Over the South Pole

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In 1929, three years after his flight over the North Pole,

1929年，在他飞越北极三年后，

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the American explorer, R.E. Byrd,

美国探险家R.E.伯德，

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successfully flew over the South Pole for the first time.

首次成功飞越了南极。

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Though, at first, Byrd and his men were able to take a

虽然起初，伯德和他的队员们能够拍摄到

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great many photographs of the mountains that lay below,

许多下方山脉的照片，

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they soon ran into serious trouble.

但他们很快就遇到了严重的麻烦。

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At one point, it seemed certain that their plane would crash.

有一刻，他们的飞机似乎肯定会坠毁。

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It could only get over the mountains if it rose to 10,000 feet.

只有当飞机上升到10,000英尺时，才能越过山脉。

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Byrd at once ordered his men to throw out two heavy food sacks.

伯德立即命令他的队员们扔掉两个沉重的食物袋。

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The plane was then able to rise and it cleared the mountains by 400 feet.

飞机随后得以升高，并以400英尺的高度越过了山脉。

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Byrd now knew that he would be able to reach the South Pole which was 300 miles away,

伯德现在知道他将能够抵达300英里外的南极，

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for there were no more mountains in sight.

因为视线中没有更多的山脉了。

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The aircraft was able to fly over the endless white plains without difficulty.

飞机能够毫不费力地飞越无尽的白色平原。