Together to the Poles
一起向南极和北极出发
Janek Mela is the youngest explorer to go to the North and South Poles.
詹尼克·米拉是去过南极和北极的最年轻的探险家。
The twenty-seventh of July, 2002, was the worst day in Janek Mela's life.
2002年7月27日这一天是詹尼克·米拉度过的最糟糕的一天。
The Polish boy had an accident and lost half his left leg and half his right arm.
这个波兰小伙子在一场事故中失去了半条左腿和半条右臂。
Janek spent a long time in hospital and was very sad.
詹尼克在医院里治疗了很长的时间,情绪非常悲伤。
Then his most important journey began.
接下来,他最重要的一次旅行开始了。
Marek Kaminski, a famous Polish explorer, visited Janek and asked him to go to the North and South Poles with him.
马雷克·卡明斯基是波兰著名的探险家。有一天,他看望了詹尼克,并邀请他一起去南极和北极探险。
Janek gave the best answer of his life.
詹尼克做出了他生命中最完美的回答。
Janek prepared for the trips for a few months.
詹尼克花了几个月的时间为旅行做准备。
First, he learned to use his artificial leg. Then he trained hard for the expeditions.
首先,他学会了如何使用假腿。为了这次探险,他开始努力训练。
Their first expedition was to the North Pole.
他们第一次探险的目的地是北极。
Janek and the team had to be careful. There were animals, dangerous ice and bad weather.
詹尼克和探险队员们都小心翼翼。一路上都有许多猛兽、脆弱而又危险的冰层以及恶劣的天气。
It was really difficult, but things got better. They got to the pole on April 24th, 2004. Janek was 15.
虽然这是一次十分艰难的探险,但是事情在慢慢好转。2004年4月24日,他们终于到达北极。那一天,詹尼克15岁。
In December, the team started the expedition to the South Pole.
12月,探险队开始向南极出发。
The weather was worse this time. This made the expedition even more difficult.
这一次,天气要比上次去北极的时候更恶劣,这让探险队举步维艰。
They finally arrived at the South Pole on December 31st, 2004.
2004年12月31日,他们最终到达南极。
Janek is the youngest explorer to go to the North and South Poles because he was brave and said "Yes!"
詹尼克是去南极和北极最年轻的探险家,因为他很勇敢并说“我能行!”