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Adelie penguins in a hurry. The clock is ticking.
阿德利企鵝行色匆匆。時(shí)鐘滴嗒，時(shí)光飛逝。
Instead of waiting for the summer melt, the new arrivals hasten south over the frozen sea.
還沒等到夏季解凍期的來臨，這些鳥兒就急急忙忙從冰封的海洋趕到南極。
They have come here to breed, but polar summers are so short,
它們來這里繁衍，但是極地的夏天是非常短暫的，
they must be in position before the thaw starts.
企鵝們必須趕在解凍期結(jié)束前做好就位的準(zhǔn)備。
As the sea ice retreats, life can journey farther south.
當(dāng)海冰的面積縮小的時(shí)候，動(dòng)物便能長驅(qū)直入來到南極的腹地。
Antarctic waters are so rich that visitors come from far and wide to harvest them.
南極富饒的海水吸引著千里之外的客人來覓食。
Vast numbers of chinstrap penguins come ashore to breed.
頰帶企鵝成群結(jié)隊(duì)地來到這里的岸邊繁衍生息。
No bird will lay their eggs directly onto ice, so bare rock is a vital commodity.
企鵝不會(huì)把蛋直接下在冰面上，于是裸巖就成了最重要的繁殖地。
The best patches are worth the climb.
爬上最好的地方就算辛苦也是值得的
The cliff tops are soon stained pink with the droppings of tens of thousands of nesting penguins.
數(shù)以萬計(jì)的企鵝在此筑巢，它們的糞便使山頂看起來一片粉紅。
Only in a land almost entirely covered in ice could bare rock be reckoned an oasis.
只有在幾乎完全被冰覆蓋的陸地上，裸巖才會(huì)被當(dāng)作一塊寶地。
Some will travel into the heart of the continent to find it.
為了找到裸巖一些企鵝會(huì)一直深入到南極中心。
These are nunataks, the exposed peaks of vast mountain ranges buried in ice over a mile deep.
這些“冰原島峰”下面是深埋在深達(dá)一英里的冰層里的龐大山脈。
The eerie silence here is only broken in spring.
這里靜得可怕，只有到春天才會(huì)熱鬧起來。
