十八世纪北极探险沉船重见天日
<p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="preoccupied">preoccupied</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="Groundhog">Groundhog</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>. <span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="yes">yes</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="joking">joking</span>—“<span word="Worthwhile">Worthwhile</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="Initiative">Initiative</span> <span word="Yields">Yields</span> <span word="Results">Results</span>” <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="boring">boring</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="on">on</span>—<span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="worthwhile">worthwhile</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="appreciation">appreciation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Victorian">Victorian</span> <span word="mystery">mystery</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="sublime">sublime</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="north">north</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span>, <span word="intact">intact</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="underwater">underwater</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Franklin">Franklin</span> <span word="expedition">expedition</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="naval">naval</span> <span word="voyage">voyage</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Northwest">Northwest</span> <span word="Passage">Passage</span>, <span word="in">in</span> 1845, <span word="got">got</span> <span word="stranded">stranded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arctic">Arctic</span> <span word="ice">ice</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="again">again</span>. (<span word="There">There</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="ghostly">ghostly</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wreck">wreck</span> <span word="here">here</span>.)</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Franklin">Franklin</span> <span word="ship">ship</span>—<span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="two">two</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="H">H</span>.<span word="M">M</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Erebus">Erebus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="H">H</span>.<span word="M">M</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Terror">Terror</span>; <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="spotted">spotted</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="there">there</span>—<span word="is">is</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Canadians">Canadians</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> (“<span word="Canada">Canada</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Moon">Moon</span> <span word="Shot">Shot</span>,” <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Toronto">Toronto</span> <span word="Star">Star</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="it">it</span>), <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Franklin">Franklin</span> <span word="expedition">expedition</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="eventful">eventful</span> <span word="mythological">mythological</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="admittedly">admittedly</span> <span word="not">not</span>-<span word="exactly">exactly</span>-<span word="limitlessly">limitlessly</span> <span word="mythologized">mythologized</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="Margaret">Margaret</span> <span word="Atwood">Atwood</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="essay">essay</span> “<span word="Concerning">Concerning</span> <span word="Franklin">Franklin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="His">His</span> <span word="Gallant">Gallant</span> <span word="Crew">Crew</span>,” <span word="from">from</span> 1991, <span word="identifies">identifies</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="myth">myth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="translate">translate</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="terms">terms</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="found">found</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hull">hull</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Titanic">Titanic</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="solution">solution</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mystery">mystery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="colony">colony</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Roanoke">Roanoke</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="flag">flag</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Star">Star</span>-<span word="Spangled">Spangled</span> <span word="Banner">Banner</span>,” <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="menu">menu</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Donner">Donner</span> <span word="Party">Party</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="meal">meal</span>.</p>
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