Here, the author stands from Scott's perspective and expresses an extremely depressed and sad mood after losing the competition. But in fact, the author does not think so, because the author is Scott. If a loser writes a biography, it means that the author does not agree with the view that "the first person to arrive has everything, and the second person to arrive is nothing."

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For humans, the first person to arrive has everything, and the second person to arrive is nothing. All efforts were in vain, all the hardships seemed ridiculous, and the hope of weeks, months, and years was simply crazy. "Through all the hardships, the endless pain and troubles, sleeping in the open - all for what? It was not for these dreams, but now they are all gone." - Scott wrote in his diary . Tears burst from their eyes. Despite their exhaustion, they could not sleep that night. They lost hope as if they had been sentenced, and continued walking glumly on the final journey to the Pole, where they had originally wanted to rush with cheers. None of them wanted to comfort others, they just dragged their own footsteps forward silently. On January 18, Captain Scott and four of his companions reached the Pole. Since he was no longer the first person to arrive here, everything here did not make him feel very dazzling. He only looked at this sad place with cold eyes. "There is nothing to see here, no different from the eerie monotony of the previous few days." - This is all Robert Falcon Scott said about the Pole. The only unusual thing they found there was caused not by nature but by his rivals: Amundsen's tent with the Norwegian flag flying. The Norwegian flag flutters proudly and triumphantly on this fortress that has been breached by humans. Its occupier still left a letter here, waiting for the arrival of this unknown second person. He believed that the second person would definitely arrive here after him, so he asked him to bring the letter to Norway. King Haakon. Scott accepts the assignment to faithfully perform the most ruthless of duties: to bear witness before the world to the accomplishments of another man, a cause for which he himself passionately pursues.

1． Summarize the main content of the passage.

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2. Whose point of view is the underlined sentence in the text? How to understand?

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3. Why does Scott think that "there is nothing to be seen here, nothing different from the eerie monotony of the previous days"?

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4. What technique is used in the second underlined sentence? How does it reflect Scott's inner feelings?

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5. Why did Scott accept the task of vouching for the performance of others? Is it okay not to accept it?

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6. Write a famous quote each on the theme of "struggle" and "integrity".

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2 answers (copy the answers from the table, analysis is more important -> click here)

1. It describes the pain and sadness of Scott and his team of five people reaching the South Pole after their failure.

2. Scott The author is from Scott's perspective and expresses an extremely depressed and sad mood after losing the competition. But in fact, the author himself does not think so. The reason is that the author's biography of Scott, a loser, shows that the author does not agree with the view that "the first arrival has everything, and the second arrival is nothing." .

3. This is about using scenes to describe emotions, because their failure, disappointment and frustration made everything lose its appeal. 4． The personification of rhetoric expresses the mood of Scott and his companions - frustration and despair. At this time, in the eyes of Scott, who was in great pain, the Norwegian flag fluttering in the wind was his opponent. The victor Amundsen seemed to be standing there showing off his power and being proud.

5． The British generally value gentlemanly behavior, advocate honesty and trustworthiness, and face success and failure calmly. Influenced by this cultural tradition, Scott had to accept the task of vouching for the performance of others.

It is precisely because of his behavior that his personality appears extremely noble and he wins people's respect.

6. Example: Struggle: No matter what you do, as long as you work hard, there will be no failure. ——Newton;

Integrity: Life cannot bloom brilliant flowers from lies.

——Heine