Antarctic

And whereas the Arctic has been exploited economically for centuries, trade has never really touched antarctic.

多少世纪以来，一直在北极进行经济开发，但是，贸易却从未真正涉及过南极。

They have gone on an expedition to the antarctic.

他们到南极探险去了。

Diatoms and other tiny organisms form Antarctic plankton.

硅藻和其它微小生物构成了南极浮游生物.

In the Antarctic, the temperature rarely rises above freezing point.

在南极, 温度很少升到零度以上.

The real discoverers of Antarctic were the hunters who traveled far south to catch seals.

南极洲的真正发现者是些远去南方猎取海豹的猎人.

The Antarctic Circle is the boundary of this region of lightness.

南极圈就是这一明亮地带的边界.

Then there is Antarctic's remoteness, with some mineral deposits found in windswept locations on a continent that is larger the Europe and where winter temperatures hover around minus 55 degrees Celsius.

此外，南极洲过于广袤，一些矿藏所在地饱受暴风吹袭。这片大陆的面积比欧洲还要大，冬天的气温在零下55度左右。

Yong Yu, a Chinese microbiologist, showed off the spacious building, with empty desks under an illustrated timeline detailing the rapid growth of China's Antarctic operations since the 1980s "We now feel equipped to grow," he said.

中国的微生物学家余勇炫耀这宽敞的建筑，空空的办公桌，有插图的时间表详述了自20世纪80年代以来中国的南极洲运作的迅速发展。他说“我们整装待发。”

A deep trough divides the two parts of the Antarctic.

一道很深的海沟把南极洲一分为二.

If I were younger, I would join you in the expedition to the Antarctic.

如果我年轻些, 我就会跟你们一起去南极探险.

It is well known that penguins live in the Antarctic.

企鹅生活在南极洲是众所周知的.

They breed right in the middle of the ferocious2 Antarctic winter, but their need for nine months of stable sea-ice on which to bring up their young means they face an uncertain future.

它们在南极地区凶险的严冬时节繁殖，但它们需要九个月稳固的海冰来养育幼鸟，这意味着帝企鹅的前途未卜。

The last assessment5 of Antarctic Blue whale numbers was done in 1997 and estimated the abundance at just over 2000.

上一次对南极蓝鲸的评估是在1997年进行的，当时估计的数量刚刚超过2000头。

For now, the Antarctic Treaty protects the common interest. National claims are frozen.

就目前情况来说, 这个条约保护着共同的利益, 各国的领土要求被冻结了.

He was on an expedition to explore the Antarctic.

他参加探险队远征南极.

“ The old days of the Antarctic being dominated by the interests and wishes of white men from European, Australasian and North American states are over. ” Said Klaus Dodds, a politics scholar at the University of London who specialises in Antarctica.

伦敦大学专门研究南极洲的政治学者克劳斯·多兹说，“南极洲被欧洲、澳大利亚、北美白人的利益及愿望统治的日子结束了。”

He measured the distance to the nearest Antarctic coast, and onwards to the South Pole.

他测量了到南极洲海岸最近的距离，以及从海岸再到南极的距离。

It is true that Arctic weather is less chilly than Antarctic.

的确,北极的天气与南极的相比不算寒冷.

to get here in time for the Antarctic summer.

以赶上南极的夏天

Both are endangered, though the blue whale's starting to make a comeback in Antarctic waters.

尽管蓝鲸的数量在南极水域有所增加，但这两种鲸鱼均为濒危物种。

It's our duty and responsibility to protect this sacred land -- the Antarctic.

我们有责任保护南极这块 圣地.

Antarctic air brought biting cold to southern Chile on Thursday.

周四，南极气流给智利南部带来了刺骨的严寒。

Because of the extreme cold, the Antarctic is a uniquely fragile environment.

极度严寒造成了南极地区绝无仅有的脆弱环境。

A continent lying chiefly within the Antarctic Circle and asymmetrically centered on the South Pole.

主要位于南极圈内,以南极为不对称中心的大陆.

Many have dreamt of locating the remains1 of Shackleton's lost polar yacht the Endurance, which now lies in Antarctic waters 10000 feet deep.

很多人都梦想着能找到沙克尔顿失落的极地游艇“持久号”的残骸，这艘游艇现在位于一万英尺（约三千米）深的南极海底。

The Antarctic is the world's last great wilderness.

南极洲是世界上最後一個大荒原。

Scott of the Antarctic was a national hero of mythic proportions.

南极探险家斯科特是位赫赫有名的民族英雄。

The ecological study in the Antarctic sea ice zone

南极的海冰区生态学研究

The snow cruiser proved hopelessly unsuited to Antarctic conditions.

事实证明雪地车根本不适合在南极地区使用。

With Russia's help, Belarus is preparing to build this first Antarctic base.

在俄罗斯的帮助下，白俄罗斯正准备建造其第一座南极科研基地。