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They have a few modern conveniences, including a radio,
他們有一些現代設施 比如說無線電
with which they report their position
這能讓他們向丹麥的總部
back to headquarters in Denmark
匯報自己的位置
and catch up on the latest news.
也能了解一些新聞
Right now it's the section of money,
現在是關于經濟的新聞
what's new in the economy in Denmark, the financial crisis
是丹麥最近發生的經濟危機
and all the other things
還有一些事
that we actually don't care about out here.
我們在這里也不關心
If you can cope with the conditions,
如果你能應付惡劣的氣候
then winter in the Arctic can be magical,
其實北極的冬天相當夢幻
especially when the greatest light show on Earth is overhead.
特別是天空中出現地球上最美的光芒時
The first humans in the Arctic believed the Northern Lights,
北極的原始居民堅信
or aurora borealis, were dancing spirits.
北極光是舞動的精靈
Now we know the lights are caused by
現在我們知道極光是由
electrically charged particles streaming from the sun,
太陽噴射出的帶電粒子
attracted by the magnetic pull of the earth's poles.
被地球兩極的磁場吸引而產生的
