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Mount Erebus was an irresistible draw
埃里伯斯山以其不可抗拒的魅力
to the legendary explorer Ernest Shackleton.
吸引了傳奇探險家歐內(nèi)斯特·沙克爾頓
In 1908,
1908年
his men became the first to climb this active volcano.
他的隊員們首次攀登了這座活火山
They soon discovered that
他們很快發(fā)覺
this is the coldest place on the Antarctic coast.
這是南極海岸最寒冷的地區(qū)
Today's explorers still have to
時至今日 探險家們
guard against frostbite in the height of summer
在盛夏時 仍舊需要預(yù)防凍傷
when temperatures rarely creep above minus 30 degrees centigrade.
溫度在此時一般都低于零下三十度
Shackleton's men had no idea of
沙克爾頓的隊員們沒料到
the extraordinary spectacle that lay beneath their feet.
他們腳下的景象如此非凡
OK, up on the wall there somewhere now.
洞壁上有落腳處了
Under the ice and snow is a network of caves,
冰雪下面是洞穴網(wǎng)
which only a handful of expert cavers have ever dared to enter.
沒有幾個洞穴專家敢進去
This is the first scientific expedition
這是為了探求洞穴詳情
to explore them in detail.
而進行的第一次科學(xué)遠征
Here, there are ice formations that occur nowhere else on Earth.
這里有地球上獨一無二的成冰現(xiàn)象
Each cave contains its own unique collection of structures.
每個洞都有自己獨特的結(jié)構(gòu)
