The ultimate prize is survival.
最终的奖品就是活下来。
Do you know what happens when it snows in Taiwan? Thousands of people decide it is a good idea to get into their cars to rush to the top of a mountain only to find that, instead of actual snow, there is just a little bit of slush on the ground. Many are disappointed while waiting for hours in the traffic jam back down the mountain because they feel like they still have not witnessed snow firsthand.
Alaska, on the other hand, is one of the coldest and most unforgiving places in the world. Many parts of Alaska have not even been touched by humans. In Ultimate Survival Alaska 2, a program on National Geographic Channel this month, a contest goes deep into the heart of Alaska and tests the perseverance of team members. For starters, four teams of really tough men and women who are mountaineers, military veterans, endurance athletes, and woodsmen are taken into the middle of the frozen forests of Alaska and dropped off. The only things they have with them are their raw emotion, incredible intelligence, die-hard ingenuity, and the gear on their backs.
These roughnecks battle frostbite, hunger, dangerous animals, and more while they are navigating terrain that camera crews can barely follow them in. They go over frozen rivers, barren ridgelines, and even cross high mountain peaks. These men and women are like the original explorers of unknown territories
because, for this show, there is no lavish grand prize of thousands of
dollars or the promise of a month-long vacation in the Bahamas. Instead,
by winning the epic competition series, the only prize is survival.
- survival n. 生存；幸存
Charles Darwin believed in the survival of the fittest.
达尔文笃信适者生存。 - disappointed a. 感到失望的
Amy was quite disappointed at the results of the election.
爱咪对选举的结果感到相当失望。 - witness vt. 目睹；见证
Mary witnessed the train accident, so she told the police what she had seen.
玛丽目睹了这起火车事故，所以她把她看见的告诉了警方。
The modern world has witnessed many advancements in technology.
现代世界见证了许多科技上的进步。 - perseverance n. 坚持不懈
Because of her perseverance, Betty was able to win the long race.
由於她的毅力，贝蒂得以在长跑赛中获胜。 - endurance n. 耐力
Running a marathon is truly a test of human endurance.
跑马拉松的确是对人体耐力的一大考验。 - incredible a. 惊人的，难以置信的
This new sports car moves at an incredible speed.
这款新跑车驰骋的速度相当惊人。 - ingenuity n. 足智多谋
Kyle again showed his ingenuity in coming up with this special idea.
凯尔想出了这个特别的点子，再次展现了他的足智多谋。 - battle vt. & vi. 奋战，搏斗
battle for...为……而战
The soldiers battled for their lives during the final days of the war.
士兵们在战争的最後几天为保卫自己的生命而战。 - navigate vt. 越过 & vi. 航行
Nick was the first man to navigate the Atlantic alone.
尼克是第一位独自横渡大西洋的人。
The river became too narrow and shallow to navigate.
河道变得又窄又浅而无法航行。
- slush n. 融雪
- firsthand adv. 直接地
- unforgiving a. 严峻的（= harsh）
- mountaineer n. 登山者
- veteran n. 退役军人，老兵
- woodsman n. 樵夫
- raw emotion率真的感情
此处 raw 是形容词，表示『强烈而又自然的』
（strong and natural），即『率真的』之意。 - intelligence n. 智慧
- die-hard a. 抵抗到底的
- gear n. 装备
- roughneck n. 粗犷的人；硬汉（本文指那些极地战士）
- frostbite n. 冻伤
- terrain n. 地域；地形
- barren a.（土地）贫瘠的
- ridgeline n. 山脊线
- territory n. 领土；地区
- lavish a. 奢华的
- epic a. 英雄的
- rush to V冲去做……；赶紧去做……
- drop off... / drop...off让……下车
阿拉斯加位於美国西北太平洋沿岸，是美国第四十九个州。阿拉斯加是美国面积最大的州，其名称最可能源於阿留申语的 Alyeska，意思为『很大的陆地』。
阿拉斯加幅员辽阔，在各州中拥有最长的海岸线。除此之外，阿拉斯加拥有世界上最好的狩猎和钓鱼场所，其国家公园的数量高居全美第一。（资料来源∶维基百科）
极地生存战士
最终的奖品就是活下来。
你知道台湾下雪的时候会发生什麽事吗？数千人决定开车冲上山顶是一个好主意，但是上山後才发现根本没有真正的雪，而只有地面上一点点融雪而已。许多人都塞在下山的车阵中等待数小时而备感失望，因为他们觉得自己还是没有直接看到雪。
另一方面，阿拉斯加是世界上最寒冷以及环境最严峻的地方之一。阿拉斯加的许多地方甚至还没有被人类探索过。在本月国家地理频道的《极地生存战士》节目里，有一场深入阿拉斯加心脏地带，并要考验团队成员毅力的竞赛。一开始，四队非常强悍的男性和女性被带往阿拉斯加冰冻森林的中心，然後工作人员会把他们放下，这些人当中有登山客、退伍军人、耐久力十足的运动员和樵夫。他们唯一带的东西就是他们率真的感情、令人难以置信的智慧、抵抗到底的足智多谋，以及他们背上的装备。
当这些极地战士横越摄影人员几乎无法跟随的地形，他们要和冻伤、饥饿、危险动物和其他更多的挑战搏斗。他们越过冰冻的河流、贫瘠的山脊线，甚至翻过高耸的山峰。这些男性和女性就像是在未知领域中拓荒的探险家，因为在这个节目中，没有数千美元的豪华大奖，或是在巴哈马群岛长达一个月假期的承诺。相反地，赢得这场英勇系列竞赛的人，唯一的奖品就是活下来。
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