在英语学习领域，新概念英语第二册凭借系统化的教学理念和丰富实用的课程材料，为广大英语学习者搭建起坚实的语言基石。今日，我们将聚焦于“飞越南极”这一课题，希望通过这一真实而实用的场景，为大家带来富有深度的学习素材和有价值的参考资料！

【课文】

In 1929, three years after his flight over the North Pole, the American explorer, R.E. Byrd, successfully flew over the South Pole for the first time. Though, at first, Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the mountains that lay below, they soon ran into serious trouble. At one point, it seemed certain that their plane would crash. It could only get over the mountains if it rose to 10,000 feet. Byrd at once ordered his men to throw out two heavy food sacks. The plane was then able to rise and it cleared the mountains by 400 feet. Byrd now knew that he would be able to reach the South Pole which was 300 miles away, for there were no more mountains in sight. The aircraft was able to fly over the endless white plains without difficulty.

1929年，即飞越北极三年后，美国探险家R.E.伯德首次成功飞越南极。起初，伯德和他的队员拍摄了大量下方山脉的照片，但他们很快便遭遇了严重的麻烦。有段时间，飞机似乎注定会坠毁。飞机只有攀升到一万英尺的高度，才能越过这些山脉。于是，伯德立刻命令队员扔掉两个沉重的食品袋。飞机随后得以爬升，最终以高出山脉400英尺的高度越过了它们。伯德此时知道，距离300英里外的南极已触手可及，因为前方已不见任何山脉。飞机得以毫不费力地飞越茫茫雪原。

【生词】

pole n. (地球的)极

flight n. 飞行

explorer n. 探险家

lie v. 处于

serious adj. 严重的

point n. 地点

seem v. 似乎

crash v. 坠毁

sack n. 袋子

clear v. 越过

aircraft n. 飞机

endless adj. 无尽的

plain n. 平原

以上就是“新概念英语第二册：飞越南极”的内容，希望对大家有所帮助!