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1、Unit1Nothingventured,nothinggainedReading1ASUCCESSFULFAILUREIfatfirstyoudon'tsucceed,tryandtryagain.一WCFieldsPerceBlackborowjoinedanexpeditionwithSirErnestShackletontoAntarcticaontheshipEnduranceinAugust1914.Shackletonwasoneofthemostfamousexplorersofhisdayanditwasconsideredagreathonourtobepartofa
2、nyexpeditionsheled.NowreadthefirstpartofPerce'sstory.August29th,1916SlowlyIputmyheadoutofmysleepingbagandlookaroundme.Everythingisgrey:theinsideofthehutappearsgrey,themorninglightlooksgreyandthepotbubblingontheoilstoveisgrey.Thesmellis,asusual,almostunbearable,beingamixtureofsweat,sealoilfat,andd
3、irtyunderwear.Itrytothinkofhappierthings:warmanddryclothes,acosybedroom,sunnydays,mymother'sfaceandthecelebrationwewillgetwhenwereturn,forIampartofafailedexpeditionthattriedtocrossthecontinentofAntarctica,somethingthathadneverbeendonebefore.AsIthinkofthis,ablackblanketdropsandcoversme,almostblock
4、ingoutthememoriesofhappiertimes.IfeelbreathlessasIremembermyrottentoesthathadtoberemovedwhentheybecameblackenedfromfrost-bite.Ourcircumstancesaresodesperatethatitisuncertainwhetherwewilleverreturnalive.Perhapsourbodieswillberecognizedandcollectedbysomeotherexpeditionteammanyyearsfromnow.JustasIam
5、abouttobecomeself-pitying,thedoortoourshelteropensandablastofcoldairtearsthroughthehut."Shutthatdoor!"IyellinahoarsevoicethatIhardlyrecognizeasmyown."Holdonnow,Perce.Don'tyougoturningintoanotherTom,"comesthereply."We'vecaughtanotherpenguin,soit'spenguinsouptonight!"BlessFrankWild,thekindestmanthe
6、reis,afterourleader,ErnestShackleton.HowcouldIbecomeasselfishandbad-temperedasTomOrde-Lees!Istruggleoutofmybedandanewdaybegins. Whentheexpeditionwasannounced,IwasonlytwentyandIhadalwaysdreamedofadventure.SoitwaswithgreatexcitementonemorninginJuly1914thatIreadthisadvertisement:Menwantedforadan
7、gerousjourney:smallwages,bittercold,monthsofcompletedarkness,andsafereturnuncertain.Honourandrewardwillfollowifitissuccessful.SirErnestShackleton.AnexpeditionwiththegreatSirErnestShackletontotheSouthPole—Iwashooked!Iwa