BBC听力 | 冰雪世界 03
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The cliff tops are soon stained pink
悬崖顶上很快就遍布了粉色的小点
with the droppings of tens of thousands of nesting penguins
这是成千上万只准备在这里孵蛋的企鹅的粪便
Only in a land almost entirely covered in ice
在被冰雪完全覆盖的地方
could bare rock be reckoned an oasis
岩石被视为生命的绿洲
Some will travel into the heart of the continent to find it
一些企鹅要走到南极的深处才能找到这样的一片地方
These are nunataks
这是冰原岛峰
the exposed peaks of vast mountain ranges
即巨大山脉的山峰
buried in ice over a mile deep
覆盖在冰层下面
The eerie silence here is only broken in spring
可怕的寂静只有到春天才会被打破
The snow petrels have arrived and are courting
雪鹱来了，它们正在寻找配偶
Antarctic petrels now join
南极雪鹱来到了
the most southerly bird colony on earth
地球最南端的这块鸟类栖息地
The birds have flown inland for over 300 miles
它们飞过了大约五百公里
to reach this breeding site
为了到达繁殖点
Once their eggs have hatched
蛋孵化之后
they'll be forced repeatedly to make the 600-mile round trip
它们不得不花上600英里的来回
to gather food in the ocean
到海洋里去寻找食物
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