Lesson 115 Television Day: Captain Cook
第115课 电视课:库克船长
The great explorer,Captain Cook,
伟大的探险家库克船长
set out from England in 1768 in his ship,Endeavour.
1768年乘船"努力号"从英国出发,开始他的航行.
He wanted to explore the South Pacific.
他想考察南太平洋.
After he had sailed round the two islands of New Zealand,
驶过新西兰的两个岛屿后
he travelled up the east coast of Australia.
他驶向澳大利亚东部海岸
The Dutch explorer,Tasman,
荷兰探险家塔斯门
had discovered the west coast of Australia in the 17th century
17世纪发现了澳大利亚西岸.
He had also been to New Zealand,
他也去过新西兰,
but he hadn't brought back much information.
但他没带回来多少情况.
Tasman didn't discover that New Zealand was really two islands
塔斯门没有发现新西兰就是两个岛屿.
He didn't know that Australia was an enormous continent.
他不知道澳大利亚是一块很大的陆地.
Captain Cook make maps of the coastline of New Zealand and Australia
库克画了新西兰和澳大利亚海岸线地区图.
His great journey took nearly three years.
他这次航行花了近3年的时间.
The Endeavour returned to England on July 13th,1771.
"努力号"于1771年7月13日返回英国.
Ninety-three men had sailed with Captain Cook
有93人同库克船长一起出航,
and thirty-eight of them had died on the journey.
途中死了38人.