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Passage Two
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What would you pack for a six-month trip on the coldest continent in the world?
去全球最严寒的地方旅行6个月，你会带些什么？
Bear in mind that there'll be no shops around and no help from home.
要知道那里没有商店也没有家人的帮助。
That's the challenge the British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes faces as he prepares to lead a six-strong team on foot across Antarctica.
这正是准备带领团队步行穿越南极洲的英国探险家雷诺夫·费恩斯所面临的挑战。
The expedition to start in March will cross areas where the temperature has fallen as low as -90℃.
探险活动将于3月份开始，他们将徒步穿越温度为-90℃的极寒地区。
It'll be the 68-year-old adventurer's latest record attempt.
此次探险将成为68岁的费恩斯最新的探险纪录。
Past feats have seen him go pole to pole and climb Everest as a pensioner.
过去，他曾引领了南北两极之游，还攀登过珠穆朗玛峰。
Guinness World Records describes him as the world's greatest living explorer.
吉尼斯世界纪录称他为“世界上最伟大的探险家”。
The expedition's 200 tonnes of equipment will be dragged across 2,000 miles of some of the world's most inhospitable terrain by two special bulldozers.
2辆特殊的推土机将拖着探险所需的约200公吨的设备仪器穿越2000英里的无人地带。
They'll be followed by 14 smaller sledges transporting fuel.
后面紧跟着14架运输燃料的小雪橇。
To make sure they'll stay on the surface of the ice shelf,
为确保可以停留在冰架的表面，
two skiers will lead the way, on the lookout for cracks using a small radar system.
两个滑雪专家将使用小型雷达系统在前方探路。
To get Foreign Office permission to go to Antarctica the team had to prove they could be self-sufficient.
为了获得穿越南极洲的官方许可，他们必须证明能够自给自足。
In the Antarctic winter there's no way of being rescued. And nothing is left to chance.
因为在南极的严冬是无法寻求救援的。当然，也没有任何侥幸的机会。
Their luggage also includes 20kg of dried egg, 7,300 tea bags, 230kg of chocolate and 30 toothbrushes.
他们的行李还包括20公斤的鸡蛋干、7300袋茶叶，230公斤的巧克力和30支牙刷。
There's enough food to last a year including dried fruits, sports nutrition products, and dried foods.
这些食物足够他们一年的用量，此外还包括一些干果、能量营养品和干燥食品。
They can't take tins with them as they'd freeze and burst.
罐装类食物易冻结、破裂，因此无法携带。
And there'll be no empty suitcases on their return.
探险结束后，他们的行李箱也会满满当当。
Everything the explorers take with them will be removed from the ice at the end of the expedition, including the human waste.
因为在南极探险过程中，他们须将产生的废物垃圾回收后带出南极。
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.
问题19至问题22是基于你刚刚听到的这篇文章
Question 19. What does the Guinness World Records say about Sir Ranulph Fiennes?
问题19 吉尼斯世界纪录如何评价费恩斯？
Question 20. How does Fiennes plan to carry the equipment?
问题20 费恩斯打算如何托运考察设备？
Question 21. What does Foreign Office require before issuing the permission?
问题21 如何才能获得外交部穿越南极洲的官方许可？
Question 22. What should Fiennes' team do when they return?
问题22 费恩斯的探险团队返程时需要做什么？
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