Lesson 115 Television Day: Captain Cook
第115課 電視課:庫克船長
The great explorer,Captain Cook,
偉大的探險(xiǎn)家?guī)炜舜L
set out from England in 1768 in his ship,Endeavour.
1768年乘船"努力號"從英國出發(fā),開始他的航行.
He wanted to explore the South Pacific.
他想考察南太平洋.
After he had sailed round the two islands of New Zealand,
駛過新西蘭的兩個(gè)島嶼后
he travelled up the east coast of Australia.
他駛向澳大利亞東部海岸
The Dutch explorer,Tasman,
荷蘭探險(xiǎn)家塔斯門
had discovered the west coast of Australia in the 17th century
17世紀(jì)發(fā)現(xiàn)了澳大利亞西岸.
He had also been to New Zealand,
他也去過新西蘭,
but he hadn't brought back much information.
但他沒帶回來多少情況.
Tasman didn't discover that New Zealand was really two islands
塔斯門沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)新西蘭就是兩個(gè)島嶼.
He didn't know that Australia was an enormous continent.
他不知道澳大利亞是一塊很大的陸地.
Captain Cook make maps of the coastline of New Zealand and Australia
庫克畫了新西蘭和澳大利亞海岸線地區(qū)圖.
His great journey took nearly three years.
他這次航行花了近3年的時(shí)間.
The Endeavour returned to England on July 13th,1771.
"努力號"于1771年7月13日返回英國.
Ninety-three men had sailed with Captain Cook
有93人同庫克船長一起出航,
and thirty-eight of them had died on the journey.
途中死了38人.