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It's now thought that the ice caves fringing this crater
現(xiàn)在人們覺(jué)得 火山口邊緣的冰洞
may even be a home for hitherto-unknown life forms.
可能是一些未知生命的家園
From this oasis of warmth at the edge of the continent,
從這片位于大陸邊緣的溫暖綠洲開(kāi)始
our journey continues inland towards the South Pole.
我們繼續(xù)朝向內(nèi)陸的旅程 直到南極點(diǎn)
The first great hurdle
而第一個(gè)巨大的障礙
is the formidable Transantarctic Mountain range.
就是難以逾越的南極橫貫山脈
We are following the route taken by Scott and Amundsen
當(dāng)年 斯科特和阿蒙森試圖成為
as they struggled to become the first humans
征服南極點(diǎn)的第一人
to reach the South Pole.
我們將追隨他們的腳步
They were travelling on foot
他們當(dāng)年只能步行
and their first sight of these mountains
當(dāng)他們第一眼見(jiàn)到這些山脈時(shí)
must have been daunting indeed.
一定讓他們十分畏懼
In front of them stretched one of the world's longest ranges,
出現(xiàn)在他們面前的是世界最長(zhǎng)山脈
spanning 2,000 miles from one side of the continent to the other.
橫跨南極大陸 綿延近3200公里
The winds up here are the fastest on Earth.
這里還刮著地球上速度最快的風(fēng)
They reach speeds of 200 miles an hour.
風(fēng)速可達(dá)每小時(shí)320多公里
An ice-capped mountain bears the scars of the gales,
這座山脈上遺留有狂風(fēng)肆虐的痕跡
bizarre sculptures carved from solid ice.
堅(jiān)實(shí)的冰層被刻蝕出古怪的雕塑
