永远留在南极的Scott
May 26, 2007 1 Comment
前面说了很想知道一下哪些伟大的航海家魂归大海之前都想些什么,最近真地找到一个——英国海军少校Robert Falcon Scott。去南极探险,和瑞典的探险家Amundson竞争谁先到南极。——由于各方面的原因,不仅在竞争中失利,比Amundson晚了几个星期到达南极点,而且永远的留在了从南极回归营地的途中。
尽管如此,今天南极极点的科学考察站,还是起名为Amundson-Scott科学考察站。
Scott临终前,在最后一页探险日志上,写下了这一段话:(写给妻子的)
Had we lived I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance and courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every Englishman. These rough notes and our dead bodies must tell the tale…We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course and the end cannot be far. It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. For God’s sake, look after our people.