But after the American Robert Peary claimed to have reached it in 1909, both men hastily altered their plans, instead they would aim for the last big prize: the South Pole.

但是当美国人罗伯特·皮尔里在1909年宣称他们已经到达时，两人都急忙改变了他们的计划，取而代之的是，他们的目标是最后一个大奖：南极。

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A jubilant Peary wrote in his diary: "The Pole at last!"

皮尔利在他的日记里喜气洋洋地写道：“终于到达极点了！”

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Peary is a key exploration site for future astronauts dueits proximity to potential resources.

皮尔里陨石坑是一处日后宇航员的重要探测地点，因为那里极有可能存在资源。

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Post World War I America was captivated by the daring of men like Charles Lindbergh and Richard Peary.

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Peary, and naturalist Roy Chapman Andrews, a real-life Indiana Jones who roamed the Gobi Desert hunting for dinosaur fossils.

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Somehow, I don't think at, say, down at the Explorer's Club, they debate regularly about who's the better explorer: Vasco da Gama or Robert Peary?

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