新西兰英语 536 Ship in Antarctica needs help

 　　A Royal New Zealand Air Force Hercules flew to Antarctica¹ on Saturday evening to drop emergency equipment to the Russian ship Sparta. The ship hit ice on Friday morning and got a 30cm hole in the side. The crew² tried to fix the hole but were not successful so they radioed for help. There are no ships nearby.

　　The Hercules dropped fuel, a pump, pipes, and other equipment. The Air Force crew stayed at Scott Base over night. Meanwhile the ship is at a 13 degree angle³.

　　Christchurch will send an icebreaker ship but it will take eight days to arrive. The Sparta is a 48m fishing ship with 32 crew on board. It was fishing for southern toothfish. The ice around the ship is 1.5m thick.

　　Listen to December 13th 2010 to hear about problems with other fishing ships in Antarctica.

　　Questions

　　What do you know about Antarctica at this time of year? Why could the Hercules fly at night?

1 Antarctica   

n.南极洲

参考例句：

• Antarctica is the earth's coldest landmass.南极洲是地球上最冷的大陆。
• This penguin is from Antarctica.这只企鹅来自南极洲。

2 crew   

n.全体船员，全体乘务员；vi.一起工作

参考例句：

• A captain controls his ship and its crew.船长管理他的船和船上的船员。
• The captain kept his crew at a distance.船长与他的船员总保持一段距离。

3 angle   

n.角，角度，立场，观点

参考例句：

• The high jumper took off at a bad angle.跳高运动员的起跳角度不好。
• The old house leans to the right at a dangerous angle.那所老宅向右斜得很危险。