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South Pole Race: “Mummy, is Amundsen a good man?”

2022/7/29
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本期节目讲述了挪威探险家罗尔德·阿蒙森与英国探险家罗伯特·斯科特争夺南极点的传奇故事。阿蒙森凭借其高效的策略，特别是使用狗拉雪橇，最终战胜了斯科特。然而，阿蒙森的胜利却伴随着巨大的争议。英国人指责阿蒙森隐瞒了其南极探险计划，并认为其策略不光彩。阿蒙森的成功，与其说是勇气和技巧的胜利，不如说是其不按常理出牌，选择更有效率方式的胜利。他像大卫与歌利亚的故事一样，没有遵循英国人的规则，而是采用了高效的方式，即使这被认为是不公平的。阿蒙森的果断和不顾及英国规则的态度是其成功的关键。然而，阿蒙森的冷酷无情也导致其与他人关系恶化，最终被社会边缘化。他为了生存，残忍地杀死了大部分的狗，这体现了他的冷酷无情。阿蒙森到达南极点后，冷静地处理后续事宜，并迅速返回，这体现了他的效率和对胜利的渴望。斯科特的去世和日记使得其成为传奇英雄，而阿蒙森的胜利显得过于轻松，这导致他的声誉受损。阿蒙森最终在参与搜救诺比尔的行动中遇难，这可能是他试图重塑英雄形象的最后一次尝试。

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Amundsen's victory over Scott in the race to the South Pole led to accusations of cheating and underhanded behavior, which haunted him until his death. The British felt he had deceived them and used unfair methods to win.

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Roald Amundsen beat Captain Scott to the South Pole. The Norwegian - using dog sleds and skis - made it look easy... fun, even. He was heading home to safety, while the British party - hauling sleds by hand - were struggling to survive **out on the ice.

In this case, to the victor went a spoiled reputation. The British grumbled that Amundsen had somehow cheated, or had at least behaved in an underhand manner. These stinging accusations would haunt the adventurer until the day he died in the polar wastes.

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