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1、江西省吉安市第四中学高中英语Unit1Nothingventurednothinggained教学资源1新人教版选修10AboutSirErnestHenryShackleton(1874-1922)ErnestShackletonhasbecomeanexampleofbrilliantleadershipability.Fromanearlyage,SirErnestShackletonknewhewouldbecomeanexplorer:'IseemedtovowtomyselfthatsomedayIwouldgo
2、totheregionoficeandsnowandgoonandontillIcametooneofthepolesoftheearth,theendoftheaxisuponwhichthisgreatroundballturns.'Thisdreamexplainswhyhedidn'tbecomeadoctorashisfatherwanted.Instead,hewenttoseaattheageof16,travellingthroughtheFarEastandAmericaandbytheageof24had
3、qualifiedtobecomeaMaster,makinghimabletocaptainaBritishshiponanysea.OnleaveinLondonin1900,ShackletonvolunteeredforScott'sNationalAntarcticExpedition.Shackleton,havingimpressedthoseclosetotheexpeditionwithhispersonality,waschosentogowithScotttotheSouthPoleonthefamou
4、sDiscoveryexpeditioninthesummerof1901.Thetripwouldbeabittersweetone,asShackletonbecameseriouslyillonthejourneyandhadtobereturnedhome.Itwasnotanemptyjourney,however,asShackletongainedinvaluableexperienceinAntarcticexpeditioning.Oncerecovered,hewasaskedtotakeashiptor
5、escueScottanddissuadehimfromcontinuingforanotherwinteratthePole.Shackletondeclined,wantingnottosaveScott,but'provehimselfabetterman'withhisownexpedition.HisdreamwasrealisedascommanderoftheNimrodExpedition(1907-09),duringwhichhisteamclimbedMountErebus,madenumerousim
6、portantscientificdiscoveriesandsetarecordbycomingwithin97milesoftheSouthPole.Knightedin1909,hecommandedanothervoyagefrom1914-1916ontheEndurance.Theshipwascrushedintheicein1915,yetheledhismentosafetyagainstallodds-makingan
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