唯一有生還者的南極空難：英語精讀講義

This is a US Navy seaplane flying into a snowstorm

這是一架飛入暴風雪的美國海軍水上飛機，

just off the coast of Antarctica.

就在南極洲海岸附近。

On board are nine men

機上載有九名男子，

taking part in a secret mission 片語搭配

正在參與一項秘密任務，

to claim Antarctica for the USA.

旨在為美國宣稱對南極洲的主權。

As they approach land,

當他們靠近陸地時，

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

風暴變得更加猛烈，機組人員失去了所有能見度，直到突然間，

bang!

砰！

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

飛機撞上一座山，墜毀在雪地中。

It was the most remote plane crash ever

這是史上最偏遠的飛機失事，

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

讓機組人員受困且身受重傷，處於世界上最嚴酷的環境中。

But despite the incredibly harsh conditions, 文法

但儘管環境極其惡劣，

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

六名機組人員仍奇蹟般地存活了13天，直到最終獲救。

We modeled the entire thing

我們重建了整個事件的模型，

to show you how this incredibly brave group of humans

向您展示這群無比勇敢的人

managed to stay alive

是如何設法活下來的，

and the rescue mission that eventually saved them.

以及最終拯救他們的救援任務。

In 1946,

1946年，

a year after World War II,

第二次世界大戰結束後的一年，

the US turned its attention to Antarctica.

美國將目光轉向了南極洲。

This unclaimed vast stretch of land

這片無主且廣闊的土地

had untapped potential

擁有未開發的潛力，

and it seemed that the next war

似乎下一場戰爭

would be fought over who owned it. 片語搭配

將圍繞它的歸屬權展開。

And so in December 1946,

因此，在1946年12月，

the US sent a huge expedition of 13 ships,

美國向南極洲派遣了一支由13艘船、

33 planes and 5,000 men to Antarctica

33架飛機和5,000人組成的龐大探險隊，

with the secret mission

執行一項秘密任務：

of scouting out the continent,

偵察該大陸，

setting up bases and claiming Antarctica as their own.

建立基地，並將南極洲據為己有。

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

最早出發的航班之一是 George 1 機組，

made up of nine young men, 片語動詞

由九名年輕人組成，

two pilots,

包括兩名飛行員、

radiomen,

無線電員、

machinists,

機械師、

a navigator,

一名領航員、

a photographer,

一名攝影師，

and the ship's captain.

以及船長。

The journey was rough

旅程十分艱難，

and the extremely cold weather

極度寒冷的天氣

stopped the plane from getting above 300 m. 文法

使飛機無法爬升至300公尺以上。

After 3 hours,

3小時後，

they finally reached the coast,

他們終於抵達海岸，

but the conditions were now worse than ever

但此時的情況比以往任何時候都要糟糕，

and the crew couldn't see anything.

機組人員什麼都看不見。

The plane's altimeter was getting confused

飛機的高度計被

by the thick layer of ice beneath them

下方厚厚的冰層干擾，

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

顯示機組人員距離地面仍有300公尺。

But little did they know 文法

但他們毫不知情，

that the land was actually right beneath them

陸地其實就在他們正下方，

and rising quickly.

且地勢正在迅速升高。

Frenchy, the pilot,

飛行員 Frenchy

made the call to abandon the mission and turn back. 慣用語

決定放棄任務並折返。

But just as he was about to do this, 文法

但就在他準備這樣做時，

the plane slammed into a mountain

飛機猛烈撞上一座山，

and tore a giant hole in the hull.

機身上被撕開了一個大洞。

5,000 L of fuel ignited immediately,

5,000公升燃料瞬間被點燃，

causing a huge mid-air explosion.

引發了巨大的半空爆炸。

The plane came crashing down,

飛機墜毀，

scattering debris and its crew all over the ice.

碎片和機組人員散落於冰面各處。

It was a complete disaster.

這是一場徹底的災難。

Sadly,

不幸的是，

both Hendersin and Lopez died immediately

Hendersin 和 Lopez 在被捲入飛機螺旋槳後

after being thrown through the plane's propellers.

當場死亡。

The rest of the crew were alive,

其餘機組人員雖然還活著，

but Frenchy was badly burned and could barely move.

但 Frenchy 嚴重燒傷，幾乎無法動彈。

Fred Williams was even worse

Fred Williams 的情況更糟，

with a broken back and several injuries to his face.

他背部骨折，臉部有多處受傷。

It seemed almost certain that he would die.

幾乎可以肯定他活不成了。

Instincts kicked in 片語動詞

出於本能，

and the crew immediately set up shelter

機組人員立刻搭建了避難所，

in the plane's tunnel section,

位置在飛機的通道部分，

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

這部分已經與飛機的其他部分撕裂開來。

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

他們找到了一個降落傘，並將其固定在通道末端，

to stop the wind and snow from blowing in.

以防止風雪吹入。

After searching through the debris,

在翻找碎片後，

they found sleeping bags,

他們找到了睡袋、

tents,

帳篷，

and some food rations,

以及一些口糧，

mainly consisting of canned meat and soup.

主要包括肉罐頭和湯。

Not knowing when or if 文法

由於不知道何時或是否

someone would ever find them,

會有人找到他們，

the crew retreated into their shelter

機組人員退回避難所，

to wait out the storm. 片語動詞

等待風暴過去。

Williams was too injured to be moved 文法

Williams 傷勢過重無法移動，

and so the crew built a shelter around him

因此機組人員利用睡袋和大型碎片

using a sleeping bag and large pieces of debris.

在他周圍搭建了一個庇護所。

A few hours later,

幾個小時後，

Robbins went out to check on Williams,

Robbins 出去查看 Williams 的情況，

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

但他已經沉沉睡去，

taken by the cold Antarctic conditions.

被南極的嚴寒奪去了生命。

Now, just six of the crew members remained

現在，只剩下六名機組人員，

and their hopes of survival

他們生存的希望

relied completely upon being found. 文法

完全寄託於被發現。

But their supply ship Pine Island

但他們的補給船 Pine Island

was 500 km away

遠在500公里之外，

and finding their wreckage would be extremely difficult.

要找到他們的殘骸極其困難。

Back at the ship,

回到船上，

the crew of Pine Island began planning a rescue mission.

Pine Island 號的船員開始規劃救援任務。

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

他們掌握的最後一點數據顯示機組人員大約在這裡，

but without

但如果不

knowing when the plane went down, 片語動詞

知道飛機墜毀的具體時間，

the crew could have been anywhere. 文法

機組人員可能在任何地方。

Luckily, they had the data

幸運的是，他們擁有這些數據，

and it hadn't fallen into the wrong hands.

而且數據沒有落入壞人手中。

But did you know that your own personal data

但你知道嗎，你的個人數據

can easily fall into the wrong hands? 慣用語

很容易落入壞人手中。

Data brokers buy and sell your information

數據經紀人會買賣你的資訊

to marketing agencies

給行銷機構，

who then fill your inbox with spam.

然後他們會用垃圾郵件塞滿你的收件匣。

The good news is

好消息是，

that you have the right to protect your own data

你有權保護自己的數據，

and that's where Incogni,

這就是 Incogni，

today's sponsor,

今天的贊助商，

comes in.

派上用場的地方。

They reach out to these data brokers 片語動詞

他們會聯繫這些數據經紀人，

on your behalf 片語搭配

代表你，

and ask them to remove all data

並要求他們刪除

they have about you.

所有關於你的數據。

All you need to do is create an account,

你所需要做的就是建立一個帳戶，

sit back,

坐下來，

relax,

放鬆，

and watch Incogni do their thing.

然後看著 Incogni 發揮作用。

They contact each company individually,

他們會逐一聯繫每家公司，

so you don't have to.

這樣你就不用親自動手了。

I've been using Incogni for months now

我使用 Incogni 幾個月了，

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

我的垃圾郵件幾乎完全消失了。

Incogni now has a family plan

Incogni 現在推出了一個家庭方案，

that allows you to also protect your loved ones

讓你可以保護你所愛的人

from scams and spam.

免受詐騙和垃圾郵件的困擾。

To protect your data

為了保護你的數據

and remove spam from your life,

並從你的生活中清除垃圾郵件，

visit incogni.com/primalspace

請造訪 incogni.com/primalspace，

and use code primalspace

並使用代碼 primalspace

to get an exclusive 60% off the annual plan.

以獲取年度方案獨家4折優惠。

In order to rescue the crew of George 1,

為了營救 George 1 的機組人員，

the men on Pine Island had to find them

Pine Island 上的男士們必須找到他們，

and somehow rescue them with a plane

並設法用一架只能在水上降落的飛機

that could only land on water.

救出他們。

The weather around the ship remained terrible

船周圍的天氣在接下來的3天裡

for another 3 days

依然非常惡劣，

and so no rescue missions could be launched.

因此無法展開任何救援行動。

Back on the crash site,

回到墜機現場，

the six survivors were slowly freezing to death

六名倖存者在零下20度的暴風雪中

in a negative 20° blizzard.

正慢慢被凍死。

Frenchy was in a really bad way 慣用語

Frenchy 狀況極糟，

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

燒傷讓他幾乎無法張開嘴巴。

He was slowly dying of frostbite and dehydration.

他正因凍傷和脫水而慢慢死去。

Yet, thanks to the cold and dry conditions,

然而，多虧了寒冷乾燥的環境，

infections, which would have killed him by now, 文法

本該致命的感染，

hadn't spread due to the lack of bacteria.

因缺乏細菌而沒有擴散。

Despite all of this,

儘管如此，

Frenchy never complained once

Frenchy 從未抱怨過一次，

and he always tried to crack a joke 片語搭配

他總是在可能的時候

whenever he could.

試著開玩笑。

After some more searching around the debris,

在廢墟中進一步尋找後，

Robbins found a gas stove

Robbins 找到了一個瓦斯爐，

and managed to power it

並透過從飛機的一個備用油箱中吸取燃料

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

成功讓它運作起來。

He then became the de facto chef 用詞

隨後他成了全體機組人員

of the whole crew,

實質上的廚師，

cooking them two meals a day,

每天為他們做兩頓飯，

spinach soup followed by peanut butter on bread.

菠菜湯配花生醬麵包。

On day 4,

到了第4天，

the weather finally cleared

天氣終於放晴，

and the sun was now showering them in light.

陽光灑在他們身上。

Despite the situation,

儘管處境艱難，

they were completely overwhelmed

他們還是完全被

by the sheer beauty of the location.

當地的絕美景色所震撼。

They used this break in the weather 慣用語

他們利用天氣轉好的機會，

to properly bury their dead crew members

將逝去的機組成員

under the snow.

妥善安葬在雪地之下。

In order to make it easier

為了讓救援隊

for recovery crews to find them,

更容易找到他們，

they placed metal objects inside the graves

他們在墳墓裡放置了金屬物品，

that could be picked up by magnetometers.

這些物品可以被磁力計探測到。

On day 5,

到了第5天，

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

墜機現場的機組人員新鮮食物即將耗盡，

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

很快就只剩下肉乾罐頭了。

That day,

那天，

Robbins went out to look for more equipment

Robbins 出去尋找更多設備，

and found a camera that belonged to Lopez,

找到了在墜機中喪生的攝影師

the photographer who died in the crash.

Lopez 的相機。

He took some pictures of the crash site

他拍了一些墜機現場的照片，

and stored the film in his sleeping bag

並將底片存放在睡袋裡，

so he wouldn't forget it.

以免自己忘記。

On day 7,

到了第7天，

the weather around the ship finally cleared

船周圍的天氣終於放晴，

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

一架救援飛機離開 Pine Island 尋找機組人員。

Using the last confirmed location of the plane,

救援隊利用飛機最後確認的位置，

the rescue team started scanning the ground

開始以來回階梯式搜索模式

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

掃描地面。

As they reached land,

當他們到達陸地時，

the weather became overcast

天空變得陰沉，

and any hopes of seeing the crew

任何看到機組人員的希望

had disappeared behind a sea of fog. 慣用語

都消失在茫茫霧海中。

At this exact moment,

就在這個時候，

Frenchy woke up in a daze

Frenchy 恍惚中醒來，

and said he heard the sound of a plane

說他聽到遠處

in the distance.

有飛機的聲音。

He hadn't heard anything.

他其實什麼也沒聽到。

He was simply dreaming about being rescued.

他只是夢見了自己被救。

But as it turned out, 表達脈絡

但事實證明，

the plane had actually passed

飛機確實在距離機組人員20公里內

within 20 km of the crew.

飛過。

Over the next few days,

在接下來的幾天裡，

the stormy weather returned once again

暴風雨天氣再次降臨，

and spirits were at an all-time low. 慣用語

士氣跌至谷底。

The crew were desperate,

機組人員非常絕望，

so they created a large pile of debris

因此他們把大堆碎片堆在一起，

that could be set on fire

準備將其點燃

to catch the attention of any nearby plane.

以吸引附近飛機的注意。

Robbins also found some yellow paint

Robbins 還找到了一些黃色油漆，

and left a note on the wing

並在機翼上留下了一則訊息

for their rescuers to see.

讓救援人員看見。

The crew were running out of time, 片語動詞

機組人員的時間所剩無幾，

but their luck was about to change.

但他們的運氣即將改變。

On the morning of day 13,

在第13天早上，

the good weather finally returned

好天氣終於回歸，

and the crew were having breakfast,

機組人員正在吃早餐，

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

此時只剩下幾片杏桃了。

All of a sudden, 表達脈絡

突然間，

a low rumble started shaking the ground,

一陣低沉的隆隆聲開始震動地面，

getting stronger and stronger until

聲音越來越大，直到

the Pine Island crew had finally found

Pine Island 的機組人員終於找到了

their lost crewmates.

他們失散的隊友。

The survivors ran out waving their arms in the air.

倖存者們跑出來在空中揮舞著手臂。

Their suffering seemed to be finally over.

他們的苦難似乎終於結束了。

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

但由於沒有起落架或安全的降落點，

there was no way for the plane to rescue them.

飛機無法將他們救出。

They dropped a note down to the crew that said,

他們向機組人員丟下了一張紙條，上面寫著：

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

「如果你們能走到往北10英里處的湖泊，

join hands and form a circle.

請手牽手圍成一個圈。

If you cannot,

如果不能，

form a straight line."

請排成一條直線。」

They immediately formed a circle

他們立刻圍成一個圈，

and began strapping Frenchy to a sled

開始將 Frenchy 綁在雪橇上，

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

然後踏上了他們最艱難的旅程。

Looking back, 表達脈絡

回頭望去，

their plane was now just a tiny speck

他們的飛機現在只是地景上的

on the landscape

一個小黑點，

and they realized just how lucky they were 文法

他們意識到自己能被發現

to have been found at all.

是多麼幸運。

The route to the lake was tough.

前往湖泊的路途十分艱難。

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

拉著 Frenchy 穿過齊胸深的積雪花了他們近12個小時。

The rescue plane followed them

救援飛機在大部分路程中

most of the way,

一路跟隨，

dropping occasional supplies to mark the route

偶爾投下補給品來標記路線，

and snapping this picture along the way.

並沿途拍下了這張照片。

The plane went on to make a perfect landing

飛機接著在湖面上

on the lake

完美降落，

and two men went out to look for the survivors.

兩名人員出發去尋找倖存者。

But suddenly,

但突然間，

a thick bank of fog rolled in, 慣用語

一陣濃霧襲來，

leaving both groups completely blind.

讓兩組人馬完全失去了視線。

The survivors knew they were getting closer

倖存者知道他們越來越近了，

as they could hear the distant sound of a plane.

因為他們能聽到遠處飛機的聲音。

But just as they thought they had made it, 慣用語

但就在他們以為成功的時候，

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

他們遇到了一座20公尺高的懸崖，

the final barrier between them and the lake.

這是他們與湖泊之間的最後一道屏障。

Amazingly,

令人驚訝的是，

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

左側正好有一條近乎完美的路徑引路，

almost as if it had been placed there 文法

簡直就像是為了拯救機組人員

to save the crew.

而特意安排在那裡的。

After carefully making it down onto the ice shelf,

在小心翼翼地下到冰架後，

out of the mist came two men. 文法

迷霧中走出了兩個人。

After 2 weeks of sheer terror and misery,

經歷了兩週純粹的恐懼和痛苦，

they were finally reunited with their crew.

他們終於與自己的船員團聚。

They climbed aboard the rescue plane

他們登上救援飛機，

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

六名男子全部安全返回船上。

It was one of the most unbelievable tales

這是最令人難以置信的

of survival and bravery

生存與勇氣的故事之一，

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

所有六名男子活下來講述了這個故事。

As for the three lost men, 表達脈絡

至於那三名喪生的男子，

they remain buried,

他們仍被埋葬在那裡，

perfectly preserved under 80 years 片語搭配

完好地保存在累積了80年的

worth of ice and snow,

冰雪之下，

which will now be over 100 m deep.

現在冰層深度已超過100公尺。

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

Robbins 找到的相機從未離開過墜機現場。

Its pictures,

裡面的照片

which would no doubt be worth 慣用語

無疑勝過

a thousand words,

千言萬語，

are just waiting to be discovered one day.

正等待著有朝一日被發現。

Sadly, no one has ever returned

遺憾的是，再也沒有人回到

to this fabled location

這個傳奇的地點

to recover the three men.

去尋回這三名男子。

To learn more about what the six survivors

想了解這六名倖存者

went on to do with their lives,

之後的人生經歷，

check out the page on our website Primal Nebula.

請查看我們網站 Primal Nebula 上的頁面。

And now, for the Primal Space giveaway.

現在，是 Primal Space 抽獎時間。

The winner of the previous giveaway is Alexander.

上次抽獎的獲勝者是 Alexander。

Congrats.

恭喜你。

In the next video,

在下一部影片中，

we'll be giving away this Primal Space designed

我們將送出這張 Primal Space 設計的

Antarctic poster.

南極洲海報。

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

你只需透過下方的連結註冊，

like the video,

按讚這部影片，

and leave a comment

並留下評論

saying what you think

說說你對這個不可思議的故事

about this incredible story.

有什麼看法。

Thank you very much for watching

非常感謝您的觀看，

and I'll see you in the next video.

我們下一部影片見。