美国有线新闻 CNN 南极洲的干燥山谷

What is the driest place on Earth?

地球上最干旱的地方是哪里?

Sahara Desert, Atacama Desert, Pelican¹ Point, Namibia, or Dry Valleys, Antarctica?

撒哈拉沙漠，阿塔卡马沙漠，鹈鹕角，纳米比亚，还是南极洲的干燥山谷?

As their name suggests, Antarctica’‘s Dry Valleys have extremely low humidity and almost no snow or ice to cover them.

正如他们的名字所表明的那样，南极洲的干燥山谷湿度极低，几乎没有冰雪覆盖。

AZUZ: An international campaign has been launched to create a massive sanctuary², a protective area in the oceans around Antarctica. But that would make fishing there illegal. And that’‘s part of the reason why efforts like this have failed in years past.

在南极洲周围的海洋保护区,一项国际运动已经启动，以建立一个巨大的避难所。但这将使捕鱼非法。这也是为什么类似项目在过去几年失败的部分原因。

According to the environmental group Greenpeace, the international fishing industry has been using these waters to catch krill. These animals are like tiny shrimp³. They’‘re an important food source for the animals around Antarctica. The krill are also important to people as they can be used in oils, supplements and pet food.

据环保组织绿色和平组织称，国际捕鱼业一直在利用这些水域捕获磷虾。这些动物就像小虾。它们是南极洲周围动物的重要食物来源。磷虾对人们来说也很重要，因为它们可以用于油、补充剂和宠物食品。

We don’‘t know yet whether the international community will agree to establish a new sanctuary but we did get a close-up view of Antarctica.

我们还不知道国际社会是否会同意建立一个新的避难所，但是我们确实看到了南极洲的近景。

1 pelican   

n.鹈鹕，伽蓝鸟

参考例句：

• The pelican has a very useful beak.鹈鹕有一张非常有用的嘴。
• This pelican is expected to fully recover.这只鹈鹕不久就能痊愈。

2 sanctuary   

n.圣所，圣堂，寺庙；禁猎区，保护区

参考例句：

• There was a sanctuary of political refugees behind the hospital.医院后面有一个政治难民的避难所。
• Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护。

3 shrimp   

n.虾，小虾；矮小的人

参考例句：

• When the shrimp farm is built it will block the stream.一旦养虾场建起来，将会截断这条河流。
• When it comes to seafood,I like shrimp the best.说到海鲜，我最喜欢虾。