1、2015-2016 学年北师大版 必修 3 Unit 8 Adventure Communication Workshop in the second there was only one. 3 high winds and low temperatures 4 He has many other interests. 5 He wants to test the limits of what humans can do. 6 your intelligence and your dreams Tapescript Presenter: Good evening and welcome to
2、Adventure. Today were going to talk about modern explorers. Lets begin with a profile of Marek Kamin.ski. In the studio we have Matt Thomas who has recently interviewed the Polish explorer. Matt: Hi. Presenter: Marek Kamin.skis two most famous expeditions so far were in 1995, werent they? Matt: That
3、s right. In the first one to the North Pole he travelled on skis with Wojtek Moskal and got to the Pole on the 23rd of May 1995. He called the expedition Poles to the Pole. Presenter: Thats a good name. Matt: Yes. And his second one was a solo expedition to the South Pole. He travelled 1400 km and g
4、ot to the Pole on the 26th of December ?C in the same year. He called the second expedition A Pole to the Poles. Presenter: And did he have any problems on this one? Matt: Mmm. His biggest problem was wind, blowing with speeds up to 330 km per hour. And there were temperatures of minus 60 degrees C.
5、 Antarcticas a tough place, you know. Presenter: So, could you give us some background on Marek. What kind of person is he? Matt: In some ways hes not a typical explorer. He studied philosophy at university and he speaks six languages. He likes reading books on his expeditions. One of his favourite
6、authors is Tolkien. He also writes a lot himself. He always uses pencils because they dont freeze! Presenter: Right. And this is the question we always ask. Why does he do it? Matt: Well, he wants to test the limits of what humans can do. When I spoke to him, he told me something very interesting. H
7、e said that on his polar expeditions he learned that everyone has limits, but the limits are in us, not outside us. Presenter: Mmm. Matt: And he raises money for charity ?C especially childrens charities. He says that he feels the children are with him when hes on his expeditions. Presenter: Has he
8、got any advice for young people interested in going on expeditions? Matt: Yes one very good piece of advice is this: the key to a successful expedition is your brains not your legs, and the most important thing is your dreams. Presenter: Mmm thats very true. OK, thanks Matt for that profile of Marek Kamin.ski. Later well talk to
