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UNIT4ADVERSITYANDCOURAGE素养导航“探险”,既是人类对未知的挑战,也是人类对自身的挑战。“探险”,有成功的欣喜,也有失败的悲壮。探险过程中的任何艰难险阻,都阻挡不了人类探索未知世界的激情,阻挡不了人类迈向全新领域的脚步。欧内斯特·亨利·沙克尔顿把自己的一生奉献给了南极探险。ErnestHenryShackletonErnestHenryShackletonwasbornonFebruary15th1874inIreland.Thesecondoftenchildren,hewasbroughtupinLondon,attendingDulwichCollegebeforejoiningtheMerchantNavyaged16.Shackletonwascertified①asaMasterMarinerin1898andwasacceptedin1901ontheDiscoveryexpeditiontoAntarcticaledbyRobertScott.Hewaschosentoaccompany②ScottonthemostsouthernmarchtowardstheSouthPoleforresearchpurposes,returninghomeduetoillhealth.OnJanuary1st1908heledacrewontheNimrodexpedition,sailingtoAntarcticaagain.TrekkingtowardstheSouthPoleinthequesttobefirst,theyreachedtheclosesteverachievedbeforeturningbackorfacingcertaindeath.Itwasaraceagainststarvation③buttheymadeitbacktotheshipjustintimetoreturntoEngland.OnhisreturnhewasgreetedasaherobyKingEdwardⅦ.AftertheSouthPolewasreachedbyRoaldAmundsenin1912hedecidedtoplanforthelastgreatAntarcticexpedition,tocrossthecontinent.OnAugust8th1914hesetsailfromPlymouth.Encountering④awfulweather,theEndurancebecamestuckintheicebeforesinkinginNovember1915.Withnochanceofrescueorraisingthealarm,ShackletonplannedadaringanddangerousrescuetosailinalifeboattoSouthGeorgiaandreachawhalingstation.WithfourothercrewtheylaunchedtheJamesCairdintotheseasoftheAntarcticaandagainstalltheoddstheyreachedSouthGeorgia.ThenhavingtogoacrossmountainrangestotheothersideoftheislandtheyfinallyreachedhelponMay20th1916beforerescuingtherestofthecrewonAugust30th.InSeptember1921Shackletonembarked⑤onanotherexpeditiontoAntarcticaontheshipQuest.WhilstinSouthGeorgiaShackletonsufferedafatalheartattackanddiedonJanuary5th1922.HewasburiedintheGrytvikencemeteryinSouthGeorgia.SirErnestShackletonremainsoneofthegreatestleadersandinspirational⑥explorersinhistory.词海拾贝①certifyvt.授予(专业合格证书)②accompanyvt.陪伴③starvationn.饥饿④encountervt.遇到⑤embarkvi.从事;着手⑥inspirationaladj.鼓舞人心的典句欣赏AftertheSouthPolewasreachedbyRoaldAmundsenin1912hedecidedtoplanforthelastgreat