥拉夫？”
Olav？' Bjaaland didn't answer．He 比阿兰德没有回答，脸上smiled，and skied happily away across 露出了微笑。他愉快地一滑，the snow． 又开始横越雪地。 Chapter 8 Across the Plateau
8 穿越高原
On November 21st，the Norwegians 11月21日，挪威人杀了killed thirty dogs． 30条狗。 'They were happy，'Amundsen “这些狗活泼欢快，”阿said．'And now tney're going to die 蒙森说，“现在，它们很快就quickly．We need three sledges，and 要丧生了。我们只需要3辆雪eighteen dogs， to go to the Pole．' 橇、18条狗，便能到达南极。” When the dogs were dead，the other 这些狗处死后，活着的狗dogs ate them．The men ate them，吃它们的肉，大家也都吃。它too．They were good friends，Bjaaland 们是我们的好朋友，比阿兰德wrote in his diary．And now they are 在日记里这样写道，现在又成good food．Two days later，the dogs 为好食物。两天之后，群狗都were fst．Then，in a snowstorm，they 养胖了。随后，他们冒着暴风began the journey again． 雪再度踏上旅程。 After the snowstorm，there was 暴风雪过后，浓雾弥漫。fog，and in the fog，they got lost on 在隐有无数大冰洞的冰河上，an ice river with hundreds of big 他们完全被裹在茫茫浓雾之holes in it．They could see nothing，中，什么也看不见。这太危险and it was very dangerous．In four days 了。4天内，他们仅前行了9they moved nine kilometres．But the 公里。但是这些冰层非常美ice is beautiful，Bjaaland wrote．Blue 丽，比阿兰德这样写道，蓝、and green and white．This is a 绿、白三色。这是个迷人的地wonderful place —but I don't want to 方，然而我不愿久留。 stay a long time． After the ice，there were strong 走过冰河之后，又遇到凛winds and bad snowstorms．They could 冽的寒风和可怕的暴风雪。他see nothing in front of them．But every 们眼前一派茫茫，什么也看不
day，they travelled twenty-five or 见。但是每天，他们仍旧要走thirty kilometres．Then，on December 25至30公里。当时，也就是9th，the sun came out．They were at 12月9日，太阳出来了。他们88°23′South—175 kilo-metres from 到达南纬88°23′的地区，距the Pole． 南极175公里。 Five more long days，Bjaaland 再过5个漫长的日子，比wrote．That's all now．But where is 阿兰德这样写，一切便完成Scott？ 了。可是斯科特在哪儿呢？ * * * * * * * * * * For four days，Scott's men stayed 4天来，斯科特的人一直in their tents near the 留在大山附近的帐篷内。外面mountains．There is a bad snowstorm 下着可怕的暴风雪，奥茨这样outside，Oates wrote．It's too cold for 写道，这太冷啦，令小马不堪the ponies，and our clothes and skis 忍受。我们的衣服与滑雪板也are bad，too． 都坏了。 On December 9th，Oates killed the 12月9日，奥茨杀了几匹ponies．They were tired and ill and 小马。这些马又累又病，不可they could not walk up to the 能登上高原。这时，米尔斯与plateau．Then Meares and his dogs went 他的狗群返回开普埃文斯。back to Cape Evans．'We can pull the “我们可以自己拖雪橇，”斯sledges ourselves，'Scott said．'We 科特说，“我们能够做到：我can do it—we're all strong men． 们个个都是身强力壮。” There were two sledges and eight 两辆雪橇与8个人，每天men．They went twenty-four kilometres 走24公里。12月31日，斯科a day．On December 31st，Scott said to 特对特迪·埃文斯以及那些Teddy Evans，and the men on the second 拖着第二辆雪橇的人说：“既sledge：'You can't ski well．Leave your 然你们不太会滑雪，不如将滑skis here．'So they pulled their 雪板丢在这儿。”于是，他们sledge twenty-four kilometres 没穿滑雪板拉雪橇走了24公without skis． 里。 Next day，Scott went to Teddy Evans's tent．'You are ill，Teddy，'he said．'You can't come to the Pole．Take two men and go back，tomorrow．' 第二天，斯科特来到特迪·埃文斯的帐篷内。“你病了，特迪，”他说，“你去不了南极了。明天带着两个人回去吧。”
Teddy Evans was very unhappy．'Two 特迪·埃文斯非常不满。men，Captain？'he said．'Why not “两个人，队长？”他说，three？' “为什么不是3个人呢？” 'Because Bowers is going to come “因为鲍尔斯将同我一with me，'Scott said．'He's strong—we 道前进，”斯科特说，“他身need him．' 体很棒，我们需要他。” 'But„you have food on your “但是„„你们雪橇上
sledge for four men，notfive！'Evans 装的食物是供4人食用的，而said．'And Bowers has no skis！' 不是5人！”埃文斯说，“再说鲍尔斯的滑雪板也扔了！” “我是队长，特迪！”斯 'I'm the Captain，Teddy！'Scott 科特说，“你照我的话去做。said．'You do what I say．Take two men 带两个人走，将鲍尔斯留给and leave Bowers with me！' 我！” 奥茨给他的母亲写信说： Oates wrote to his mother：I am 我正跟随着斯科特向南极进going to the Pole with Scott．I am 发。我感到欣喜，而且感到精pleased and I fell strong．But in his 力旺盛。但是他在日记里却是diary he wrote；My feet are very 这样写的：我的脚已经非常糟bad．They are always wet now，and they 糕了，现在总是湿漉漉的，看don't look good． 来状况不妙。 1月4日，斯科特一行离 On January 4th Scott's men left 开了特迪，继续上路了。斯科Teddy Evans and went on．Scott，Oates，特、奥茨、威尔逊、埃德加·埃Wilson and Edgar Evans had skis，but 文斯都有滑雪板，然而鲍尔斯Bowers did not．They were 270 没有。他们距南极还有270公kilometres from the Pole． 里。 * * * * * * * * * * December 14th 1911 was a warm， 1911年12月14日，天气sunny day．Five Norwegians skied over 暖和，阳光明媚。5个挪威人the beautiful white snow．It was very 在美丽的白雪上滑行着，四周quiet．No one spoke．They were excited，非常安静，没人讲话。他们感and happy． 到兴奋、欣喜。 “再走6公里，”比阿兰 'Six more kilometres，'Bjaaland 德心想。英国国旗到达那儿了thought．Is there a British flag？I 吗？我一面旗帜也没见到，但can't see a flag，but„
是„„ 'Look！'Hassel said．'What's that “瞧！”哈塞尔说，“那over there？' 儿是什么？” Bjaaland left his sledge and 比阿兰德丢下他的雪橇，skied quickly away over the 在雪地上飞快滑行赶去看。snow．'What is it？'he thought．'Is “这是什么？”他心想，“难it„？No！' 道是„„？不！” 'It's nothing！'he called．'There's nothing there„ no-thing！' “没东西！”他高声叫着说，“什么东西也没有„„啥也没有！”
Three kilometres，two．'Roald！ 还有3公里，还有2公里。'Hanssen called to Amund-sen．'Go in “罗阿尔！”汉森高声呼唤着front of me，please．It helps my dogs．' 阿蒙森，“请你走在我前头，
这对我的狗群有帮助。”
'That's not true，'Bjaaland “不是这回事儿，”比阿thought．'His dogs are running well 兰德心想，“他的狗今天表现today．But Hanssen wants Amundsen to 不错。汉森是想让阿蒙森成为be first．The first man at the South 第一人，第一个到达南极的Pole！' 人！” They skied on and on，over the 他们继续向前滑行，在这beautiful snow． 美丽的雪原上滑行。 'Stop！'Amundsen said．He waited “停下！”阿蒙森说。他quietly for his men．'This is it，'he 静静地等着他的属员。“就是said． 这儿，”他说。 Bjaaland looked at him．'But 比阿兰德看着他。“可是there's nothing here，'he said． 这儿没有任何东西，”他说。 Amundsen smiled．'Oh yes there is， 阿蒙森笑了笑。“啊，不'he said．'There's something very 对，有东西，”他说，“这儿important here，Olav．Very，very 有样非常重要的东西，奥拉important．' 夫。非常非常重要。” 'What's that，Roald？' “什么东西，罗阿尔？”
“我们这些人！我们现在 'Us．We're here now．Isn't that 站在这儿，难道还不重要，奥important，Olav？' 拉夫？” The four men stood on the snow， 4个人站在雪地里，看着and looked at him．Then，slowly，they 他。渐渐地，大家开始大笑起all began to laugh． 来。 Chapter 9 The End of the Race
9 比赛结束
The Norwegians stayed two days at 挪威人在南极逗留了两the Pole．They left a tent there，with 天。他们在那儿留下一顶帐a Norwegian flag on it．Inside the 篷，帐篷顶上插着一面挪威国tent，they left some food，a letter for 旗。帐篷里，他们留下一些食the King of Norway，and a let-ter for 物，一封致挪威国王的信，还Scott． 有一封致斯科特的信。 They left some more black flags 他们在南极附近留下更near the Pole，and one twenty-eight 多的黑旗，在南极以北28公kilometres north．Then they skied 里处插一面旗。随后，他们滑away，back to the north． 行而去，返回北方。 It's a beautiful day，Bjaaland 这天太美好了，比阿兰德wrote．The sun is warm，the snow is 这样写，太阳暖融融的，雪原good．But the dogs run too quickly—I 也变得可爱。然而群狗跑得极can't get in front，of them！ 快，我无法滑行到它们前面！
They found their depots 他们顺利地找到了自己easily．There were ten between the 的贮藏屋。从南极到弗雷门海Pole and Framheim．Each depot had a lot 姆，共有10座贮藏屋。每座of food．They laughed and skied 贮藏屋都贮藏有许多食物。他quickly down the mountains．Often，们欢声笑语，飞快地向山下滑they skied fifty kilometres a day．On 行而去。他们经常一天滑行50Friday，January 26th，1912，they came 公里。1912年1月26日星期back to Framheim．It was four o'clock 五，他们返回到弗雷门海姆。in the morn-ing． 当时时间为凌晨4点。 Inside the wooden house， 木屋内，厨师林德斯特伦Lindstrm，the cook，was 正酣睡着。阿蒙森无声地走到asleep．Amundsen walked quietly to his 他床前。“早上好，林德斯特bed．'Good morning，Lindstrm，'he 伦，”他说，“我们的咖啡准said．'Is our coffee ready？' 备好了吗？”
* * * * * * * * * * The black flags waited at the 那些黑色的旗帜在南极Pole． 等候着。 'What's that，Captain？'Bowers “那是什么，队长？”鲍said．'Over there？' 尔斯问，“就在那儿。” 'Where？'Scott asked．'What—oh “哪儿？”斯科特问，my God！' “什么？啊，我的上帝！” They all saw me small black flag 所有人都看见了插在雪in the snow，two kilome-tres in front 地上的小黑旗，位于他们前面of them．Slowly，they pulled their 两公里处。他们缓慢地拖着雪sledge to it． 橇朝那面旗帜走去。 Next day，January 17th 1912，they 第二天，1912年1月17found the tent and the Norwegian 日，他们发现了那顶帐篷与挪fiag．Near it，Scott took the British 威国旗。来到帐篷附近，斯科flag from under his clothes，and put 特从衣服内拿出英国国旗，将it up．In his diary，Scott wrote：This 它挂起来。在他的日记里，斯is a very bad day．We are all tired，科特这样写道：这天简直糟糕and have cold feet and hands．It is透了。我们大家都疲惫不堪，－30°Centigrade and there is a 手脚冰凉。气温为－30℃。这snowstorm．Great God！ This is an awful 时又刮起暴风雪。天啊，这地place！ 方太可怕了！ 在地球上最寒冷、最空旷 They turned north．Five tired，的地方，站着5位心力交瘁、unhappy men，in the coldest，emptiest 情绪低落的人。他们回头向place on earth． 北。 * * * * * * * * * * On March 13th，1912，Scott's wife 1912年3月13日，斯科Kathleen，looked at her morning 特的妻子凯思林正阅读着晨
newspaper．NORWAY'S FLAG AT SOUTH 报。报纸上登着：挪威国旗插POLE，it said．She looked at it for a 上南极。她长时间注视着这条long time，and then began to cry． 消息，然后开始哭泣。 'What's the matter？'her friend “出什么事啦？”她的asked． 朋友问。 'My poor，poor husband，'Mrs Scott “我好可怜的丈夫，”斯said．'What's happened to him？Where 科特夫人说，“他出什么事儿is he now？' 啦？他现在在哪儿？”
* * * * * * * * * * Scott's men were always 斯科特的人一直是饥肠hungry．There were not many depots and 辘辘。他们没设多少贮藏屋，they were difficult to find．We need 而且找起来也很费事。今天，to find the next depot today，Oates 我们必须找到下一个贮藏屋，wrote．But how can we find one black 奥茨这样写，可是在这茫茫雪flag in all this snow？It's very 原之中，我们怎样找到一面黑difficult．And there is food for four 旗？这太难了，现在的食物只men，not five． 够4个人食用，而不是5个人。 They were all tired and ill， 他们一行人病累交加。奥too．Oates's feet were black now，and 茨的双脚已经发黑，失去了感he could not feel them．On February 觉。2月16日，埃德加·埃文16th，Edgar Evans died． 斯又辞世而去。 On the 17th they were past the 17日，他们翻过了大山。mountains．At the depot there they ate 在那儿的贮藏屋，他们食用了one of the dead ponies．Then they went 一匹死马。随后他们继续上on—ten，eleven，twelve kilometres a 路，每天走10公里、11公里、day．They were ill because their 12公里。他们全生病了，因为clothes were not warm and they didn't 他们的衣服已经不能保暖，食have much food．The temperature was 物也不多。当时的气温有时是sometimes －40°Centigrade． －40℃。 On March 7th Scott looked at 3月7日，斯科特看着奥Oates's feet．They were big and 茨的双脚，又肿又黑。“现在，black．'I can't pull the sledge now，我拉不动雪橇了，”奥茨说，'Oates said．'It's very difficult to “就连走路都非常吃力。我这walk．Am I going to lose these feet，双脚还能保得住吗，队长？”
Captain？' Scott looked at Oates's feet，and 斯科特看着奥茨的双脚，said nothing． 什么也说不出来。 On March 9th they found another 3月9日，他们找到另一depot，but there was not much 个贮藏屋，但是食物并没有多food．Slowly，they walked on．Oates's 少。他们缓慢地继续走着。奥feet were worse every day． 茨的双脚日渐恶化。 March 17th was Oates's 3月17日是奥茨的生日，
birthday．He was thirty-two．He lay in 他年满32岁。他躺在帐篷里，the tent and listened to the wind 听着外面的寒风。极度的饥寒outside．He was very cold，very hungry，交迫，他感到非常非常疲倦。 and very very tired． He wrote a letter to his mother 他给母亲写了封信，交给and gave it to Wilson．Then he got up，了威尔逊。随后，他起身，打and opened the door of the tent．He 开帐篷门，在门前犹豫一会stopped in the door for a 儿。斯科特、威尔逊、鲍尔斯minute．Scott，Wilson，and Bowers 都看着他，谁也没讲话。 looked at him．They didn't speak． “我出去一会儿，”奥茨 'I'm going outside for a minute，说，“或许过一阵子我才能回'Oates said．'I may be some time．' 来。” They didn't see him again． * * * * * 他们再也没见到他。 * * * * * 在开普埃文斯，好些英国 At Cape Evans，the Englishmen 人在翘首期待着。12月11日waited．On December 11th，Meares and 这一天，米尔斯与狗群回来the dogs came back．On January 3rd，了。1月3日这一天，特迪·埃Teddy Evans and his two men arrived at 文斯与另外两个人也回到开Cape Evans．The Terra Nova came，and 普埃文斯。特若·诺瓦号船驶went．Winter began．Scott did not come． 来后，又离去了。又是一个寒冬来临，斯科特一直没回来。 英国人在开普埃文斯等 The Englishmen waited all winter 待了整整一个冬天。随后，在at Cape Evans．Then，on October 26th 1912年10月26日，他们向南1912，they started for the south．Two 出发了。两周后，他们发现一weeks later，they found a tent． 顶帐篷。 There were three bodies in the 帐篷内有3具遗体：斯科tent—Scott，Wilson，and Bowers．They 特、威尔逊、鲍尔斯。他们将put the bodies under the snow．Then 这些遗体葬在雪地里。随后，they took the men's letters and 他们带着这些人的书信与日diaries，and went north to Cape Evans 记，往北返回开普埃文斯。 again． 在斯科特的日记里，他们 In Scott's diary they read：Oates 读到这些内容：奥茨死得像个died like a good English-man．We all 英国汉子。我们大家也不逊did．Please，remember us，and look 色。请记住我们，请照看我们after our families．We did our best． 的家人。我们已经尽了全力。 No one found Oates's body．But he 没人找到奥茨的遗体。但is there，somewhere， un-der the snow 是他就在那儿，在地球上最寒and the wind，in the coldest，emptiest 冷、最空旷的地方的风雪里的
place on earth．
某处。

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