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From the ocean to the tundra,
从海洋到冻原
the north of our planet is now completely frozen.
我们星球的北端现已完全冻结
The Antarctic.
南极
In the far south, autumn can be a particularly savage
在遥远的南端 秋天是尤其荒凉
and unpredictable time.
而充满未知的季节
South Georgia is a splinter of rock
南乔治亚岛是
in the middle of the vast Southern Ocean.
广大南冰洋中间的一块碎石
It's only a hundred miles long and is battered by the elements.
只有一百多公里长 饱受恶劣天气的摧残
This ocean generates some of the largest waves on the planet,
地球上最强劲的洋流在南冰洋中形成
they gain size and power
它们环绕着地球前行
as they travel around the globe,
一万九千公里都没有陆地的阻挡
uninterrupted by land for 12,000 miles.
规模和力量不断壮大
As they buffet South Georgia, they also bring food.
它们冲至南乔治亚岛时也带来了食物
A seal carcass.
一具海豹尸体
A prize worth braving the surf for.
值得为之冲浪的奖品
Giant petrels are the vultures of Antarctica,
大海燕就是南极洲的秃鹰
and are always the first to the spoils.
它们总是先下手为强

重点解释

妙语佳句:

This ocean generates some of the largest waves on the planet,地球上最强劲的洋流在南冰洋中形成。

on the planet:在行星上

The development of conscious life on the planet.

星球上有智慧生命的发展

America has the most wasteful system on the planet.

美国拥有世界上最挥霍的医疗体系。

they gain size and power as they travel around the globe,它们环绕着地球前行,一万九千公里都没有陆地的阻挡。

gain:获得

You can gain by watching how she works.

看她怎样工作就可获益。

gain表示“获得”时，后可接双宾语。

Her talent and hard work gained her success as an artist.

她的天赋和努力使她获得了成功，成为一个艺术家。

The masses gain experience through struggle.

群众通过斗争可以取得经验。

earn表示“赚得，赢得”，而gain表示“通过努力而获得有利的东西”。

travel around:各处旅行

It'll be nice to travel around the world.

周游世界一定会很愉快。

考考你:

地球上最强劲的洋流在南冰洋中形成。

它们冲至南乔治亚岛时也带来了食物。

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their stubby wings are still too short for them to fly properly -

The chicks are manna from heaven for an Arctic fox.