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These books were all at hand whenever a man had a few hours off for candy eating and reading.
無論是誰，只要能有幾個小時的空閑時間用來吃糖和閱讀，就能隨時在手頭找到書。
There had been provided for every man on the expedition a hundred pounds of candy—
每一位隊員在探險途中都有100磅糖果的配額——
about a quarter of a pound for each day the party remained in Antarctica.
探險隊留在南極期間每人每天大約可以分到四分之一磅糖果。
This amount of candy was at least four times what the men would have eaten back home, but it was no more than enough for them.
這個分量的糖果是隊員們在家里吃到的4倍還要多，但是這還遠遠不夠。
The terrific cold of Antarctica compelled every man to keep up in his body more heat than would have been necessary in warmer lands,
與氣候溫和的地區相比，極地的嚴寒天氣迫使每個人都要在體內儲存更多的熱量，
and candy makes great heat in the body.
而糖果恰好可以滿足這一需求。
Admiral Byrd believed in taking the best care of his party;
伯德上將一直悉心照料自己的隊員。
for this reason his men always had candy to eat and books to read during leisure moments.
因此，他的隊員在閑暇時光總是會有糖吃、有書讀。
And certainly there was plenty of leisure after the dark months arrived, following the construction of the village of Little America upon Ross Ice Field.
他們在羅斯冰原上建起小亞美利加之后，就迎來了南極地區的極夜。當然，這為他們提供了更多的閑暇時光。
The buildings of this little settlement, arranged in three groups, formed the largest and the most nearly complete community that had ever been built in the Polar regions.
這個居住地的建筑分成了三個群落，形成了極地地區規模最大、幾近完善的一個社區。
They also provided both homes and workshops for Admiral Byrd's men.
它們既為伯德上將的隊員提供了住處，又提供了工作場所
