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Ant:They're our ticket out of this mess!
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蚂蚁:他们是我们挣脱困境的出路啊! |
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Antarctic jellyfish. The elegant creature hangs out near the surface of Antarctic waters. It's bell can reach over a meter in diameter.
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这是南极水母。这种优雅的生物飘浮在靠近海平面的南极水域中。它的身体最大可以达到直径1米多。 |
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Antarctic sea ice, for instance, does not seem to be shrinking, probably because increased melting is balanced by more snow.
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例如南极海冰并没有缩小,大概是因为多融化的冰和多下的雪持平。 |
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Antarctica holds the record for a low temperature reading ---125 degrees Fahrenheit below zero.
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南极洲最低记录保持在华氏零下125度。 |
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Antarctica is a continent very difficult to reach.
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南极洲是一块很难到达的大陆。 |
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Antarctica is a very large area of the earth's surface, but—until recent years—was the least studied.
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南极洲是地球表面上一块巨大的土地,但是,直到近年,人类的研究都很少涉及于此。 |
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Antarctica is about 600 miles from the tip of South America.
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南极洲到南美洲尖端的距离约为六百英里. |
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Antarctica is about600 miles from the tip of South America.
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南极洲到南美洲尖端的距离约为六百英里。 |
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Antarctica is expected to keep gaining weight, although the slipping of large sections of ice into the sea could reverse this — we just don't know.
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南极洲的总体积仍然会持续增加,尽管大面积冰层正在解体注入海洋——我们真的难以对它的具体形式进行估计。 |
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Antarctica is the earth's coldest landmass.
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南极洲是地球上最冷的大陆。 |
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Antarctica is the highest, driest, and coldest place on Earth.
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南极洲是地球上最高、最干和最冷的地方。 |