A continent lying chiefly within the Antarctic Circle and asymmetrically centered on the South Pole.

The Antarctic Circle is the boundary of this region of lightness.

南极圈就是这一明亮地带的边界.

There have been conflicts between these two systems concerning the Antarctic Ocean.

在二者的发展进程中,有关南极海域的法律问题充满了冲突,尽管有协调二者的努力,但冲突仍多于和谐.

At its widest point, Antarctica is about 4,000 miles across.

其最宽阔处约4000英里.

I haven't been to Antarctica, so I haven't seen the Southern Lights.

我从来没去过南极, 所以没见过南极光.

Since then, men have gone to Antarctica in search of adventure.

从那以后, 人们开始去南极洲探险.

Yet, Antarctica's fragile and complicated eco-system is threatened by its human visitors.

不过, 南极洲脆弱而复杂的生态系统正受到由人类组成的游客的威胁.

With annual rainfall close to zero, Antarctica is technically a desert.

南极洲年降雨量几乎为零, 严格来说它就是一片荒漠.

The danger of ozone destruction is not limited to Antarctica, however.

然而臭氧层受到破坏的危险并不限于南极范围之内.

Antarctica is the coldest and driest place on Earth.

南极洲是地球上最冷、最干的地方.

A few earthworms have been reported from the South Shetland Islands in Antarctica.

少数蚯蚓曾发现于南极洲的南塞得兰岛.

The only plants to be found in Antarctica are algae, mosses, and lichens.

在南极洲所发现的植物只有藻类 、 苔藓和地衣.

The price of Antarctica might be higher than we would care to pay.

南极洲的价值可能要比我们愿意付出的代价高.

Environmental groups push to preserve Antarctica as a world park, the last unsullied continent.

环境保护团体竭力主张把南极洲这块最后的洁净大陆作为世界公园来保护.

Antarctica is the earth's coldest landmass.

南极洲是地球上最冷的大陆.

Antarctica has always inspired grandiose schemes.

南极洲总是激发人们的宏伟设想.

ANTARCTICA, that bleak, white place, still defies full understanding.

南极洲这块白色荒凉的土地仍然使人无法完全了解.

The air through which we view Antares causes this star to twinkle rapidly!

我们观看天蝎a星 时透过的气体使这颗星给人一种快速闪烁之感觉!

Farther north, Antares sets even earlier, whereas farther south Antares sets at a later hour.

更北方, 心大星则上升的更早, 反之更南方,心大星上升会稍迟.

At mid-northern latitudes, Antares sets shortly after nightfall at this time of year.

在中北纬地区, 心大星再每年这个时候的黄昏后马上落下.

Antares is a giant star.

心宿二即是一颗巨星.