新西兰英语 559 Norwegian sailor in Antarctica

 　　The Norwegian sailor, Jarle Andhoy with three other men, sailed to the Antarctic¹ illegally. One of the men is a New Zealander. They did not have permission from the Norwegian government or from New Zealand. They wanted to know what happened to the boat, the Berserk, which disappeared last year.

　　Mr Andhoy was in Antarctica a year ago with a companion, Samuel Massie. They did not have permission to be there. They were trying to cross the South Pole on quad² bikes, following the path of the famous Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen. They expected their support boat, the Berserk, to wait for them in McMurdo Sound but there was a terrible storm and the boat with three men on board, disappeared. The New Zealand Rescue Centre organized a search which involved Norway, the US and New Zealand but only a damaged, empty life boat was found. Mr Andhoy and Mr Massie were sent back to Christchurch by plane. Later Mr Andhoy was fined 25,000 Norwegian Kroner for his illegal journey.

　　One experienced³ sailor, who told Mr Andhoy not to go to the Antarctic, said, “Everybody has the right to die … but not to risk other people’s lives if you get into trouble.” Search and rescue in the Antarctic is very dangerous.

　　Mr Andhoy and the three other men on his boat have left Antarctica and are now sailing north, probably to Argentina. They will be in trouble if they try to land in New Zealand.

　　Vocabulary

　　?Antarctica or The Antarctic – both names are used

　　?illegal – breaking the law

　　?companion – another person travelling with him

　　?quad bike – four wheeler bike

　　Questions

　　Why is search and rescue dangerous in the Antarctic?

　　Why do people need permission to visit Antarctica?

1 Antarctic   

adj.南极(区)的；n.(the A-)南极洲，南极圈

参考例句：

• The Antarctic is a mountainous area.南极洲是一个多山的地区。
• It is well known that penguins live in the Antarctic.企鹅生活在南极洲是众所周知的。

2 quad   

n.四方院；四胞胎之一；v.在…填补空铅

参考例句：

• His rooms were on the left-hand side of the quad.他的房间位于四方院的左侧。
• She is a 34-year-old mother of quads.她是个生了四胞胎的34岁的母亲。

3 experienced   

adj.有经验的；经验丰富的，熟练的

参考例句：

• Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather.有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
• Perhaps you and I had better change over;you are more experienced.也许我们的工作还是对换一下好，你比我更有经验。