CCTV9英语新闻：南极考察船搁浅 陆破冰船救援也受困

South Pole weather has stymied¹ a rescue by a Chinese icebreaker trying to reach an expedition vessel² trapped for the past few days in frozen seas.

 

South Pole weather has stymied a rescue by a Chinese icebreaker trying to reach an expedition vessel trapped for the past few days in frozen seas.

 

The Chinese icebreaker Xue Long, or Snow Dragon, was just 6.1 nautical³ miles away from the trapped ship, but now it’s stuck itself in an Antarctica ice floe⁴. The Chinese crew is counting on a ship from Australia, the Aurora⁵ Australis, to arrive on Sunday to break it out.

The icebreaker was battling the planet’s coldest environment in trying to reach the stranded⁶ Russian ship MV Akademik Shokalskiy. The over 50 researchers, crew and tourists on board remained in good condition despite being at a frozen standstill since Monday.

Xue Long is in close communication with the stalled Russian ship, and will send helicopters to rescue people on-board if conditions endanger the Russian crew's safety.

 

South Pole weather has stymied a rescue by a Chinese icebreaker trying to reach an expedition vessel trapped for the past few days in frozen seas.

1 stymied   

n.被侵袭的v.妨碍，阻挠( stymie的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Relief efforts have been stymied in recent weeks by armed gunmen. 最近几周的救援工作一直受到武装分子的阻挠。 来自辞典例句
• I was completely stymied by her refusal to help. 由于她拒不相助， 我完全陷入了困境。 来自互联网

2 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

3 nautical   

adj.海上的，航海的，船员的

参考例句：

• A nautical mile is 1,852 meters.一海里等于1852米。
• It is 206 nautical miles from our present location.距离我们现在的位置有206海里。

4 floe   

n.大片浮冰

参考例句：

• Two penguins are standing on ice floe.两只企鹅站在一块浮冰上。
• Somehow the seal manages to reach a tiny ice floe.不知何故，海豹设法到达了一块小浮冰上。

5 aurora   

n.极光

参考例句：

• The aurora is one of nature's most awesome spectacles.极光是自然界最可畏的奇观之一。
• Over the polar regions we should see aurora.在极地高空,我们会看到极光。

6 stranded   

a.搁浅的，进退两难的

参考例句：

• He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
• I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。