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The High Arctic in late autumn.
时值北极的深秋
Empty and abandoned to ice and snow.
冰雪覆盖 万物寂寥
Most animals migrated south weeks ago.
大多数动物已在几周前迁徙至南方
The few that stay will face violent winds,
少数留守的动物将承受凛冽的寒风
plunging temperatures and months of darkness.
骤降的气温和数月的漆黑
A female polar bear searches for shelter.
一只雌性北极熊正在寻觅庇护所
Other bears are out on the frozen ocean looking for food,
其他北极熊正在结冰的海面上觅食
but she won't feed again until next spring.
但她要等到来年春天才会再次进食
Using as little energy as possible,
她要在尽量降低体能消耗的情况下
she starts to dig a shallow nest.
为自己挖掘一个浅窝
The snow here is easy to work.
这里的雪很好挖
It's soft and light.
又软又轻
A sure sign that soon, plenty more
这预示着 随着冬季的推移
will accumulate on this slope as winter advances.
将有更多雪堆积在这个山坡上
And that is what she needs.
而这正合她的心意

重点解释

妙语佳句:

The High Arctic in late autumn.时值北极的深秋。

late autumn:深秋

In late autumn the sky is crystal clear.

深秋的天空异常爽朗。

Trees are withered and bare in late autumn.

深秋，树木凋零了。

A female polar bear searches for shelter.一只雌性北极熊正在寻觅庇护所。

search for:搜寻, 寻找

The police left no stone unturned in their search for the missing child.

警察为了寻找这个失踪的儿童，使用了一要手段。

He searched for work at various stores.

他在各家商店寻找工作。

A sure sign that soon, plenty more will accumulate on this slope as winter advances.这预示着，随着冬季的推移，将有更多雪堆积在这个山坡上。

accumulate:积累, 增加, 聚集

accumulate, collect, gather这些动词均含“积聚，聚集，积累”之意。

accumulate几乎可用于指任何事物量的增加，侧重连续不断地，一点一滴地聚积。

collect普通用词，多用于指物，侧重指有区别地作选择或有安排有计划地把零散物集中起来。

gather普通用词，指人或物或抽象事物都可用。侧重于围绕一个中心的集合、聚集。

Dust and dirt soon accumulate if a house is not clean regularly.

房屋不经常打扫，尘土很快就越积越多。

By working hard you may accumulate a fortune.

努力工作，你就会积蓄一笔财产。

考考你:

这预示着，随着冬季的推移，将有更多雪堆积在这个山坡上。

其他北极熊正在结冰的海面上觅食。

上期答案:

It's time to go scuba diving in the coldest waters on the planet.

The aim now is to film the penguins' dramatic exit from the hole.