典范英语之-Arctic-Hero-300字的英文梗概.doc

卷首语：此文本因某人在知道中提问所做，现将其传至文库供学习交流用 Arctic Hero –The Story of Matthew Henson Matthew was an explorer who helped to discover the North Pole. When he was about 12 years old, he ran away to sea. He joined a ship as a cabin boy,  peeling potatoes and cleaning the decks. At the age of 18, he had already traveled the world. Soon he met an explorer called Robert Peary and he became Robert’s servant . While they were in the jungle, one of Robert’s survey team fell into some quicksand. Then man was so frightened, he left the expedition. Matthew took over the man’s job. He and Robert then spent the next 18 years exploring the Arctic. They went to learn the skills they needed to survive in Greenland. But on their first attempt Robert’s feet became badly frostbitten. He had to take off eight of Robert’s toes. But still Robert and Matthew would not give up. Four times they tried to reach the Pole. In 1908 Robert and Matthew made their last trip to the Arctic. When they were just a few miles from the Pole, Matthew suddenly fell through the ice. Luckily a men was close by and pulled him out before he drowned. Then they reached the North Pole in the end. When they came back, a man called Frederick Cook had claimed to have reached the North Pole before them. But, in the end, Cook’s claim was showed to be a hoax. So Robert was rewarded with the fame and medals he deserved. Because Matthew was a black man, he was not rewarded for his part in the expedition. Matthew finally receives the greatest medal – the Hubbard medal in 2000 when he was 81 yeas old. In 1998 a film called Glory and Honor was made, claiming to be the true story of the research for the North Pole. Then, in 2001, a radio programmer called Stealing the Glory was produced. He would now be remembered by people all over the world!。