BBC听力 | 雄伟高山 11

The Matterhorn, its summit too steep to hold a snowfield.

马特洪峰，高峻挺拔的峰顶甚至无法附着积雪

Mont Blanc, the highest peak in Western Europe.

勃朗峰--西欧最高的山峰

The distinctive jagged shapes of the Alps

阿尔卑斯山峰具有与众不同的尖齿状外形

were carved by those great mountain sculptors, the glaciers.

这些杰作出自一位伟大的山峰雕刻家之手，冰川

Immense rivers of moving ice, laden with rock,

一望无际的流动冰河满载着岩石

grind their way down the mountains, gouging out deep valleys.

碾磨出一座座尖峭的山峰，刨削出一个个深邃的山谷

They're the most powerful erosive force on our planet.

它是地球上最大的侵蚀作用

A moulin, a shaft in the ice opened by meltwater as it plunges into the depths of the glacier.

冰川瓯穴--由冰融水凿成的直达冰川深处的圆筒状竖井

Like the water running through it, the ice itself is constantly moving,

正如奔腾不息的流水，冰川也在不断移动

flowing down the valley with unstoppable force.

一刻不停地刨蚀着深谷。

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