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Ben Saunders - Polar explorer
In 2004, Ben Saunders became the youngest person ever to ski solo to the North Pole. In 2013, he set out on another record-breaking expedition, this time to retrace Captain Scott’s ill-fated journey to the South Pole on foot.

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Although most of the planet's surface was mapped long ago, there's still a place for explorers in the modern world. And Ben Saunders' stories of arctic exploration -- as impressive for their technical ingenuity as their derring-do -- are decidedly modern. In 2004, at age 26, he skied solo to the North Pole, updating his blog each day of the trip. Humble and self-effacing, Saunders is an explorer of limits, whether it's how far a human can be pushed physically and psychologically, or how technology works hundreds of miles from civilization. His message is one of inspiration, empowerment and boundless potential.

He urges audiences to consider carefully how to spend the “tiny amount of time we each have on this planet.” Saunders is also a powerful advocate for the natural world. He's seen first-hand the effects of climate change, and his expeditions are raising awareness for sustainable solutions. 

Being the youngest person to ski solo to the North Pole did not satiate Saunders' urge to explore and push the boundaries. In 2008, he attempted to break the speed record for a solo walk to the North Pole; however, his journey was ended abruptly both then and again in 2010 due to equipment failure. From October 2013 to February 2014, he led a two-man team to retrace Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s ill-fated 1,800-mile expedition to the South Pole on foot. He calls this journey the hardest 105 days of his life.

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Ben Saunders: Why did I ski to the North Pole?

Ben Saunders: 踏著雪橇去北極

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北極探險家Ben Saunders敘述他那孤獨又難熬的橫越北極圈之旅,旅途中包含了有趣的軼事、美麗的照片和從未見過的影像。
- Polar explorer
In 2004, Ben Saunders became the youngest person ever to ski solo to the North Pole. In 2013, he set out on another record-breaking expedition, this time to retrace Captain Scott’s ill-fated journey to the South Pole on foot. Full bio

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This is me. My name名稱 is Ben Saunders桑德斯.
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這個人就是我,我是Ben Saunders
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I specialize專攻 in dragging拖延 heavy things
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我的專長是在寒冷的地方
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around cold places地方.
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拖行重物。
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On May可能 11th last year,
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在去年的5月11日
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I stood站在 alone單獨 at the North geographic地理 Pole.
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我獨自站在地理北極點上
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I was the only human人的 being存在 in an area
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在那幾乎比美國大1.5倍的區域
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one-and-a-half1個半 times the size尺寸 of America美國,
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5,500 平方英里裏面
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five-and-a-half五和半 thousand square廣場 miles英里.
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我是唯一的人類。
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More than 2,000 people have climbed爬上 Everest珠峰.
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全世界超過 2,000 人已經攀登過艾弗勒斯峰
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12 people have stood站在 on the moon月亮.
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12 個人站上月球
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Including包含 me, only four people
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包括我在內,只有四個人
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have skied滑雪 solo獨奏 to the North Pole.
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曾獨自地滑雪橫跨北極圈。
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And I think the reason原因 for that --
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而我認為這是因為
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(Applause掌聲)
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(掌聲)
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-- thank you -- I think the reason原因 for that is that it's -- it's --
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謝謝,我認為會獨自滑雪橫跨北極圈這是因為
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well, it's as Chris克里斯 said, bonkers瘋狂的.
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如同克里斯所說的,瘋了。
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It's a journey旅程 that is right at the limit限制
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這是一段考驗著人類
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of human人的 capability能力.
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忍受力極限的旅程。
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I skied滑雪 the equivalent當量 of 31 marathons馬拉松
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我滑行的距離相當於31趟馬拉松來回的距離
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back to back. 800 miles英里 in 10 weeks.
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10周內,滑行了800英里
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And I was dragging拖延 all the food餐飲 I needed需要,
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而且,我還拖著所需要的食物
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the supplies耗材, the equipment設備, sleeping睡眠 bag,
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補給品、裝備和睡袋
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one change更改 of underwear內衣 -- everything I needed需要 for nearly幾乎 three months個月.
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和一套換洗的內衣褲,這些是在將近3個月內所需的所有物品。
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(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
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What we're going to try and do today今天, in the 16 and a bit minutes分鐘 I've got left,
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在剩下來的16多分鐘內,我們將要繼續試著做的是
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is to try and answer回答 three questions問題. The first one is, why?
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試著回答三個問題。第一個是「為什麼?」
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The second第二 one is,
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第二個是
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how do you go to the loo廁所 at minus減去 40?
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你怎麼在零下40度的環境上廁所
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"Ben, I've read somewhere某處 that at minus減去 40,
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有人問:班,我知道在零下40度的環境下
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exposed裸露 skin皮膚 becomes frostbitten凍傷 in less than a minute分鐘, so how do you answer回答 the call of nature性質?"
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暴露出的皮膚可以在不到1分鐘內就被凍傷。所以,你是怎麼上廁所的?
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I don't want to answer回答 these now. I'll come on to them at the end結束.
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我現在先略過這些問題。後面我會一一回答
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Third第三 one: how do you top最佳 that? What's next下一個?
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第三個,你是如何突破這些困難的?下一個挑戰是甚麼呢?
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It all started開始 back in 2001.
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這一切都要追溯到2001年的時候。
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My first expedition遠征 was with a guy called Pen鋼筆 Hadow哈多 -- enormously巨大 experienced有經驗的 chap皴裂.
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我的第一次遠征是跟著一個非常有經驗叫做潘哈道的傢伙
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This was like my polar極性 apprenticeship學徒.
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我就像是一個學徒一樣
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We were trying to ski滑雪 from this group of islands島嶼 up here,
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當時我們試著從(這裡)北地群島
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Severnaya北地 Zemlya地島, to the North Pole.
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一路滑到北極圈
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And the thing that fascinates著迷 me about the North Pole,
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而北極(地理上的北極點)最令我著迷的是
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geographic地理 North Pole, is that it's slap拍擊 bang in the middle中間 of the sea.
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它正好就位在北冰洋的正中央
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This is about as good as maps地圖 get,
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就像這張地圖顯示
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and to reach達到 it you've got to ski滑雪 literally按照字面
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想要到那裡,你就真的得滑過
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over the frozen凍結的 crust脆皮,
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那冰凍的雪殼
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the floating漂浮的 skin皮膚 of ice on the Artic北極 Ocean海洋.
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以及北冰洋上漂浮的冰層。
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I'd spoken to all the experts專家.
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我詢問過許多專家
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I'd read lots of books圖書. I studied研究 maps地圖 and charts圖表.
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也讀過很多書籍,研究了地圖和圖表
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But I realized實現 on the morning早上 of day one
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但是在第一天的早上
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that I had no idea理念 exactly究竟
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我對我自己將面對的困難
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what I'd let myself in for.
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毫無概念
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I was 23 years年份 old. No one my age年齡
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我當時23歲,和我同年的人
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had attempted嘗試 anything like this,
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都不曾嘗試過這樣的挑戰
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and pretty漂亮 quickly很快, almost幾乎 everything
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而且很快地
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that could have gone走了 wrong錯誤 did go wrong錯誤.
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幾乎所有可能出錯的事情都發生了。
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We were attacked襲擊 by a polar極性 bear on day two.
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我們第二天就被一隻北極熊攻擊
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I had frostbite凍瘡 in my left big toe腳趾.
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我的左腳大拇指長了凍瘡
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We started開始 running賽跑 very low on food餐飲. We were both pretty漂亮 hungry飢餓, losing失去 lots of weight重量.
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我們的食物也幾乎所剩無幾。飢餓讓我們的體重大幅減輕
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Some very unusual異常 weather天氣 conditions條件, very difficult ice conditions條件.
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當時的氣候也極為反常。
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We had
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我們當時
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decidedly果斷地 low-tech技術含量低 communications通訊.
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只有基本的通訊工具
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We couldn't不能 afford給予 a satellite衛星 phone電話, so we had HFHF radio無線電.
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沒錢買衛星電話,所以只有高頻無線電
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You can see two ski滑雪 poles sticking癥結 out of the roof屋頂 of the tent帳篷.
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你可以發現有兩隻滑雪桿從帳棚頂伸出來
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There's a wire dangling懸空 down either side.
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每一邊都有一根金屬線
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That was our HFHF radio無線電 antenna天線.
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那就是我們無線電的天線
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We had less than two hours小時
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兩個月內,我們與外界的通話時間
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two-way雙向 communication通訊 with the outside world世界 in two months個月.
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少於兩個小時。
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Ultimately最終,, we ran out of time.
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最重要的是,我們的時間不夠
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We'd星期三 skied滑雪 400 miles英里. We were just over 200 miles英里 left
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我們滑行了400英里
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to go to the Pole, and we'd星期三 run out of time.
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但離北極還剩200英里的時候,時間就不夠了。
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We were too late晚了 into the summer夏季; the ice was starting開始 to melt熔化;
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夏天已經降臨,冰雪也開始融化
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we spoke to the Russian俄語 helicopter直升機 pilots飛行員 on the radio無線電,
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我們透過廣播向俄羅斯直升機駕駛通話
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and they said, "Look boys男孩, you've run out of time.
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他們說:你們的時間不夠嚕,小夥子們
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We've我們已經 got to pick you up."
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我們得把你們接上來。
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And I felt that I had failed失敗, wholeheartedly竭誠.
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當時我覺得徹底地失敗了
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I was a failure失敗.
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我是個失敗者
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The one goal目標, the one dream夢想 I'd had
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這是我一生中唯一的目標
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for as long as I could remember記得 -- I hadn't有沒有 even come close.
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一個我夢想許久的目標,卻連邊都沒看到。
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And skiing滑雪 along沿 that first trip, I had two
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在這次的旅途之中,每當旅途變得更加艱難時
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imaginary假想 video視頻 clips剪輯 that I'd replay重播 over and over again in my mind心神
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我就會在內心裡不斷重播兩個畫面
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when the going got tough強硬, just to keep my motivation動機 going.
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不斷地激勵我繼續前進。
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The first one was reaching到達 the Pole itself本身.
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第一個就是成功地抵達北極這件事
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I could see vividly生動地, I suppose假設,
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我能夠想像自己
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being存在 filmed拍攝 out of the door of a helicopter直升機, there was, kind of, rock music音樂 playing播放 in the background背景,
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走出直升機的艙門,響起搖滾樂當背景音樂
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and I had a ski滑雪 pole with a Union聯盟 Jack插口, you know, flying飛行 in the wind.
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我手握滑雪桿,上面掛著英國國旗,你知道的,隨風飄揚
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I could see myself sticking癥結 the flag in a pole, you know --
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我甚至能看見自己親手把國旗插在北極上
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ah, glorious輝煌 moment時刻 -- the music音樂 kind of reaching到達 a crescendo漸強.
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那會是一個光榮的時刻,背景的音樂也同時達到高潮。
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The second第二 video視頻 clip
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第二個畫面是
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that I imagined想像 was getting得到 back to Heathrow希思羅機場 airport飛機場,
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我想像自己馬上又要到倫敦 Heathrow 機場
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and I could see again, vividly生動地,
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那是一種身歷其境的幻想
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the camera相機 flashbulbs閃光燈 going off,
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照相機的閃光燈不斷閃著
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the paparazzi狗仔隊, the autograph簽名 hunters獵人,
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有跑來要簽名的粉絲們
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the book agents代理 coming未來 to sign標誌 me up for a deal合同.
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和想找我出書的出版商。
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And of course課程, neither也不 of these things happened發生.
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當然,這些都沒有發生
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We didn't get to the Pole, and we didn't have any money
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我們沒到達北極,也沒因此賺到錢
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to pay工資 anyone任何人 to do the PRPR, so no one had heard聽說
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沒有錢找人宣傳
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of this expedition遠征.
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就沒有人會知道這次的探險。
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And I got back to Heathrow希思羅機場. My mum沉默 was there; my brother哥哥 was there;
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當我回到Heathrow時,我媽、我哥都在那裡等我
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my granddad公公 was there -- had a little Union聯盟 Jack插口 --
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我爺爺手裡還拿著一支小國旗
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(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
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-- and that was about it. I went back to live生活 with my mum沉默.
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就這樣,我回到母親的身邊
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I was physically物理 exhausted,
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我當時已經精疲力盡
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mentally精神上 an absolute絕對 wreck破壞, considered考慮 myself a failure失敗.
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心靈受到很大的創傷,認為自己是個失敗者
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In a huge巨大 amount of debt債務 personally親自 to this expedition遠征,
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為了這趟探險還欠了一屁股債
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and lying說謊 on my mum's媽媽的 sofa沙發,
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我每天躺在我媽家裡的沙發上
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day in day out, watching觀看 daytime白天 TV電視.
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看著電視節目。
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My brother哥哥 sent發送 me a text文本 message信息, an SMS短信 --
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我哥發了一封短信
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it was a quote引用 from the "Simpsons辛普森." It said,
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是從辛普森家庭引述的,寫著:
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"You tried試著 your hardest最難 and failed失敗 miserably非常不幸地.
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你竭盡全力,卻以悲慘失敗為結局
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The lesson is: don't even try."
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所以結論是:一開始就別去做。
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(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
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Fast快速 forward前鋒 three years年份. I did eventually終於 get off the sofa沙發,
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三年時間一晃而逝,我終於從沙發上爬起來
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and start開始 planning規劃 another另一個 expedition遠征. This time,
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並且開始計畫另一次探險
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I wanted to go right across橫過, on my own擁有 this time,
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這次我打算獨自一人
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from Russia俄國, at the top最佳 of the map地圖,
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從俄羅斯直接穿越地圖頂端
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to the North Pole, where the sort分類 of kink糾結 in the middle中間 is,
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到達北極圈,
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and then on to Canada加拿大.
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然後直接抵達加拿大。
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No one has made製作 a complete完成 crossing路口 of the Arctic北極 Ocean海洋 on their own擁有.
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沒有人獨自完成橫跨北冰洋的壯舉
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Two Norwegians挪威 did it as a team球隊 in 2000. No one's那些 doneDONE it solo獨奏.
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兩名挪威人曾在2000年完成,卻沒有人能獨自穿越。
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Very famous著名, very accomplished完成 Italian意大利 mountaineer登山,
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享負盛名的義大利登山家
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Reinhold萊因霍爾德 Messner梅斯納, tried試著 it in 1995,
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Reinhold Messner在1995年曾嘗試過
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and he was rescued獲救 after a week.
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最後他在一周後被救起。
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He described描述 this expedition遠征 as 10 times
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他形容那次的旅程
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as dangerous危險 as Everest珠峰.
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比攀登艾佛勒斯峰還危險10倍。
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So for some reason原因, this was what I wanted to have a crack裂紋 at,
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所以,這大概也是我為什麼想要試一試的原因
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but I knew知道 that even to stand a chance機會 of getting得到 home in one piece,
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但我知道,想要平安的回家已經是件不容易的事
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let alone單獨 make it across橫過 to Canada加拿大,
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更別說還要穿越北冰洋,最後到達加拿大
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I had to take a radical激進 approach途徑.
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我必須得有不同以往的作法。
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This meant意味著 everything from perfecting完善 the
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這表示我得先從熟練使用一種
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sawn-off鋸斷, sub-two-gram亞二克 toothbrush牙刷,
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特別縮短且不到2公克的牙刷開始
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to working加工 with one of the world's世界 leading領導 nutritionists營養學家
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還要和世界上最頂尖的營養學家合作
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in developing發展 a completely全然 new,
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從頭開始去共同制定出一套全新
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revolutionary革命的 nutritional營養 strategy戰略 from scratch:
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革命性的營養策略
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6,000 calories卡路里 a day.
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一天6,000大卡。
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And the expedition遠征 started開始 in February二月 last year.
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去年2月,旅程展開了
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Big support支持 team球隊. We had a film電影 crew船員,
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我們有一個廣大的支持團隊:一位攝影師
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a couple一對 of logistics後勤 people with us,
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和幾位後勤人員
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my girlfriend女朋友, a photographer攝影師.
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還有我的女朋友,她是名攝影師
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At first it was pretty漂亮 sensible明智. We flew British英國的 Airways航空公司 to Moscow莫斯科.
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一開始進行的挺順利的。我們搭乘英國航空到莫斯科
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The next下一個 bit in Siberia西伯利亞 to Krasnoyarsk克拉斯諾亞爾斯克,
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接下來是從西伯利亞到Krysnoyarsk的短程飛行
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on a Russian俄語 internal內部 airline航空公司 called KrasAirKrasAir,
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搭乘一家俄羅斯國內航空公司,叫做 KrasAir (諧音很像墜機)
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spelled拼寫 K-R-A-SKRAS.
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K-R-A-S
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The next下一個 bit, we'd星期三 chartered包車 a pretty漂亮 elderly老年 Russian俄語 plane平面
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接下來,我們租了一架俄羅斯的老爺機
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to fly us up to a town called Khatanga哈坦加,
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飛到一個小鎮叫做Khatanga
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which哪一個 was the sort分類 of last bit of civilization文明.
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這裡應該是最後看得到人的地方了。
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Our cameraman攝影師, who it turned轉身 out was a pretty漂亮 nervous緊張 flier傳單 at the best最好 of times,
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我們的攝影師,一個只要坐飛機就會暈機的人
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actually其實 asked the pilot飛行員, before we got on the plane平面, how long this flight飛行 would take,
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在上飛機之前跑去問飛行員,我們得飛多久才能抵達
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and the pilot飛行員 -- Russian俄語 pilot飛行員 -- completely全然 deadpan面無表情, replied回答,
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那名俄羅斯飛行員面無表情地回答說:
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"Six hours小時 -- if we live生活."
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6個小時 -- 如果我們還活著的話。
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(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
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We got to Khatanga哈坦加.
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然後我們就這樣到了 Khatanga
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I think the joke玩笑 is that Khatanga哈坦加 isn't the end結束 of the world世界,
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有個笑話說:Khatanga並不是世界的盡頭
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but you can see it from there.
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但是在那裡你可以看見世界的盡頭。
06:36
(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
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It was supposed應該 to be an overnight過夜 stay. We were stuck卡住 there for 10 days.
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本來我們只打算待一個晚上,最後卻被困在那裏10天
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There was a kind of vodka-fueled伏特加燃料 pay工資 dispute爭議 between之間
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原因是喝完伏特加,酒醉後的酬勞糾紛
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the helicopter直升機 pilots飛行員 and the people that owned擁有的 the helicopter直升機,
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我們被困在直升機飛行員和機主之間
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so we were stuck卡住. We couldn't不能 move移動.
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那裡也去不了。
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Finally最後, morning早上 of day 11, we got the all-clear全清,
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最後,第11天的早晨,我們解決了所有的問題
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loaded up the helicopters直升機 -- two helicopters直升機 flying飛行 in tandem串聯 --
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把東西裝上直升機。兩架直升機一起飛到冰層邊緣
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dropped下降 me off at the edge邊緣 of the pack ice.
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在那裏將我放下。
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We had a frantic瘋狂的 sort分類 of 45 minutes分鐘 of filming拍戲,
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我們拍了一段45分鐘的超棒影片,以及攝影照片
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photography攝影; while the helicopter直升機 was still there,
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當直升機還在那裏時
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I did an interview訪問 on the satellite衛星 phone電話;
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我透過衛星電話接受了採訪
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and then everyone大家 else其他 climbed爬上 back into the helicopter直升機,
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然後其他所有人登上了直升機
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wham重打, the door closed關閉, and I was alone單獨.
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碰的一聲,飛機艙門關上了,只留下我一個人。
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And I don't know if words will ever quite相當 do that moment時刻 justice正義.
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現在我不知道透過文字是否能夠還原當時的感覺
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All I could think about was running賽跑 back up to the door,
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我當時滿腦子就是想著走回機艙門
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banging on the door, and saying, "Look guys,
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碰碰碰地拍打艙門,然後說:
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I haven't沒有 quite相當 thought this through通過."
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好啦大夥們,其實我還沒下定決心。
07:19
(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
07:24
To make things worse更差, you can just see the white白色 dot
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更糟糕的是,你看這個白點
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up at the top最佳 right hand side of the screen屏幕; that's a full充分 moon月亮.
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螢幕右上角那個,那是滿月。
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Because we'd星期三 been held保持 up in Russia俄國, of course課程,
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因為我們在俄羅斯被耽擱了一陣子
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the full充分 moon月亮 brings帶來 the highest最高 and lowest最低 tides潮汐;
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滿月將帶來最大或最小的潮汐
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when you're standing常設 on the frozen凍結的 surface表面 of the sea,
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當你站在結冰的海洋表面時
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high and low tides潮汐 generally通常 mean
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最高或最低的潮汐,意味著
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that interesting有趣 things are going to happen發生 -- the ice is going to start開始 moving移動 around a bit.
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有趣的事情將要發生了 -- 冰面將會移動
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I was, you can see there, pulling two sledges雪橇.
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如你們所看到的,我當時正拖著兩個雪橇
07:44
Grand盛大 total in all, 95 days of food餐飲 and fuel汽油,
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和95天的食物和燃料
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180 kilos公斤 -- that's almost幾乎 exactly究竟 400 pounds英鎊.
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總負重量是180公斤,大約是400磅。
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When the ice was flat平面 or flattish持平,
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當冰面是水平或是幾乎水平時
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I could just about pull both.
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我可以同時拖著兩個雪橇
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When the ice wasn't flat平面, I didn't have a hope希望 in hell地獄.
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當冰面不是水平時,我一點辦法也沒有
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I had to pull one, leave離開 it, and go back and get the other one.
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我只能先拖一個,然後回頭再拖另外一個。
07:58
Literally按照字面 scrambling擾碼 through通過 what's called pressure壓力 ice --
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嚴格來說,我穿越的是這些所謂的起伏冰面
08:01
the ice had been smashed被砸 up under the pressure壓力 of the currents電流 of the ocean海洋,
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風、潮汐和洋流的壓力
08:04
the wind and the tides潮汐.
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把冰擠碎推高了。
08:07
NASANASA described描述 the ice conditions條件 last year as the worst最差 since以來 records記錄 began開始.
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NASA形容去年冰層的情況是有史以來最惡劣的
08:12
And it's always drifting漂流. The pack ice is always drifting漂流.
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而且冰層一直在飄浮移動。
08:15
I was skiing滑雪 into headwinds逆風 for nine
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去年那10周內,我一個人滑雪時
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out of the 10 weeks I was alone單獨 last year,
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我逆風滑行了9周
08:19
and I was drifting漂流 backwards向後 most of the time.
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大部分時間我是被冰層帶著向後移動
08:22
My record記錄 was minus減去 2.5 miles英里.
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我的時速紀錄是負2.5英里。
08:25
I got up in the morning早上, took the tent帳篷 down, skied滑雪 north for seven-and-a-half七和半 hours小時,
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早晨起來收起帳棚,向北滑行了7個半小時後
08:28
put the tent帳篷 up, and I was two and a half miles英里 further進一步 back
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架起帳棚,然後我發現從出發的地方開始算
08:31
than when I'd started開始.
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我反而退後了2.5英里。
08:33
I literally按照字面 couldn't不能 keep up with the drift漂移 of the ice.
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簡直像是逆水行舟,我努力向前滑的速度還趕不上冰層後漂的速度
08:37
(Video視頻): So it's day 22.
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(影片)這是第22天。
08:42
I'm lying說謊 in the tent帳篷, getting得到 ready準備 to go.
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我正在帳篷裡準備出發
08:45
The weather天氣 is just appalling駭人聽聞的 --
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天氣狀況很糟糕
08:47
oh, drifted漂流 back about five miles英里
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前夜晚上
08:50
in the last -- last night.
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冰面往後移了5英里
08:52
Later後來 in the expedition遠征, the problem問題 was no longer the ice.
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在探險的後期,冰層不在是問題
08:55
It was a lack缺乏 of ice -- open打開 water.
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因為已經沒甚麼冰了,到處都是一片水面
08:57
I knew知道 this was happening事件. I knew知道 the Artic北極 was warming變暖.
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我預料到這會發生,因為我知道北極圈正在暖化
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I knew知道 there was more open打開 water. And I had a secret秘密 weapon武器 up my sleeve.
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我知道這裡將會出現一片廣闊的水域,所以我準備了秘密武器
09:03
This was my little bit of bio-mimicry生物擬態.
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這裡有關於仿生學的一些知識
09:05
Polar極性 bears on the Artic北極 Ocean海洋 move移動 in dead straight直行 lines.
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北極熊在北冰洋只知道向前走
09:09
If they come to water, they'll他們會 climb in, swim游泳 across橫過 it.
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如果牠們遇到水面,牠們會游過去。
09:11
So we had a dry suit適合 developed發達 -- I worked工作 with a team球隊 in Norway挪威 --
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所以我們和挪威科學小組合作,基於救生衣的原理
09:14
based基於 on a sort分類 of survival生存 suit適合 --
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設計了一套潛水裝
09:16
I suppose假設, that helicopter直升機 pilots飛行員 would wear穿 --
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我想,直升機飛行員也許會用得到
09:18
that I could climb into. It would go on over my boots靴子, over my mittens手套,
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當我爬進這件外套裡,它會從靴子蓋到手套
09:20
it would pull up around my face面對,
and seal密封 pretty漂亮 tightly緊緊 around my face面對.
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還可以拉上來蓋住我的臉,形成密閉的一圈。
09:23
And this meant意味著 I could ski滑雪
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這表示我可以在非常薄的冰層上面
09:25
over very thin ice,
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滑雪,
09:27
and if I fell下跌 through通過, it wasn't the end結束 of the world世界.
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如果我掉下去,也不會是世界末日。
09:29
It also meant意味著, if the worst最差 came來了 to the worst最差,
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所以即使到了最糟的情況
09:31
I could actually其實 jump in and swim游泳 across橫過
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我可以跳到水裡,然後游過去
09:33
and drag拖動 the sledge雪橇 over after me.
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還能拖著我的雪橇。
09:36
Some pretty漂亮 radical激進 technology技術,
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這是相當先進的技術
09:38
a radical激進 approach途徑 --but- 但 it worked工作 perfectly完美.
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也相當好用。
09:40
Another另一個 exciting扣人心弦 thing we did last year
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我們去年做了另外一件
09:42
was with communications通訊 technology技術.
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與通信技術有關的令人興奮的事情。
09:45
In 1912, Shackleton's沙克爾頓 Endurance耐力 expedition遠征 --
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1912年,Shackleton的長途遠征中
09:48
there was -- one of his crew船員, a guy called Thomas托馬斯 Orde-Lees奧德利斯.
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有一名隊員,叫做Thomas Orde-Lees
09:51
He said, "The explorers探險 of 2012,
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他說:“2012年的探險家們,
09:53
if there is anything left to explore探索,
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-- 如果還有甚麼地方沒有人去過的話 --
09:55
will no doubt懷疑 carry攜帶 pocket口袋 wireless無線 telephones電話
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毫無疑問的會裝備小型手機
09:58
fitted with wireless無線 telescopes望遠鏡."
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配上無線望遠鏡。”
10:01
Well, Orde-Lees奧德利斯 guessed wrong錯誤 by about eight years年份. This is my pocket口袋 wireless無線 telephone電話,
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好吧,Orde-Lees算錯了大概8年。這是我的小型無線電話
10:04
Iridium satellite衛星 phone電話.
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衛星電話
10:06
The wireless無線 telescope望遠鏡 was a digital數字 camera相機 I had tucked in my pocket口袋.
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所謂的無線望遠鏡就是口袋裡的數位相機。
10:09
And every一切 single day of the 72 days I was alone單獨 on the ice,
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我在北極的72天中
10:11
I was blogging寫博客 live生活 from my tent帳篷,
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每天從我的帳棚裡更新我的部落格
10:14
sending發出 back a little diary日記 piece,
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發表一些日記片段
10:16
sending發出 back information信息 on the distance距離 I'd covered覆蓋 --
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傳送一些我的旅程中的訊息
10:18
the ice conditions條件, the temperature溫度 --
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冰層的狀況、溫度
10:20
and a daily日常 photo照片.
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以及每天的照片。
10:22
Remember記得, 2001,
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要記得在2001年
10:24
we had less than two hours小時 radio無線電 contact聯繫 with the outside world世界.
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我們和外界交流的時間只有不到2小時的無線電通訊。
10:28
Last year, blogging寫博客 live生活 from an expedition遠征
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而去年,我可以隨時更新探險的部落格
10:30
that's been described描述 as 10 times as dangerous危險 as Everest珠峰.
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在這個被稱作比艾佛勒斯峰還危險10倍的地方。
10:33
It wasn't all high-tech高科技. This is navigating導航
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那不完全是高科技
10:35
in what's called a whiteout白化.
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這只是所謂雪茫裡的導航。
10:37
When you get lots of mist薄霧, low cloud, the wind starts啟動 blowing the snow up.
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當你迷失在厚重的迷霧、低雲層或風雪飄茫的時候
10:40
You can't see an awful可怕 lot. You can just see, there's a yellow黃色
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你看不太清楚。 你只能看到綁在我
10:42
ribbon色帶 tied to one of my ski滑雪 poles.
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雪橇上的黃色緞帶
10:44
I'd navigate導航 using運用 the direction方向 of the wind.
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我利用風向作指引
10:46
So, kind of a weird奇怪的 combination組合 of high-tech高科技 and low-tech技術含量低.
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算是一種低科技跟高科技的另類結合。
10:49
I got to the Pole on the 11th of May可能.
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我在5月11日抵達極點
10:51
It took me 68 days to get there from Russia俄國,
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從俄羅斯到那裡一共花了我68天
10:53
and there is nothing there.
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結果那邊什麼都沒有
10:56
(Laughter笑聲).
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(笑聲)
10:58
There isn't even a pole at the Pole. There's nothing there,
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那裡連一個路標都沒有,整個淨空
11:00
purely純粹 because it's sea ice. It's drifting漂流.
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純粹因為那些是海冰,都是浮冰
11:03
Stick a flag there, leave離開 it there, pretty漂亮 soon不久 it will drift漂移 off, usually平時 towards Canada加拿大 or Greenland格陵蘭.
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在那裏插個竿子,通常不用多久就飄往加拿大或格陵蘭
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I knew知道 this, but I was expecting期待 something.
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這一切雖然我都很清楚,但是心裡還是有些期待
11:11
Strange奇怪 mixture混合物 of feelings情懷: it was extremely非常 warm by this stage階段,
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這是很複雜的感受: 這階段氣候已經非常暖和了
11:15
a lot of open打開 water around, and
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周遭有很多開放水域
11:17
of course課程, elated高昂 that I'd got there under my own擁有 steam蒸汽,
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當然,憑一己之力到達目的地讓我很陶醉
11:20
but starting開始 to really realize實現
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但是我也開始真正的明白
11:23
that my chances機會 of making製造 it all the way across橫過 to Canada加拿大,
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繼續橫跨到加拿大
11:25
which哪一個 was still 400 miles英里 away,
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剩下400英里旅途的成功機率
11:27
were slim at best最好.
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就算在最好的狀態下,也很渺茫了。
11:29
The only proof證明 I've got that I was there
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唯一能證明我抵達的證據
11:31
is a blurry模糊 photo照片 of my GPS全球定位系統, the little satellite衛星 navigation導航 gadget小工具.
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是我GPS上的一張模糊照片,這小巧的衛星導航玩意兒
11:34
You can just see --
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你看得到
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there's a nine and a string of zeros here.
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這裡有個九跟一連串的零
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Ninety九十 degrees north -- that is slap拍擊 bang in the North Pole.
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北緯90度—絕對的北極點。
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I took a photo照片 of that. Sat星期六 down on my sledge雪橇. Did a sort分類 of video視頻 diary日記 piece.
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我拍了照。 坐在雪橇上,錄了一段影片日記。
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Took a few少數 photos相片. I got my satellite衛星 phone電話 out.
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接著再拍幾張照片,然後拿出了衛星電話
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I warmed溫暖 the battery電池 up in my armpit腋窩.
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先讓電池在我腋下暖起來
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I dialed撥打 three numbers數字. I dialed撥打 my mum沉默.
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我撥了三個號碼。 我撥給我媽。
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I dialed撥打 my girlfriend女朋友. I dialed撥打 the CEOCEO of my sponsor贊助.
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我撥給我女朋友。 我撥給我贊助商的執行長。
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And I got three voicemails語音郵件.
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結果撥通到三個語音信箱
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(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
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(Video視頻): Ninety九十.
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(影片)九十
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It's a special特別 feeling感覺.
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很奇特的感受
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The entire整個 planet行星
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這整個地球
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is rotating旋轉
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在我的腳下
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beneath下面 my feet.
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旋轉。
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The -- the whole整個 world世界 underneath me.
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這一整個星球在我的之下
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I finally最後 got through通過 to my mum沉默. She was at the queue隊列 of the supermarket超級市場.
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最後我媽的號碼終於接通了。 她正在超市排隊
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She started開始 crying哭了. She asked me to call her back.
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結果她開始哭,叫我晚點再打給她。
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(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
12:31
I skied滑雪 on for a week past過去 the Pole.
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經過北極點後我繼續滑了一星期
12:33
I wanted to get as close to Canada加拿大 as I could
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試圖儘量地接近加拿大
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before conditions條件 just got too dangerous危險 to continue繼續.
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在狀況惡化到不得不停止之前
12:38
This was the last day I had on the ice.
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這是我在冰上的最後一天
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When I spoke to the -- my project項目 management管理 team球隊,
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我那時跟計畫團隊提議
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they said, "Look, Ben, conditions條件 are getting得到 too dangerous危險.
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他們回我說 「班,狀況真的太危急了。
12:47
There are huge巨大 areas of open打開 water just south of your position位置.
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你目前位置的南方已有一大片的開放水域。
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We'd星期三 like to pick you up.
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我們要來接你
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Ben, could you please look for an airstrip簡易機場?"
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班,你可以找個降落跑道嗎?」
12:53
This was the view視圖 outside my tent帳篷
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這是帳篷外的景色
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when I had this fateful決定命運 phone電話 call.
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在我接到這通晴天霹靂的電話的時候。
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I'd never tried試著 to build建立 an airstrip簡易機場 before. Tony托尼, the expedition遠征 manager經理, he said,
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我從沒打造過降落跑道。 我的探險計畫經理東尼說
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"Look Ben, you've got to find 500 meters of
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「班,聽好,你得找到500米的
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flat平面, thick safe安全 ice."
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又平又厚又安全的冰地」
13:06
The only bit of ice I could find --
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我唯一能找到的一點冰
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it took me 36 hours小時 of skiing滑雪 around trying to find an airstrip簡易機場 --
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花了我36小時才找到這塊合適的降落跑道
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was exactly究竟 473 meters. I could measure測量 it with my skis滑雪板.
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我靠著滑雪撬量測,長度整整有473米
13:15
I didn't tell Tony托尼 that. I didn't tell the pilots飛行員 that.
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我沒跟東尼說,更沒跟飛行員說
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I thought, it'll它會 have to do.
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我心裡想,就將就著用吧。
13:20
(Video視頻): Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
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(影片)噢 噢 噢 噢 噢
13:23
It just about worked工作. A pretty漂亮 dramatic戲劇性 landing降落 --
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這跑道勉強可用,但是降落很驚險
13:26
the plane平面 actually其實 passed通過 over four times,
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那飛機其實飛越了四次
13:28
and I was a bit worried擔心 it wasn't going to land土地 at all.
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我那時有點擔心他會放棄降落。
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The pilot飛行員, I knew知道, was called Troy特洛伊. I was expecting期待 someone有人 called Troy特洛伊
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我知道那飛行員名叫特洛伊 我那時候預期
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that did this for a living活的 to be a pretty漂亮 tough強硬 kind of guy.
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靠這工作維生的傢伙是條壯漢
13:36
I was bawling嚎啕大哭 my eyes眼睛 out by the time the plane平面 landed登陸 -- a pretty漂亮 emotional情緒化 moment時刻.
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飛機降落的時候,真是非常情緒化的一刻,我的雙眼都霧掉了
13:40
So I thought, I've got to compose撰寫 myself for Troy特洛伊.
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我心裡想,我一定要在特洛伊面前維持好形象
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I'm supposed應該 to be the roughtyroughty toughtytoughty explorer探險者 type類型.
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要維持堅毅的探險家形象
13:47
The plane平面 taxied滑行 up to where I was standing常設.
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飛機在我站的地方停住了
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The door opened打開. This guy jumped跳下 out. He's about that tall. He said, "Hi你好, my name名稱 is Troy特洛伊."
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門打開後,一個男的跳了下來,大約只有這麼高,他說「嗨,我是特洛伊。」
13:52
(Laughter笑聲).
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(笑聲)
13:54
The co-pilot副駕駛 was a lady淑女 called Monica莫妮卡.
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副駕駛是個名叫莫妮卡的女士
13:56
She satSAT there in a sort分類 of hand-knitted手工編織 jumper跨接器.
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她穿著手工編織的毛衣坐在那
13:58
They were the least最小 macho大男子主義 people I've ever met會見, but they made製作 my day.
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他們是我看過最溫和的人,但是那天,他們是我的救星
14:02
Troy特洛伊 was smoking抽煙 a cigarette香煙 on the ice;
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特洛伊- 特洛伊站在冰上抽菸
14:04
we took a few少數 photos相片. He
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我們拍了幾張照片
14:06
climbed爬上 up the ladder階梯. He said, "Just -- just get in the back."
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他爬上梯子說「你坐後面」
14:09
He threw his cigarette香煙 out as he got on the front面前,
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他把菸蒂丟出去後,爬到前座
14:11
and I climbed爬上 in the back.
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然後我就爬到後座了。
14:13
(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
14:14
Taxied滑行 up and down the runway跑道 a few少數 times,
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飛機在跑道上來回滑行了幾次
14:16
just to flatten弄平 it out a bit, and he said, "Right, I'm going to --
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把冰壓扁一點,然後他說
14:18
I'm going to give it a go." And he --
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「好,現在來試一把」
14:21
I've now learned學到了 that this is standard標準 practice實踐, but it had me worried擔心 at the time.
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我現在知道這是標準程序,不過當時我很緊張
14:23
He put his hand on the throttle風門.
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他把手放在油門
14:25
You can see the control控制 for the engines引擎 is actually其實 on the roof屋頂 of the cockpit座艙.
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你可以看到引擎控制其實是在駕駛艙的艙頂
14:28
It's that little bar酒吧 there. He put his hand on the throttle風門.
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就是那個桿子,他把手放在油門上
14:30
Monica莫妮卡 very gently平緩 put her hand sort分類 of on top最佳 of his.
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莫妮卡輕輕地把手放在他的手上
14:32
I thought, "God, here we go. We're, we're -- this is all or nothing."
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我心想「天啊,就賭這一把,不成功便成仁」
14:35
Rammed it forwards前鋒. Bounced退回 down the runway跑道. Just took off.
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往前推進後在跑道上亂跳後就起飛了
14:37
One of the skis滑雪板 just clipped修剪 a pressure壓力 ridge at the end結束 of the runway跑道,
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其中一個雪橇剛好在跑道末端時扣到壓力脊
14:40
banking銀行業. I could see into the cockpit座艙, Troy特洛伊 battling作戰 the controls控制,
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我看到特洛伊在駕駛艙跟控制器奮戰
14:43
and he just took one hand off, reached到達 back,
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這時候他放開一隻手往後邊伸過去
14:46
flipped翻轉 a switch開關 on the roof屋頂 of the cockpit座艙,
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彈開了駕駛艙頂的一個開關
14:48
and it was the "fasten seat座位 belt" sign標誌 you can see on the wall.
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然後牆上亮起「請繫上安全帶」的燈號
14:52
(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
14:56
And only from the air空氣 did I see the big picture圖片.
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我在空中才看到了整個景象
14:58
Of course課程, when you're on the ice, you only ever see one obstacle障礙 at a time,
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當然,當你身陷冰地,你只能看到眼前的障礙
15:00
whether是否 it's a pressure壓力 ridge or there's a bit of water.
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不管是壓力脊還是一攤水
15:03
This is probably大概 why I didn't get into trouble麻煩 about the length長度 of my airstrip簡易機場.
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這或許是為什麼我沒因為跑道的長度而遭到責難
15:06
I mean, it really was starting開始 to break打破 up.
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我的意思是,這真的正在解體中
15:08
Why? I'm not an explorer探險者 in the traditional傳統 sense.
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為什麼? 我不是傳統定義中的探險家
15:11
I'm not skiing滑雪 along沿 drawing畫畫 maps地圖;
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我不靠地圖滑雪
15:13
everyone大家 knows知道 where the North Pole is.
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大家都知道北極在哪
15:15
At the South Pole there's a big scientific科學 base基礎. There's an airstrip簡易機場.
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南極有個很大的科學站 那裡有降落跑道
15:17
There's a cafe咖啡店 and there's a tourist遊客 shop.
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也有咖啡館跟紀念品店
15:20
For me, this is about exploring探索 human人的 limits範圍,
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對我而言,這是人類極限的探險
15:23
about exploring探索 the limits範圍 of physiology生理, of psychology心理學
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是人體跟心理極限的探險
15:26
and of technology技術. They're the things that excite激發 me.
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也包含科技。 這些想法讓我非常振奮。
15:29
And it's also about potential潛在, on a personal個人 level水平.
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就個人而言,這關乎潛力。
15:31
This, for me, is a chance機會 to explore探索 the limits範圍 --
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對我來說,這是挑戰極限的機會
15:34
really push the limits範圍 of my own擁有 potential潛在, see how far they stretch伸展.
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真的挑戰我自己的潛力極限,看我能達到什麼程度。
15:37
And on a wider更寬的 scale規模, it amazes驚訝 me how people go through通過 life
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更廣泛的說,我很訝異許多人在一生中
15:41
just scratching搔抓 the surface表面 of their potential潛在,
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只有開發到自己潛力的表面
15:44
just doing three or four or five percent百分
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只付出他們所有潛力中的
15:47
of what they're truly capable of. So,
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百分之四到五。
15:49
on a wider更寬的 scale規模, I hope希望 that this journey旅程
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所以,我希望這趟探險
15:51
was a chance機會 to inspire啟發 other people
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是激發其他人的機會
15:53
to think about what they want to do
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讓他們思在所擁有的短暫時間中
15:55
with their potential潛在, and what they want to do with the tiny amount of time
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要如何真正的應用自己的潛力
15:58
we each have on this planet行星.
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在我們共同擁有的地球上
16:02
That's as close as I can come to summing求和 that up.
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這是我在尾聲所能做的總結。
16:04
The next下一個 question is, how do you answer回答 the call of nature性質 at minus減去 40?
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下個問題是,你在零下40度如何接通電話
16:07
The answer回答, of course課程, to which哪一個 is a trade貿易 secret秘密 --
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答案當然是商業機密
16:12
and the last question,
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最後一個問題
16:14
what's next下一個? As quickly很快 as possible可能,
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我的下一步呢? 我儘快說明
16:16
if I have a minute分鐘 left at the end結束, I'll go into more detail詳情.
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如果我還有一分鐘,我再說詳細點
16:20
What's next下一個:
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下一步呢?
16:22
Antarctica南極洲.
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南極
16:24
It's the coldest最冷, highest最高,
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它是地球上最冷、最高
16:26
windiest風力最大 and driest乾旱 continent大陸 on Earth地球.
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最廣闊也最乾燥的大陸。
16:30
Late晚了 1911, early 1912,
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在1911年末,1912年初
16:32
there was a race種族 to be the first
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有個競賽
16:36
to the South Pole: the heart of the Antarctic南極洲 continent大陸.
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看誰第一抵達南極點:南極大陸的核心
16:38
If you include包括 the coastal沿海 ice shelves貨架, you can see that the Ross羅斯 Ice Shelf --
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如果把沿岸冰架算進去,你可以看到羅斯冰架
16:41
it's the big one down here -- the Ross羅斯 Ice Shelf is the size尺寸 of France法國.
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是下面這一大塊- 羅斯冰架跟法國一樣大
16:44
Antarctica南極洲, if you include包括 the ice shelves貨架,
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南極如果加上這些冰架
16:46
is twice兩次 the size尺寸 of Australia澳大利亞 -- it's a big place地點.
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是澳洲面積的兩倍之大,是一個大地方。
16:48
And there's a race種族 to get to the Pole between之間 Amundsen阿蒙森,
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話說這個到南極點的競賽中有挪威籍的阿孟森
16:50
the Norwegian挪威 -- Amundsen阿蒙森 had dog sleds雪橇 and huskies哈士奇 --
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阿孟森有雪橇還有哈士奇
16:53
and Scott斯科特, the British英國的 guy, Captain隊長 Scott斯科特.
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還有英國籍的史考特船長
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Scott斯科特 had sort分類 of ponies小馬 and some tractors拖拉機
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史考特有小馬跟拖車
16:58
and a few少數 dogs小狗, all of which哪一個 went wrong錯誤,
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還有幾條狗, 這些全部都出了狀況
17:00
and Scott斯科特 and his team球隊 of four people ended結束 up on foot腳丫子.
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結果史考特的團隊最後只能步行
17:04
They got to the Pole late晚了 January一月 1912
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他們在1912年一月抵達南極點
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to find a Norwegian挪威 flag already已經 there.
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看到了挪威國旗插在那
17:09
There was a tent帳篷, a letter to the Norwegian挪威 king國王.
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那邊有頂帳篷,還有一封給挪威國王的信。
17:11
And they turned轉身 around, headed當家 back to the coast,
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於是他們轉頭,朝海岸前進
17:14
and all five of them died死亡 on the return返回 journey旅程.
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回程途中,他們一行五人全數罹難
17:17
Since以來 then, no one has ever skied滑雪 --
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在那之後,再也沒有人滑雪去南極。
17:19
this was 93 years年份 ago -- since以來 then, no one has ever skied滑雪
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這是93年前的事,在那之後,無人再度挑戰
17:22
from the coast of Antarctica南極洲 to the Pole and back.
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從南極海岸到南極點的來回路程
17:25
Every一切 South Pole expedition遠征 you may可能 have heard聽說 about
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你知道的每個南極探險
17:27
is either flown飛行 out from the Pole or has used vehicles汽車
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回程都有用某些工具幫助,像是用飛機、
17:29
or dogs小狗 or kites風箏 to do some kind of crossing路口 --
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其他交通工具、或是狗,或是風箏等
17:32
no one has ever made製作 a return返回 journey旅程. So that's the plan計劃.
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從沒有人成功走完回程的路途。這就是我的計畫。
17:34
Two of us are doing it.
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我們一共有兩個人
17:36
That's pretty漂亮 much it.
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大概就這樣了
17:39
One final最後 thought before I get to the toilet廁所 bit, is --
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最後,在我解釋上廁所的事情之前
17:42
is, I have a -- and I meant意味著 to scan掃描 this and I've forgotten忘記了 --
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我本來要掃描起來跟大家分享的,但是我忘記了
17:45
but I have a -- I have a school學校 report報告. I was 13 years年份 old,
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我13歲有一張成績單
17:48
and it's framed陷害 above以上 my desk at home. It says,
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被框起來放在我家裏的書桌上方
17:50
"Ben lacks缺乏 sufficient足夠 impetus原動力
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評語說道
17:53
to achieve實現 anything worthwhile合算."
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「班缺乏達到任何目標的動力。」
17:56
(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
17:57
(Applause掌聲)
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(掌聲)
18:00
I think if I've learned學到了 anything, it's this: that no one else其他
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如果我有學到任何東西的話,那就是
18:02
is the authority權威 on your potential潛在.
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沒有人有權力影響你的潛能。
18:04
You're the only person that decides決定 how far you go and what you're capable of.
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你是唯一可以決定自己能走多遠以及能完成什麼目標的人。
18:07
Ladies女士們 and gentlemen紳士, that's my story故事.
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先生及女士們,這就是我的故事,感謝你們
18:11
Thank you very much.
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非常謝謝你們
Translated by Yi-Hsuan Huang
Reviewed by Wang-Ju Tsai

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Ben Saunders - Polar explorer
In 2004, Ben Saunders became the youngest person ever to ski solo to the North Pole. In 2013, he set out on another record-breaking expedition, this time to retrace Captain Scott’s ill-fated journey to the South Pole on foot.

Why you should listen

Although most of the planet's surface was mapped long ago, there's still a place for explorers in the modern world. And Ben Saunders' stories of arctic exploration -- as impressive for their technical ingenuity as their derring-do -- are decidedly modern. In 2004, at age 26, he skied solo to the North Pole, updating his blog each day of the trip. Humble and self-effacing, Saunders is an explorer of limits, whether it's how far a human can be pushed physically and psychologically, or how technology works hundreds of miles from civilization. His message is one of inspiration, empowerment and boundless potential.

He urges audiences to consider carefully how to spend the “tiny amount of time we each have on this planet.” Saunders is also a powerful advocate for the natural world. He's seen first-hand the effects of climate change, and his expeditions are raising awareness for sustainable solutions. 

Being the youngest person to ski solo to the North Pole did not satiate Saunders' urge to explore and push the boundaries. In 2008, he attempted to break the speed record for a solo walk to the North Pole; however, his journey was ended abruptly both then and again in 2010 due to equipment failure. From October 2013 to February 2014, he led a two-man team to retrace Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s ill-fated 1,800-mile expedition to the South Pole on foot. He calls this journey the hardest 105 days of his life.

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