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课件网) Unit 4 Adversity And Courage Reading and Thinking yyue Read this advertisement that was posted by a famous British explorer. 2 1 MEN WANTED for a dangerous journey: small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, and safe return uncertain. Honour and reward will follow if it is successful. Ernest Shackleton 勇士招募： 这是一段危险的旅程:薪水微薄，寒冷刺骨，数月不见天日，危险不断，不确定是否会安全返回。一旦成功，荣誉和回报就会随之而来。 欧内斯特·沙克尔顿 Would you like to join an expedition like this Why or why not According to the advertisement, Shackleton was looking for men who were not interested in money or comfort, but in honour and achievment, which cannot be bought. According to the advertisement, what kind of men was Ernest Shackleton looking for Ernest Shackleton A Successful Failure Perce Blackborow joined an expedition with Sir Ernest Shackleton to Antarctica on the ship Endurance in 1914. Shackleton was one of the most famous explorers of his day and it was considered a great honour to be part of his expeditions. Below are some of Blackborow's diary entries. 1914年，珀西·布莱克博罗(Perce Blackborow)与欧内斯特·沙克尔顿爵士(Sir Ernest Shackleton)乘坐“坚忍号”(Endurance)前往南极洲。沙克尔顿是那个时代最著名的探险家之一，参加他的探险活动被视为一种巨大的荣誉。下面是布莱克博罗的几篇日记摘录。 01 How did Blackborow come to join the expedition Read the text and answer the questions. Blackborow tried to join the expedition by applying but was rejected for lack of experience. So, he hid on the ship and was later discovered. Shackleton let him have a job rather than turn back. 31 Oct,1914 A Successful Failure _Well, it so happened that one morning I bought a newspaper and read the advertisement about the Antarctic expedition. 是这样的，一天早上我买了份报纸，看到了南极探险的广告。 31 Oct,1914 A Successful Failure An expedition to the South Pole with the great Sir Ernest Shackleton-this is the adventure that I have been dreaming of. And 1 was ready for it. At the age of 19, 1 am fit and full of vigour. However, when 1 applied to join the expedition, Shackleton turned me down because he thought I was too young and wasn't qualified. But 1 was so enthusiastic about the idea of going-along with them that I secretly went aboard his ship, the Endurance, and hid in a small cupboard. Unfortunately, three days after we set off 1 was discovered. Shackleton did not want to turm back so he offered me a job, but only after he promised me, "If anyone has to be eaten, then you will be the first!" He assigned me to be a steward, and I now serve meals for twenty-eight men, three times a day. 跟随伟大的欧内斯特·沙克尔顿爵士前往南极探险———这可是我一直梦寐以求的冒险之旅啊。而且，我已经准备好了。我今年19岁，身体健康，精力充沛。然而，当我申请参加这次探险时，沙克尔顿却拒绝了我，因为他认为我太年轻，不具备资格。但是，满怀着想要与他们同赴南极的热情，我偷偷地爬上了他的船“坚 ... ...
