BBC听力 | 冰雪世界 01
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Both poles of our planet are covered with ice
地球的南极和北极都是冰天雪地的世界
They're the largest and most demanding wildernesses of all
在所有的荒野之中 它们的面积最大 环境也最严酷
Nowhere else on earth is seasonal change so extreme
这里是地球上季节性变化最剧烈的地方
It causes the ice to advance and retreat every year
每年这种变化都会造成冰层的进进退退
and all life here is governed by that
这里的所有生命无不受到这种变化的影响
When the first polar explorers headed south
最早的极地探险者朝南极大陆跋涉的时候
giant cathedrals of ice marked their entry into uncharted territory
教堂般高耸的冰峰标志着他们进入了未知领地
Passing the towering spires
经过这些矗立的冰峰时
they must have wondered what unearthly sights lay in store
他们猜测着里面究竟会有什么景象
As they battled on the ice became increasingly dominant
他们艰难地前行 冰层越来越厚
but nothing could have prepared them for the ice world
但他们对冰雪世界里一切都无法预料
that finally loomed into view
那隐约进入视野的冰雪国度
Terra incognita - the unknown land
未知领域——完全陌生的土地
At the southernmost extreme of our planet
在我们星球的最南之极
the continent of Antarctica
南极洲的面积
is as large as the United States of America
与美国一样大
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