Lesson 43: Over the South Pole飞越南极Key words and expressionsthe South Pole 南极the North Pole 北极flight 飞行explorer 探险家R. E. Byrd R·E·伯德lie(lay,lain) 处于crash 坠落坠毁sack 袋子clear 越过plain 平原Questions on the textWhen did the American explorer, R.E.Byrd become the first man to fly over the South Pole?In 1929.What trouble did Byrd run into during the flight?The plane couldn’t get over the mountains.What did Byrd order his men to do?He ordered his men to throw out sacks.Language pointsIn 1929, the American explorer, R.E.Byrd successfully flew over the South Pole for the first time.for the first time 第一次For the first time in my life I’ve got a flat of my own.Though, at first, Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the moutains that lay below, they soon ran into serious trouble.a great many 大量的run into trouble: 碰上麻烦run into 遇到。。。碰上。。。I ran into an old friend of mine the other day.偶然遇见At one point, it seemed certain that their plane would crash.at one point 在某一时刻At this point he was interrupted.seem 连系动词It could only get over the moutains if it rose to 10,000 feet.get over 飞越You’ll soon get over your shyness. 克服Have you got over your cold yet? 从疾病中恢复only … if… 只有。。。才。。。不。。。除非。。。I’ll only tell you this if you promise to keep it a secret.The plane was then able to rise and it cleared the mountains by 400 feet.clear v.飞越The horse No. 8 easily cleared every fence. 越过。。。The high jumper cleared 2.32 metres. 越过。。。高度by: 表示数量、程度等以。。。之差I missed the train by five minutes.He is taller than his father by a head.Key structures and usagebe able toThough, at first, Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the moutains that lay below, they soon ran into serious trouble.The plane was then able to rise and it cleared the mountains by 400 feet.Byrd now knew that he would be able to reach the South Pole which was 300 miles away.The aircraft was able to fly over the endless white plains without difficulty.can 表示能力、技能He didn’t agree with me at first, but in the end I was able to persuade him.He was able to leave Europe before the war began.can 不能有将来时Will you be able to come tomorrow?I have not been able to go to work for three days.per·suade v. /pəˈsweɪd/~ sb (into sth/into doing sth)to make sb do sth by giving them good reasons for doing it劝说说服[ VN to inf ]• Try to persuade him to come.尽量劝他来。[ VN ]• Please try and persuade her.请尽力说服她。• She’s always easily persuaded.她向来禁不住劝。Extensionnomadic culture 游牧文化nomadic adj. 游牧的流浪的farming culture 农耕文化