clear V．经过或越过 例: The horse cleared the fence easily. The plane cleared the mountains at last. clear up 天空放晴 The sky cleared up just after the rain． 雨过天晴了。 adj．清楚的，明白的，明显的 Are you clear? 你听明白了吗？ I can hear you loud and clear． V．移走 clear the table 撤桌子，拣桌子 clear one's throat 清嗓子 clear snow from the streets 清理路面积雪
plain n．平原，旷野 the plains of central Canada 加拿大中部的大平原 a vast plain 大平原 a grassy plain 草原
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In 1929, three years after his flight over the North Pole, the American explorer, R.E. Byrd, successfully flew over the South Pole for the first time. Though, at first, Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the mountains that lay below, they soon ran into serious trouble. At one point, it seemed certain that their plane would crash. It could only get over the mountains if it rose to 10,000 feet. Byrd at once ordered his men to throw out two heavy food sacks. The plane was then able to rise and it cleared the mountains by 400 feet. Byrd now knew that he would be able to reach the South Pole which was 300 miles away, for there were no more mountains in sight. The aircraft was able to fly over the endless white plains without difficulty.
