唯一有幸存者的南极空难：英语精读讲义

This is a US Navy seaplane flying into a snowstorm

这是一架飞入暴风雪的美国海军水上飞机，

just off the coast of Antarctica.

就在南极洲海岸附近。

On board are nine men

机上共有九名男子，

taking part in a secret mission 短語搭配

正在执行一项秘密任务，

to claim Antarctica for the USA.

旨在为美国宣称对南极洲的主权。

As they approach land,

当他们靠近陆地时，

the storm gets even worse and the crew lose all visibility until suddenly,

风暴变得更加猛烈，机组人员失去了所有能见度，直到突然，

bang!

砰的一声！

The plane hits a mountain and comes crashing down into the snow.

飞机撞上了一座山，坠毁在雪地中。

It was the most remote plane crash ever

这是史上最偏远的一起飞机坠毁事件，

and it left the crew stranded and badly injured in the world's toughest environment. 語法

机组人员被困在世界上最恶劣的环境中，且身受重伤。

But despite the incredibly harsh conditions, 語法

但是，尽管条件极其严酷，

six of the crew members managed to survive for 13 days until they were finally rescued. 語法

其中六名机组人员还是设法生存了13天，直到最终获救。

We modeled the entire thing

我们对整个事件进行了建模，

to show you how this incredibly brave group of humans

向你们展示这群无比勇敢的人

managed to stay alive

是如何设法活下来的，

and the rescue mission that eventually saved them.

以及最终拯救他们的那场救援行动。

In 1946,

在1946年，

a year after World War II,

二战结束后的第一年，

the US turned its attention to Antarctica.

美国将目光转向了南极洲。

This unclaimed vast stretch of land

这片广袤无垠且无人认领的土地

had untapped potential

拥有未被开发的潜力，

and it seemed that the next war

而且似乎下一场战争

would be fought over who owned it. 短語搭配

将围绕谁拥有它而展开。

And so in December 1946,

于是，在1946年12月，

the US sent a huge expedition of 13 ships,

美国向南极洲派出了由13艘船、

33 planes and 5,000 men to Antarctica

33架飞机和5000人组成的庞大探险队，

with the secret mission

他们肩负着秘密任务，

of scouting out the continent,

那就是勘察这片大陆，

setting up bases and claiming Antarctica as their own.

建立基地并宣称南极洲为美国所有。

One of the first flights to head out was the crew of George 1,

最早起飞的航班之一是 George 1 号的机组人员，

made up of nine young men, 短語動詞

由九名年轻男子组成，

two pilots,

包括两名飞行员、

radiomen,

无线电员、

machinists,

机械师、

a navigator,

一名领航员、

a photographer,

一名摄影师，

and the ship's captain.

以及该船的船长。

The journey was rough

这段旅程十分艰难，

and the extremely cold weather

极其寒冷的天气

stopped the plane from getting above 300 m. 語法

使得飞机无法爬升到300米以上。

After 3 hours,

3个小时后，

they finally reached the coast,

他们终于到达了海岸，

but the conditions were now worse than ever

但此时的情况比以往任何时候都要糟，

and the crew couldn't see anything.

机组人员什么也看不见。

The plane's altimeter was getting confused

飞机的测高仪受到了干扰，

by the thick layer of ice beneath them

原因是他们下方厚厚的冰层，

and showed that the crew were still 300 m above the ground.

仪表显示机组人员仍距离地面300米。

But little did they know 語法

但他们不知道的是，

that the land was actually right beneath them

陆地其实就在他们正下方，

and rising quickly.

并且在迅速升高。

Frenchy, the pilot,

飞行员 Frenchy

made the call to abandon the mission and turn back. 習語

做出了放弃任务并返航的决定。

But just as he was about to do this, 語法

但就在他准备这么做的时候，

the plane slammed into a mountain

飞机猛地撞上了一座山，

and tore a giant hole in the hull.

机腹被撕开了一个巨大的洞。

5,000 L of fuel ignited immediately,

5000升燃料瞬间被点燃，

causing a huge mid-air explosion.

引发了剧烈的空中爆炸。

The plane came crashing down,

飞机坠毁了下来，

scattering debris and its crew all over the ice.

残骸和机组人员散落在了冰面上。

It was a complete disaster.

这完全是一场灾难。

Sadly,

令人遗憾的是，

both Hendersin and Lopez died immediately

Hendersin 和 Lopez 在被卷入飞机螺旋桨后

after being thrown through the plane's propellers.

当场身亡。

The rest of the crew were alive,

其余机组人员都还活着，

but Frenchy was badly burned and could barely move.

但 Frenchy 烧伤严重，几乎无法动弹。

Fred Williams was even worse

Fred Williams 的情况更糟，

with a broken back and several injuries to his face.

他的背部骨折，面部多处受伤。

It seemed almost certain that he would die.

他似乎几乎死定了。

Instincts kicked in 短語動詞

求生的本能被激发了，

and the crew immediately set up shelter

机组人员立即搭建了避难所，

in the plane's tunnel section,

地点在飞机隧道式的部分中，

which had been ripped apart from the rest of the aircraft.

这部分已经与飞机的其余部分撕裂开来。

They found a parachute and attached it to the end of the tunnel

他们找到了一顶降落伞，把它固定在隧道的末端，

to stop the wind and snow from blowing in.

以防止风雪吹进来。

After searching through the debris,

在翻找残骸后，

they found sleeping bags,

他们找到了睡袋、

tents,

帐篷

and some food rations,

和一些口粮，

mainly consisting of canned meat and soup.

主要包括肉罐头和汤。

Not knowing when or if 語法

不知道何时或者是否

someone would ever find them,

会有人找到他们，

the crew retreated into their shelter

机组人员退回到了避难所内，

to wait out the storm. 短語動詞

以熬过这场风暴。

Williams was too injured to be moved 語法

Williams 伤得太重，无法移动，

and so the crew built a shelter around him

于是机组人员用一个睡袋和几块大残骸，

using a sleeping bag and large pieces of debris.

在他周围搭建了一个避难所。

A few hours later,

几个小时后，

Robbins went out to check on Williams,

Robbins 出去查看 Williams 的情况，

but he had already drifted off to sleep, 短語動詞

但他已经睡着了，

taken by the cold Antarctic conditions.

被南极严寒的环境夺去了生命。

Now, just six of the crew members remained

现在，机组成员只剩下六人，

and their hopes of survival

他们生存的希望

relied completely upon being found. 語法

完全寄托在被发现上。

But their supply ship Pine Island

但他们的补给船 Pine Island 号

was 500 km away

在500公里之外，

and finding their wreckage would be extremely difficult.

找到他们的飞机残骸极其困难。

Back at the ship,

在船上，

the crew of Pine Island began planning a rescue mission.

Pine Island 号的船员开始计划救援任务。

The last bit of data they had placed the crew around here,

他们拥有的最后一点数据将机组人员定位在这里，

but without

但在不

knowing when the plane went down, 短語動詞

知道飞机何时坠毁的情况下，

the crew could have been anywhere. 語法

机组人员可能在任何地方。

Luckily, they had the data

幸运的是，他们掌握了数据，

and it hadn't fallen into the wrong hands.

而且数据没有落入坏人之手。

But did you know that your own personal data

但你知道你自己的个人数据

can easily fall into the wrong hands? 習語

也很容易落入坏人之手吗？

Data brokers buy and sell your information

数据经纪人买卖你的信息

to marketing agencies

给营销机构，

who then fill your inbox with spam.

然后他们用垃圾邮件填满你的收件箱。

The good news is

好消息是

that you have the right to protect your own data

你有权保护自己的数据，

and that's where Incogni,

这就是今天的赞助商

today's sponsor,

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comes in.

的用武之地。

They reach out to these data brokers 短語動詞

他们联系这些数据经纪人，

on your behalf 短語搭配

代表你，

and ask them to remove all data

要求他们删除

they have about you.

所持有的关于你的所有数据。

All you need to do is create an account,

你需要做的就是创建一个账户，

sit back,

坐下来，

relax,

放松，

and watch Incogni do their thing.

然后看 Incogni 发挥作用。

They contact each company individually,

他们会逐一联系每家公司，

so you don't have to.

所以你不需要这么做。

I've been using Incogni for months now

我已经使用 Incogni 几个月了，

and my spam emails have almost completely dropped off. 短語動詞

我的垃圾邮件几乎完全消失了。

Incogni now has a family plan

Incogni 现在推出了家庭计划，

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让你也能保护你爱的人

from scams and spam.

免受诈骗和垃圾邮件的干扰。

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要保护你的数据

and remove spam from your life,

并从你的生活中消除垃圾邮件，

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and use code primalspace

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to get an exclusive 60% off the annual plan.

即可享受年度计划专属立减60%的优惠。

In order to rescue the crew of George 1,

为了营救 George 1 号的机组人员，

the men on Pine Island had to find them

Pine Island 号上的人必须找到他们，

and somehow rescue them with a plane

并设法用一架

that could only land on water.

只能在水上降落的飞机来营救他们。

The weather around the ship remained terrible

船周围的天气仍然非常糟糕，

for another 3 days

又持续了3天，

and so no rescue missions could be launched.

因此无法启动任何救援任务。

Back on the crash site,

回到坠机现场，

the six survivors were slowly freezing to death

在零下20度的暴风雪中，

in a negative 20° blizzard.

六名幸存者正在慢慢被冻死。

Frenchy was in a really bad way 習語

Frenchy 的情况非常糟糕，

and his burns meant that he could barely open his mouth.

烧伤让他几乎无法张开嘴。

He was slowly dying of frostbite and dehydration.

他正因冻伤和脱水而慢慢死去。

Yet, thanks to the cold and dry conditions,

然而，多亏了寒冷干燥的条件，

infections, which would have killed him by now, 語法

按理说早该夺走他生命的感染，

hadn't spread due to the lack of bacteria.

由于缺乏细菌而没有扩散。

Despite all of this,

尽管如此，

Frenchy never complained once

Frenchy 一次也没有抱怨过，

and he always tried to crack a joke 短語搭配

只要有可能，

whenever he could.

他总是试着开个玩笑。

After some more searching around the debris,

在残骸周围进一步搜索后，

Robbins found a gas stove

Robbins 找到了一个煤气炉，

and managed to power it

并通过从飞机的一个备用油箱中吸取燃料，

by siphoning fuel from one of the plane's spare tanks.

成功地把它点燃了。

He then became the de facto chef 用詞

然后他成了全体机组成员的

of the whole crew,

实际大厨，

cooking them two meals a day,

每天为他们做两顿饭，

spinach soup followed by peanut butter on bread.

菠菜汤，配上面包涂花生酱。

On day 4,

在第4天，

the weather finally cleared

天气终于放晴了，

and the sun was now showering them in light.

阳光洒在他们身上。

Despite the situation,

尽管处境艰难，

they were completely overwhelmed

他们完全被

by the sheer beauty of the location.

这个地方纯粹的美景震撼了。

They used this break in the weather 習語

他们利用天气转好的机会，

to properly bury their dead crew members

将遇难的机组成员妥善安葬

under the snow.

在雪下。

In order to make it easier

为了让救援队

for recovery crews to find them,

更容易找到他们，

they placed metal objects inside the graves

他们在坟墓里放置了金属物体，

that could be picked up by magnetometers.

这样就可以被磁力计探测到。

On day 5,

到了第5天，

the crew of the crash site were running out of fresh food

坠机现场机组成员的新鲜食物快吃完了，

and would soon be down to just cans of dry meat. 短語搭配

很快就只剩下肉干罐头了。

That day,

那天，

Robbins went out to look for more equipment

Robbins 出去寻找更多装备，

and found a camera that belonged to Lopez,

发现了一台属于 Lopez 的相机，

the photographer who died in the crash.

Lopez 是在空难中丧生的摄影师。

He took some pictures of the crash site

他拍了一些坠机现场的照片，

and stored the film in his sleeping bag

把胶卷存放在自己的睡袋里，

so he wouldn't forget it.

以免忘记。

On day 7,

到了第7天，

the weather around the ship finally cleared

船周围的天气终于放晴了，

and a rescue plane left Pine Island in search of the crew.

一架救援飞机离开 Pine Island 号去寻找机组人员。

Using the last confirmed location of the plane,

利用飞机最后确认的位置，

the rescue team started scanning the ground

救援队开始在地面上

back and forth in a ladder search pattern. 文化背景

以来回阶梯式的搜索模式进行扫描。

As they reached land,

当他们抵达陆地时，

the weather became overcast

天气变得阴沉，

and any hopes of seeing the crew

看到机组人员的任何希望

had disappeared behind a sea of fog. 習語

都消失在了一片雾海中。

At this exact moment,

就在这一刻，

Frenchy woke up in a daze

Frenchy 迷迷糊糊地醒来，

and said he heard the sound of a plane

说他听到了远处

in the distance.

飞机的声音。

He hadn't heard anything.

他其实什么也没听到。

He was simply dreaming about being rescued.

他只是在做被救的梦。

But as it turned out, 表達脈絡

但事实证明，

the plane had actually passed

那架飞机实际上

within 20 km of the crew.

从距离机组人员不到20公里的地方飞过。

Over the next few days,

在接下来的几天里，

the stormy weather returned once again

暴风雪天气再次回归，

and spirits were at an all-time low. 習語

士气降到了历史最低点。

The crew were desperate,

机组人员绝望了，

so they created a large pile of debris

于是他们堆起了一大堆残骸，

that could be set on fire

可以用来点火，

to catch the attention of any nearby plane.

以引起附近任何飞机的注意。

Robbins also found some yellow paint

Robbins 还找到了一些黄色油漆，

and left a note on the wing

并在机翼上留下了信息，

for their rescuers to see.

让救援人员看到。

The crew were running out of time, 短語動詞

机组人员的时间快耗尽了，

but their luck was about to change.

但他们的运气即将改变。

On the morning of day 13,

在第13天的早上，

the good weather finally returned

好天气终于回来了，

and the crew were having breakfast,

机组人员正在吃早餐，

which at this point was just a few slices of apricots.

此时的早餐只是几片杏干。

All of a sudden, 表達脈絡

突然间，

a low rumble started shaking the ground,

一阵低沉的隆隆声开始震动地面，

getting stronger and stronger until

越来越强烈，直到

the Pine Island crew had finally found

Pine Island 号的船员终于找到了

their lost crewmates.

他们失踪的队友。

The survivors ran out waving their arms in the air.

幸存者们跑出来，在空中挥舞着双臂。

Their suffering seemed to be finally over.

他们的苦难似乎终于结束了。

But without landing gear or a safe place to touch down, 短語動詞

但是如果没有起落架或安全的着陆点，

there was no way for the plane to rescue them.

飞机根本无法营救他们。

They dropped a note down to the crew that said,

他们向机组人员投下了一张纸条，上面写着，

"If you can walk to the lake 10 mi north, 語法

"如果你们能走到向北10英里处的湖泊，

join hands and form a circle.

就手拉手围成一个圆圈。

If you cannot,

如果不能，

form a straight line."

就排成一条直线。"

They immediately formed a circle

他们立刻围成了一个圆圈，

and began strapping Frenchy to a sled

开始把 Frenchy 绑在雪橇上，

before setting out on their toughest journey yet. 短語動詞

然后踏上了他们迄今为止最艰难的旅程。

Looking back, 表達脈絡

回头看去，

their plane was now just a tiny speck

他们的飞机现在只是景色中的

on the landscape

一个小黑点，

and they realized just how lucky they were 語法

他们意识到自己能被找到

to have been found at all.

是多么的幸运。

The route to the lake was tough.

前往湖泊的路线很艰难。

Pulling Frenchy through the chest-high snow took them almost 12 hours. 用詞

把 Frenchy 拉过齐胸深的积雪花了他们将近12个小时。

The rescue plane followed them

救援飞机一路上

most of the way,

大部分时间都跟随着他们，

dropping occasional supplies to mark the route

偶尔投下补给品来标记路线，

and snapping this picture along the way.

并在此过程中拍下了这张照片。

The plane went on to make a perfect landing

随后飞机完美降落

on the lake

在湖面上，

and two men went out to look for the survivors.

两名男子走出去寻找幸存者。

But suddenly,

但突然间，

a thick bank of fog rolled in, 習語

一阵浓雾卷来，

leaving both groups completely blind.

让这两组人什么也看不见了。

The survivors knew they were getting closer

幸存者知道他们越来越近了，

as they could hear the distant sound of a plane.

因为他们能听到远处飞机的声音。

But just as they thought they had made it, 習語

但就在他们以为自己成功了的时候，

they came across a 20-m high cliff, 短語動詞

他们遇到了一道20米高的悬崖，

the final barrier between them and the lake.

这是他们和湖泊之间的最后一道障碍。

Amazingly,

令人惊奇的是，

an almost perfect path just to the left led the way,

在左侧有一条近乎完美的路径指引着方向，

almost as if it had been placed there 語法

简直就像是特意安排在那里

to save the crew.

为了拯救机组人员一样。

After carefully making it down onto the ice shelf,

在小心翼翼地走到冰架上之后，

out of the mist came two men. 語法

雾中走出了两个人。

After 2 weeks of sheer terror and misery,

经历了整整两周的极度恐惧和痛苦之后，

they were finally reunited with their crew.

他们终于与自己的船员重聚了。

They climbed aboard the rescue plane

他们登上了救援飞机，

and all six men safely made it back to the ship.

六个人都安全地回到了船上。

It was one of the most unbelievable tales

这是史上最令人难以置信的

of survival and bravery

生存和勇敢的故事之一，

and all six men went on to tell the tale. 短語動詞

这六个人后来都讲述了这个故事。

As for the three lost men, 表達脈絡

至于那三名遇难的男子，

they remain buried,

他们仍然被埋在那里，

perfectly preserved under 80 years 短語搭配

完好无损地保存在积累了80年的

worth of ice and snow,

冰雪之下，

which will now be over 100 m deep.

那里的冰雪现在已经超过100米深了。

The camera that Robbins found never made it out of the crash site.

Robbins 找到的那台相机从未被带出坠机现场。

Its pictures,

它里面的照片，

which would no doubt be worth 習語

毫无疑问将胜过

a thousand words,

千言万语，

are just waiting to be discovered one day.

正等待着某一天被发现。

Sadly, no one has ever returned

令人遗憾的是，从未有人再回到

to this fabled location

这个传奇般的地方

to recover the three men.

去寻回这三个人的遗体。

To learn more about what the six survivors

要了解更多关于这六位幸存者

went on to do with their lives,

后来生活的信息，

check out the page on our website Primal Nebula.

请查看我们网站 Primal Nebula 上的页面。

And now, for the Primal Space giveaway.

现在，是 Primal Space 抽奖环节。

The winner of the previous giveaway is Alexander.

上次抽奖的获胜者是 Alexander。

Congrats.

恭喜。

In the next video,

在下一个视频中，

we'll be giving away this Primal Space designed

我们将赠送这张由 Primal Space 设计的

Antarctic poster.

南极洲海报。

All you need to do is sign up at the link below, 語法

你需要做的就是在下方链接注册，

like the video,

点赞视频，

and leave a comment

并留言

saying what you think

谈谈你对

about this incredible story.

这个不可思议故事的看法。

Thank you very much for watching

非常感谢您的观看，

and I'll see you in the next video.

我们在下一个视频再见。