Scott of the Antarctic
南极的斯科特
Robert Falcon Scott is a famous British explorer.
罗伯特·法尔肯·斯科特 是著名的英国探险家。
Initially, he served in the British Navy for many years.
最初，他在英国海军服役多年。
However, in 1901 the Royal Geographical Society asked him to lead an expedition to the Antarctic.
然而，在 1901 年，皇家地理学会邀请他带领一支南极探险队。
This expedition, which also included another famous British explorer, Earnest Shackleton, got closer to the South Pole than anyone in the past.
这次探险还包括另一位著名的英国探险家欧内斯特·沙克尔顿 ，他比过去任何人都更接近南极。
Because of the success of this expedition, he was then determined to be the first person to reach the South Pole.
由于这次探险的成功，他决心成为第一个到达南极的人。
He spent many years raising funds to finance this expedition.
他花了很多年时间筹集资金来资助这次探险。
His expedition to reach the South Pole finally set off in June 1910.
他到达南极的探险终于在 1910 年 6 月出发。
The expedition suffered from appalling weather.
探险队遭受了可怕的天气。
Many of the team members, dogs and ponies had to return home because of the freezing storms.
由于寒冷的暴风雨，许多团队成员、狗和小马不得不回家。
Eventually only 5 members of the expedition remained.
最终，探险队只剩下 5 名成员。
On 17thJanuary 1912, the 5 explorers finally reached the South Pole to find that a Norwegian team had arrived there just over 1 month before them.
1912 年1 月17 日，5 名探险家终于到达南极，发现挪威团队比他们早1 个多月到达那里。
Defeated, they set off on the 1500 km return journey back home.
战败后，他们踏上了 1500 公里的返程。
During the return journey, in mid-February, one of the 5 team members, called Evans, died.
在回程中，2 月中旬，5 名团队成员中的一名名叫 Evans 去世了。
Another team member, called Oates, was suffering from severe frostbite and he knew that he was slowing the team down
另一名名叫 Oates 的团队成员患有严重的冻伤，他知道自己正在减慢团队的速度
The team was running out of food and heating fuel.
团队的食物和取暖燃料快用完了。
One evening, Mr. Oates, announced that he was going outside and that he may be outside for some time.
一天晚上，奥茨先生宣布他要出去，而且他可能会在外面呆一段时间。
He got up, walked out of the tent and was never seen again.
他站起来，走出帐篷，再也没有出现过。
Despite Mr. Oates sacrifice, the 3 remaining members of the team died of starvation and freezing temperatures on 29th March 1912.
尽管奥茨先生牺牲了自己的生命，但团队的剩余 3 名成员于 1912 年3 月29 日死于饥饿和严寒。
They were found 8 months later in their tent and were only 20km from a pre-arranged supply depot.
8 个月后，他们在帐篷里被发现，距离预先安排的补给站只有 20 公里。
The story of what had happened was recorded in Robert Falcon Scott’s diary which was found in the tent.
发生的事情记录在罗伯特·法尔肯·斯科特 的日记中，该日记是在帐篷里发现的。
The bodies were buried where they were found and a monument made of ice and snow was built to mark the location.
尸体被埋在发现的地方，并建造了一座由冰雪制成的纪念碑来纪念该地点。
Many British people feel that this story typifies the British character.
许多英国人觉得这个故事代表了英国人的性格。
A thirst for discovery, the willingness to accept a challenge despite the dangers and self-sacrifice for the greater good.
渴望发现，不顾危险接受挑战，为更大的利益做出自我牺牲。