世界上最冷的地方双语阅读

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# 世界上最冷的地方

当今，南极有一座房子，叫阿蒙森—斯科特南极站。室内暖融融的，无论夏冬，人们都可以在那儿生活、工作。飞机毫不费力地便能飞抵或是飞离南极站。从这儿到世界其他地方，要不了多少小时。但是从南极站出来走上500米，那儿的南极洲便再次成为地球上最寒冷、最空旷的地区。

在1911年，当时的南极既没见过飞机也没建有住房。除了茫茫大雪、冰封天地与凛凛寒风外，一无所有。没有英国国旗，没有挪威国旗。但是，有几个人缓慢地向南走着，横穿冰封大地。斯科特率领的人配备了小马，而阿蒙森率领的人配备了狗与滑雪板。当时的温度为-30℃或者更糟。这些人忍受着疲倦、饥饿和寒冷……

他们中谁将是到达南极的第一人呢？目前，在阿蒙森—斯科特南极站内墙上写着一些字，是斯科特队长于1912年写在日记里的一句话：“天啊，这地方太可怕了！”

比赛始于1910年的夏天。6月1日，在伦敦，一艘黑色的船“特拉诺瓦号”沿着泰晤士河驶向大海。成千上万的人站在河边观看，他们都非常兴奋和开心。“特拉诺瓦号”上，罗伯特·斯科特队长静静地微笑着。对他来说，这是一个非常重要的日子。他是个强壮的人，不算很高，穿着蓝色的船长制服。他41岁，但面容年轻，像个男孩。他的眼睛深邃而平静。

五天后，6月6日，一个男人打开了他在挪威的木屋门。他是个高个子，脸很长。他在门外等了一分钟。周围非常安静，他看不到任何房子，只有山脉、树木和水。天快黑了，山上的天空是黑色的。男人笑了笑，迅速离开房子，走向大海。水里有一艘大木船在等他。他上了船，和朋友们轻声交谈、欢笑。船的名字叫“弗拉姆号”，而这个男人就是罗阿尔德·阿蒙森。

“弗拉姆号”是地球上最美丽的船，阿蒙森心想。他的朋友们也是地球上最好的滑雪者。其中一位奥拉夫·比亚兰德对他笑了笑。“北极，我们来了，船长，”他说。“是的，”阿蒙森说。在黑暗中，他的朋友们看不到他的脸。“弗拉姆号”要去北极。弗拉姆号上的每个人都准备好去北极。阿蒙森也想去那里，但首先他想往南走。他的朋友们并不知道这一点。

英文对照

# The Coldest Place on Earth

In modern times, there is a house in Antarctica called the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. Inside, it is warm and cozy, and people can live and work there regardless of the season. Planes can easily reach or depart from the station. It takes no more than a few hours to travel from here to other parts of the world. However, just 500 meters outside the station, Antarctica once again becomes the coldest and most desolate place on Earth.

In 1911, Antarctica had neither seen airplanes nor had any buildings. Except for endless snow, frozen land, and biting winds, there was nothing at all. There were no British flags, no Norwegian flags. However, a few people were slowly walking south, crossing the frozen land. Scott’s team was equipped with ponies, while Amundsen’s team had dogs and skis. The temperature was -30°C or even worse. These people endured fatigue, hunger, and extreme cold…

Who would be the first to reach the South Pole? Currently, on the wall inside the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, there are some words written by Captain Scott in his diary in 1912: "Good heavens, this place is terrible!"

The race began in the summer of 1910. On June 1st, in London, a black ship, the Terra Nova, went down the river Thames to the sea. Thousands of people stood by the river to watch it. They were all excited and happy. On the Terra Nova, Captain Robert Falcon Scott smiled quietly. It was a very important day for him. He was a strong man, not very tall, in the blue clothes of a captain. He was forty-one years old, but he had a young face, like a boy. His eyes were dark and quiet.

Five days later, on June 6th, a man opened the door of his wooden house in Norway. He was a tall man, with a long face. He waited outside the house for a minute. Everything was very quiet. He could see no houses, only mountains, trees, and water. It was nearly dark. The sky was black over the mountains. The man smiled, and walked quickly away from the house, down to the sea. In the water, a big wooden ship waited for him. The man got onto the ship, and talked and laughed quietly with his friends. The ship’s name was Fram, and the man was Roald Amundsen.

The Fram was the most beautiful ship on earth, Amundsen thought. His friends were the best skiers on earth, too. One of them, Olav Bjaaland, smiled at him. "North Pole, here we come, Captain," he said. "Yes," Amundsen said. His friends could not see his face in the dark. "Fram is going to the Arctic." Everyone on the Fram was ready to go to the North Pole, to the Arctic. Amundsen wanted to go there, too. But first he wanted to go south. His friends didn’t know that.

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