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1、TheColdestPlaceOnEarthChapter1TwoShipsTheracebeganinthesummerof1910．OnJunelst，inLondon，ablackship，theTerraNova，wentdowntheriverThamestothesea．Thousandsofpeoplestoodbytherivertowatchit．Theywereallexcitedandhappy．OntheTerraNova，CaptainRobertFalconScottsmiledquietly．Itwasaveryimportantdayforhim．Hewasas

2、trongman，notverytall，intheblueclothesofacaptain．Hewasforty-oneyearsold，buthehadayoungface，likeaboy．Hiseyesweredarkandquiet．Onemanontheship，TitusOates，smiledatScott．'Whatanexcitingday，Captain！'hesaid．'Lookatthosepeople！Ifeellikeanimportantman！'Scottlaughed．'Youareimportant，Titus，'hesaid．'Andyou'regoi

3、ngtobefamous，too．Weallare．Doyouseethisflag？'HelookedatthebigBritishflagatthebackoftheship，andsmiledatOates．'Thatflagiscomingwithus，'hesaid．'IntheAntarctic，I'mgoingtocarryitundermyclothes．We'regoingtobethefirstmenattheSouthPole，andthatflagisgoingtobefirst，too！'*****Fivedayslater，onJune6th，amanopenedt

4、hedoorofhiswoodenhouseinNorway．Hewasatallman，withalongface．Hewaitedoutsidethehouseforaminute．Everythingwasveryquiet．Hecouldseenohouses，onlymountains，trees，andwa-ter．Itwasnearlydark．Theskywasblackoverthemountains．Themansmiled，andwalkedquicklyawayfromthehouse，downtothesea．Inthewater，abigwoodenshipwait

5、edforhim．Themangotontotheship，andtalkedandlaughedquietlywithhisfriends．Theship'snamewasFram，andthemanwasRoaldAmundsen．TheFramwasthemostbeautifulshiponearth，Amundsenthought．Hisfriendswerethebestskiersonearth，too．Oneofthem，OlavBjaaland，smiledathim．'NorthPole，herewecome，Captain，'hesaid．'Yes．'Amundsensa

6、id．Hisfriendscouldnotseehisfaceinthedark．'FramisgoingtotheArctic．'第1页共14页http://www.en8848.com.cn/原版英语阅读网EveryoneontheFramwasreadytogototheNorthPole，totheArctic．Amundsenwantedtogothere，too．Butfirsthewantedtogosouth．Hisfriendsdidn'tknowthat．AtmidnightonJune6th，theFrammovedquietlyawayfromAmundsen'shou

7、se，outtosea．Chapter2TheRaceTheFramwenttoanislandinthesouthofNorway．Itwasaverylittleisland，withonlyonesmallwoodenhouse，twotrees—andnearlyahundreddogs．'Lookatthat！'Bjaalandsaid．'It'sanislandofdogs！There