纪录片《冰冻星球》 第63期 最后的边疆（11）

Their target lay beyond the mountains,

他们的目的地位于山脉另一侧

over 3,000 metres above sea level, on the Antarctic Plateau.

坐落在海拔3000多米的南极冰原上

An unbroken sheet of ice, larger than Western Europe,

这是一片面积超过西欧的完整冰盖

this is the coldest, the windiest,

是地球上最寒冷 风力最大

the most lifeless place on Earth.

生命最难以存活的地域

Roald Amundsen's team narrowly defeated Scott's to become

罗尔德·阿蒙森的探险队小胜斯科特

the first people to reach the South Pole

1911年12月14日 他们代表人类

on the 14th of December 1911.

首次抵达南极点

Nobody else successfully completed the journey

此后近50年间 终未有人

for nearly 50 years after that.

再次成功完成这一壮举

But, since 1957,

不过 自1957年起

there has been a permanent base at the South Pole.

南极点便设立了一个永久性基地

You can even land a plane on the ice runway.

甚至可以在这里冰质跑道起降飞机

The early explorers would be

早期的探险家定会为

astounded¹ by the facilities at the South Pole today.

南极如今的设施大为惊叹

Construction work isn't easy when the average summer temperature

在夏季平均气温仅为零下25度的环境中

is minus 25 degrees Centigrade.

施工并非易事

But, despite the difficulties,

然而 尽管存在诸多困难

the most high-tech² scientific research station

史上最为先进的科学研究站

ever built was unveiled here in 2006.

还是于2006年在此顺利竣工

The brand new Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station is designed to

全新的阿蒙森·斯科特南极站旨在

cope with the world's most extreme conditions.

应对全球最为严苛的气候条件

The building's sloping edge deflects³ the prevailing⁴ wind.

建筑外的斜边可以引导盛行风转向

Beneath, there are stilts⁵

下方设有桩柱

that can raise the whole building a further eight metres

建筑整体被抬高八米

to keep it above the accumulating snow.

使得底部可以远离积雪

1 astounded   

v.使震惊(astound的过去式和过去分词)；愕然；愕；惊讶

参考例句：

• His arrogance astounded her. 他的傲慢使她震惊。
• How can you say that? I'm absolutely astounded. 你怎么能说出那种话？我感到大为震惊。

2 high-tech   

adj.高科技的

参考例句：

• The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
• The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。

3 deflects   

（使）偏斜， （使）偏离， （使）转向( deflect的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• This love is so bright that it deflects all darkness. 这个爱如此光明而可以照亮黑暗。
• Level 3-Deflects 15% of damage taken onto a 600 AoE. 三级-将15%的所受伤害反弹给600范围内的所有敌方单位。

4 prevailing   

adj.盛行的；占优势的；主要的

参考例句：

• She wears a fashionable hair style prevailing in the city.她的发型是这个城市流行的款式。
• This reflects attitudes and values prevailing in society.这反映了社会上盛行的态度和价值观。

5 stilts   

n.（支撑建筑物高出地面或水面的）桩子，支柱( stilt的名词复数 )；高跷

参考例句：

• a circus performer on stilts 马戏团里踩高跷的演员
• The bamboo huts here are all built on stilts. 这里的竹楼都是架空的。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》