Classic Stories: The Lost World

经典故事:失落的世界

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2025-06-06

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  • Hello, my name's Tim. If you saw a dinosaur,

  • would you stay calm, or would you lose your head?

  • It's an idea that has inspired many famous novels and films,

  • but Arthur Conan Doyle's classic adventure is a true original.

  • Our story begins with the journalist Ned Malone.

  • He's in love with Gladys Hungerton,

  • who declares that she will only marry a man capable of brave, heroic deeds.

  • Determined not to lose her, Ned volunteers for a hazardous job,

  • interviewing the grumpy and violent explorer George Edward Challenger.

  • Challenger has made an outrageous claim.

  • dinosaurs are living in South America.

  • And London Society thinks he has lost his marbles.

  • He hates journalists, so Malone pretends to be a student.

  • But Challenger quickly sees through this disguise and loses his temper.

  • A fight breaks out and is witnessed by a passing policeman.

  • Malone refuses to press charges, which earns Challenger's respect.

  • Challenger tells his tale at the Zoological Society.

  • On a recent expedition to the Amazon,

  • Challenger discovered an isolated plateau where prehistoric creatures are still living.

  • He is mocked by the scientific community, especially by his rival,