南极洲

An ice shelf of 5,000 square miles in western Antarctica has started to collapse, scientists said.

科学家称，南极洲西部一块五千平方英里的冰架已经开始坍塌。

The Emperor Penguin is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguins and the only one to breed during the winter in Antarctica.

帝企鹅是生活在南极洲最大最重的一种企鹅，也是唯一一种冬天繁殖的企鹅。

Wings spread wide, an Antarctic emperor penguin baby awaits its next meal.

翅膀伸开广阔的，一只南极洲黄企鹅婴儿等候它的下一餐。

With his crisp, clean photos of whales, seals, penguins, and dolphins, ex-Navy photographer Bill Curtsinger helped the National Geographic Society pioneer the field of underwater marine life photography with stunning pictures such as this shot of an emperor penguin gliding through the waters of McMurdo Sound, Antarctica.

用他的易碎的，干净的图片鲸鱼，海豹，企鹅，和海豚，离开海军摄影师比尔·克钦格协助国家地理学会的先锋在野外的水下的海洋生活摄影术用极好的照片例如这一幅皇帝企鹅滑动通过南极洲的麦克默多海峡的水域。

Emperor penguin chicks huddle for warmth, Antarctica

帝企鹅幼鸟挤作一团取暖，南极洲

Antarctica is one of the last real wildernesses left on the earth.

南极洲是地球上所剩不多的旷野之一。

Mt. Everest (8844 m) in China and Nepal; Mt. Kilimanjaro (5895 m) in Tanzania; Mt. Kosciuszko (2228 m) in Australia; Mt. Vinson (4897 m) in Antarctica; Mt. Aconcagua (6962 m) in Argentina; Mt. Mckinley (6195 m) in the USA and Mt. Elbrus (5642 m) in Russia.

珠穆朗玛峰（8844米），位于中国和尼泊尔交界处；乞力马扎罗峰（5895米），位于坦桑尼亚；科修斯科峰（2228米），位于澳大利亚；文森峰（4897米），位于南极洲；阿空加瓜峰（6962米），位于阿根廷；麦金利峰（6195米），位于美国；厄尔布鲁士峰（5642米），位于俄罗斯。

The Antarctic Peninsula is one of the three fastest-warming regions on Earth - temperatures have risen 2.5 degrees in 50 years.

但是南极洲的总体情况却很复杂，在因为同一时期内，该地区的地下温度实际上降低了。

Over the past 50 years the fastest rise in temperatures on Earth has been on the Antarctic Peninsula, in the west of the continent; this has been matched only in Alaska.

在过去50年里，地球上，温度上升最快的就是在南极洲西部的南极半岛，同样的速度也发生在阿拉斯加。

One study found significant warming only on the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula but not elsewhere in the southernmost continent.

还有一项研究甚至提出，南极洲的部分地区在最近几十年温度一直呈变冷的趋势；而世界其它地区的气温则一直在上升。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。