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It's now thought that the ice caves fringing this crater
现在人们觉得 火山口边缘的冰洞
may even be a home for hitherto-unknown life forms.
可能是一些未知生命的家园
From this oasis of warmth at the edge of the continent,
从这片位于大陆边缘的温暖绿洲开始
our journey continues inland towards the South Pole.
我们继续朝向内陆的旅程 直到南极点
The first great hurdle
而第一个巨大的障碍
is the formidable Transantarctic Mountain range.
就是难以逾越的南极横贯山脉
We are following the route taken by Scott and Amundsen
当年 斯科特和阿蒙森试图成为
as they struggled to become the first humans
征服南极点的第一人
to reach the South Pole.
我们将追随他们的脚步
They were travelling on foot
他们当年只能步行
and their first sight of these mountains
当他们第一眼见到这些山脉时
must have been daunting indeed.
一定让他们十分畏惧
In front of them stretched one of the world's longest ranges,
出现在他们面前的是世界最长山脉
spanning 2,000 miles from one side of the continent to the other.
横跨南极大陆 绵延近3200公里
The winds up here are the fastest on Earth.
这里还刮着地球上速度最快的风
They reach speeds of 200 miles an hour.
风速可达每小时320多公里
An ice-capped mountain bears the scars of the gales,
这座山脉上遗留有狂风肆虐的痕迹
bizarre sculptures carved from solid ice.
坚实的冰层被刻蚀出古怪的雕塑

重点解释

妙语佳句:

From this oasis of warmth at the edge of the continent,从这片位于大陆边缘的温暖绿洲开始

at the edge of:在...边缘

The hotel is situated at the edge of the town.

该饭店坐落于市区的边缘。

A pine tree stands at the edge of the steep cliff.

悬崖的边缘有一颗松树。

We are following the route taken by Scott and Amundsen as they struggled to become the first humans to reach the South Pole.当年，斯科特和阿蒙森试图成为征服南极点的第一人，我们将追随他们的脚步。

struggle to:为...奋斗

We had a struggle to stop the criminal.

我们为截住罪犯进行了搏斗。

They were travelling on foot and their first sight of these mountains must have been daunting indeed.他们当年只能步行当他们第一眼见到这些山脉时一定让他们十分畏惧

on foot:步行

We're going on foot, not by car.

我们走著去，不坐汽车。

Some people came by car, others came on foot.

有些人是坐汽车来的，其他人是走著来的。

first sight:初见, 一见就

I fell in love with her at first sight.

我第一眼见到她就爱上了她。

So it was that he had his first sight of snow.

就那样，他第一次见到了雪。

考考你:

他们当年只能步行当他们第一眼见到这些山脉时一定让他们十分畏惧。

当年，斯科特和阿蒙森试图成为征服南极点的第一人，我们将追随他们的脚步。

上期答案:

The breeze that gently sways these crystals is responsible for making them.

Others are thought to harbour life,seeded by strange bacteria that thrive in these extreme conditions.