Rations for fieldwork present an additional problem.
實地考察的配給量引發(fā)了另一個問題。
They need to provide maximum energy, but they must also be compact and light for easy transport.
它們需要最大限度的提供能量,但是又得輕巧以便于運輸。
Special boxes are prepared, each containing enough food for one person for twenty days.
我們準備了特殊的箱子,每個都放滿了一個人在20天里所需的足夠的食物。
You may be familiar with coffee processed by freeze drying,
你也許對冷凍干燥法的咖啡加工很熟悉,
which preserves the quality of the food product while making a large saving in weight well, this type of presentation is ideal in our situation.
它保存了食物的質量,又減輕了重量。這種方式很適合我們的情況。
It was not available to earlier polar explorers, whose diet was commonly insufficient for their health.
早期的極地探索者無法使用這種方式,他們的飲食普遍對身體不好。
I think that being at the cutting edge of science has a special appeal for everyone working in Antarctica, in whatever capacity.
我認為能處在科學的前沿對在南極工作的任何人,不論其能力大小,都具有特殊的吸引力。
As a marine biologist, my own research was fascinating; but it's perhaps climate change research that is the most crucial field of study.
作為一名海洋生物學家,我的研究很吸引人,但是也許氣候變化的研究才是研究中最重要的領域。