美国小学英语教材5:第7课 与海军上将伯德同游小亚美利加(5)

 　　When Little America was first set up on the Ross Ice Field, its tiny buildings made black spots against the surrounding whiteness. 小亚美利加第一次在罗斯冰原成立的时候，它的微小的建筑和周围的白色对照，好似黑色斑点。

　　Long before the winter was over, however, snow had banked and drifted¹ over all except the tallest points. 然而，远在冬季结束之前，雪堆积起来，漫天飘落，只有最高处没有积雪。

　　A bit of the roof of the Mess Hall could be seen at times. 有时可以看到食堂的屋顶。

　　Some of the tall radio towers managed to stay clear. 一些高高的广播塔也成功没被积雪覆盖。

　　But the rest of the buildings could be located² only by the unevenness³ of the snow’s surface where an airplane hangar, the dogs’ quarters, the Mess Hall, the gymnasium⁴, or some other building lay buried. 但是其他的建筑只能通过积雪表面的不均匀性来定位，那里有被积雪盖着的飞机棚、狗窝、食堂、体育馆，或者其他的建筑。

1 drifted   

漂( drift的过去式和过去分词 )； 吹积； 漂泊； 浮现

参考例句：

• The boat slipped its moorings and drifted out to sea. 船的系泊绳索滑落，船漂向大海。
• Cold and hungry, they drifted helplessly towards the Arctic. 他们又冷又饿，无助地漂向北极。

2 located   

adj.处于，位于

参考例句：

• The mechanic located the fault immediately. 机修工立即找到了出故障的地方。
• a small town located 30 miles south of Chicago 位于芝加哥以南30英里的一个小镇

3 unevenness   

n. 不平坦，不平衡，不匀性

参考例句：

• This unevenness comes about because topics are developed in a logical order. 所以出现这种不平衡，是因为课题是按逻辑顺序展开的。
• I sanded the corners to take away any unevenness in the joints. 我用砂纸磨边边角角的地方，去除接头处的不均。

4 gymnasium   

n.体育馆，健身房

参考例句：

• Our school has a big gymnasium.我们学校有座大型体育馆。
• The game will be staged in the gymnasium.竞赛将在体育馆举行。