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Legendary¹ Explorer’s Shipwreck² Found in Antarctic Sea

High-tech⁴ search vehicles found a famous shipwreck on the ocean floor near Antarctica, an international exploration team announced Wednesday.

The famous polar explorer Ernest Shackleton's ship, named Endurance, sank in the dangerous and icy Weddell Sea in 1915.

Search teams looked for the Endurance before, but were not able to find it because of the rough conditions. A group organized by the Falklands Maritime⁵ Heritage Trust used special cameras and search vehicles to find the Endurance.

John Shears⁶ of Great Britain led the search team, which operated from a South African ice-breaking ship. He and the crew found the Endurance in good condition on the ocean floor about six kilometers from its last-recorded position.

Mensun Bound is the team's Director of Exploration. He said the team is feeling happy about the discovery.

"This is by far the finest wooden shipwreck I have ever seen," he said. He called its condition "brilliant."

Shackleton's story of survival is one of the most famous. His 28-man crew was trying to make a land crossing of the South Pole, but never arrived on land.

The crew members escaped the sinking ship and all made it home two years after the wreck³. The men rowed over 1,000 kilometers on life boats and survived by eating seals and penguins⁷. They eventually got help from people working in the whaling industry far off the coast of the southern part of Argentina.

The successful expedition to find the ship comes 100 years after Shackleton's death.

Dan Snow, a British broadcaster and historian, was aboard the exploration ship. He said the ship itself has only been photographed and nothing was removed, as it is protected by the Antarctic Treaty. The treaty permits only peaceful, scientific observation and exploration of the area.

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finest – adj. very good condition

brilliant – adj. very impressive

crew– n. the group of people who operate a ship or an airplane

wreck – n. a ruined or destroyed ship, sometimes one that sinks

row – v. to move a boat through the water using oars⁸

expedition – n. a journey by a group of people for a specific purpose, such as research or exploration

1 legendary   

adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）

参考例句：

• Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
• Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。

2 shipwreck   

n.船舶失事，海难

参考例句：

• He walked away from the shipwreck.他船难中平安地脱险了。
• The shipwreck was a harrowing experience.那次船难是一个惨痛的经历。

3 wreck   

n.失事，遇难；沉船；vt.(船等)失事，遇难

参考例句：

• Weather may have been a factor in the wreck.天气可能是造成这次失事的原因之一。
• No one can wreck the friendship between us.没有人能够破坏我们之间的友谊。

4 high-tech   

adj.高科技的

参考例句：

• The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
• The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。

5 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。

6 shears   

n.大剪刀

参考例句：

• These garden shears are lightweight and easy to use.这些园丁剪刀又轻又好用。
• With a few quick snips of the shears he pruned the bush.他用大剪刀几下子就把灌木给修剪好了。

7 penguins   

n.企鹅( penguin的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Why can penguins live in cold environment? 为什么企鹅能生活在寒冷的环境中？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Whales, seals, penguins, and turtles have flippers. 鲸、海豹，企鹅和海龟均有鳍形肢。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

8 oars   

n.桨，橹( oar的名词复数 )；划手v.划（行）( oar的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• He pulled as hard as he could on the oars. 他拼命地划桨。
• The sailors are bending to the oars. 水手们在拼命地划桨。 来自《简明英汉词典》