冰源石山

They may move too slowly for the human eye to appreciate,

它们可能速度太慢以致人的肉眼难以分辨

but as a speeded-up film of the Argentiere glacier shows,

如果用加速电影那么阿根蒂尔冰川显示

ice is very much on the move.

冰一直在频繁运动

Instruments underneath the Argentere

阿根蒂尔下方的工具

reveal that it's travelling at about a foot and a half a day.

揭示了它每天移动半米

Here in Europe, ice is confined to high mountain ranges.

这是欧洲，冰都覆盖在高山上

But in the polar regions,

但是在极地

it's cold enough for ice to cover vast areas of land.

气候足够冷所以冰覆盖了大部分土地

In Antarctica, a single ice sheet

南极洲，一个单独的大冰原

buries a continent bigger than the United States.

覆盖了一片比美国还大的土地

The ice sheet can reach a staggering two and a half miles thick

冰原有惊人的四千米厚

so only the peaks of high mountains, called nunataks, can poke through.

所以只有被称为冰源石山的高山的山顶，能刺穿冰层

This is a world where ice doesn't so much carve out a landscape,

这是个冰没怎么雕刻的景观

it is the landscape.

它自己就是景观

This ice world is so huge that some of its greatest wonders can only be seen from space.

冰的世界相当大 有些伟大的景色只有在太空中才能看到

重点讲解

1、appreciate

欣赏；鉴赏；赏识

Anyone can appreciate our music.

任何人都能欣赏我们的音乐。

In time you'll appreciate the beauty and subtlety of this language.

总有一天你会体会到这门语言的优美和微妙之处。

领会；了解；认识

She never really appreciated the depth and bitterness of the Irish conflict.

她从来没有真正认识到爱尔兰矛盾的深刻和激烈。

He appreciates that co-operation with the media is part of his professional duties.

他懂得与媒体合作是自己工作职责的一部分。

感谢;感激

Peter stood by me when I most needed it. I'll always appreciate that.

当我最需要的时候，彼得在我身边支持我。我将永存感激。

Thanks, lads. I appreciate it.

谢了，哥们儿。我很感激。

2、stagger

蹒跚;摇晃地走

He lost his balance, staggered back against the rail and toppled over.

他失去平衡，往后趔趄了一下，撞到栏杆摔倒了。

He was staggering and had to lean on the bar.

他走路摇摇晃晃，不得不靠在吧台上。

勉强维持

Truman allowed him to stagger on for nearly another two years.

杜鲁门允许他又硬撑了近两年。

a government that staggered from crisis to crisis.

在一次又一次危机中勉强维持的政府