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Mount Erebus was an irresistible draw
埃里伯斯山以其不可抗拒的魅力
to the legendary explorer Ernest Shackleton.
吸引了传奇探险家欧内斯特·沙克尔顿
In 1908,
1908年
his men became the first to climb this active volcano.
他的队员们首次攀登了这座活火山
They soon discovered that
他们很快发觉
this is the coldest place on the Antarctic coast.
这是南极海岸最寒冷的地区
Today's explorers still have to
时至今日 探险家们
guard against frostbite in the height of summer
在盛夏时 仍旧需要预防冻伤
when temperatures rarely creep above minus 30 degrees centigrade.
温度在此时一般都低于零下三十度
Shackleton's men had no idea of
沙克尔顿的队员们没料到
the extraordinary spectacle that lay beneath their feet.
他们脚下的景象如此非凡
OK, up on the wall there somewhere now.
洞壁上有落脚处了
Under the ice and snow is a network of caves,
冰雪下面是洞穴网
which only a handful of expert cavers have ever dared to enter.
没有几个洞穴专家敢进去
This is the first scientific expedition
这是为了探求洞穴详情
to explore them in detail.
而进行的第一次科学远征
Here, there are ice formations that occur nowhere else on Earth.
这里有地球上独一无二的成冰现象
Each cave contains its own unique collection of structures.
每个洞都有自己独特的结构

重点解释

only a handful of expert cavers have ever dared to enter.没有几个洞穴专家敢进去

a handful of:少量的

I drew a handful of coins from my pocket.

我从口袋里摸出一把硬币。

He dipped into the bag and brought out a handful of sample wheat.

他把手伸进袋里，取出一把小麦样品。

dare:意思是“敢于”、“冒险”，它既可用作普通动词，又可作情态动词用（modal verb／auxiliary verb）。

dare(普通动词)有各种时态形式的变化，第三人称单数现在时要加s，可以和带to或不带to的不定式连用。dare也能表示“挑战”的意思。

Does he dare to tell her?

他敢告诉她吗？

dare(情态动词)一般只用于疑问句和否定句中，第三人称单数现在时不加s，无各种时态形式变化。

Dare he tell you the truth?

他敢不敢对你说出事实来？

He dare not tell me that sort of thing.

他不敢把那种事告诉我。

He doesn't dare（to）tell her.

他不敢告诉她。

Mount Erebus was an irresistible draw to the legendary explorer Ernest Shackleton.埃里伯斯山以其不可抗拒的魅力吸引了传奇探险家欧内斯特·沙克尔顿。

draw to:逼近, 接近

The performance is drawing to an end.

演出接近尾声。