[00:00.00]In 1929, three years after his flight over the North Pole, the American explorer, R.E. Byrd, #
美国探险家 R.E. 伯德在飞越北极3年之后，#
[00:12.10]successfully flew over the South Pole for the first time. #
于1929年第一次飞越了南极。#
[00:16.84]Though, at first, Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the mountains that lay below,#
虽然开始时伯德和他的助手们拍下了飞机下面连绵群山的大量照片，#
[00:26.76]they soon ran into serious trouble. #
但他们很快就陷入了困境。#
[00:30.54]At one point, it seemed certain that their plane would crash. #
在有个地方，飞机似乎肯定要坠毁了。#
[00:35.87]It could only get over the mountains if it rose to 10,000 feet.#
只有在飞至10,000英尺的高度时，它才能飞过这些山头。#
[00:42.40]Byrd at once ordered his men to throw out two heavy food sacks. #
伯德马上命令他的助手们把两个沉重的食物袋扔掉，#
[00:48.70]The plane was then able to rise and it cleared the mountains by 400 feet. #
于是飞机可以上升了，它在离山头400英尺的高度飞越了过去。#
[00:56.44]Byrd now knew that he would be able to reach the South Pole which was 300 miles away, #
伯德这时知道他能够顺利飞抵300英里以外的南极了，#
[01:04.45]for there were no more mountains in sight.#
因为前面再没有山了。#
[01:07.00]The aircraft was able to fly over the endless white plains without difficulty.#
飞机可以毫无困难地飞过这片茫茫无际的白色原野！
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