北极

北极略微向太阳倾斜。

The north pole is slightly tipped towards the sun .

之前至少已经有过13次想独立到达北极的尝试。

There have been at least thirteen previous attempts to reach the North Pole unaided

绿色和平组织的旗舰正在穿越巴伦支海的北极寒冷地带。

The Greenpeace flagship is voyaging through the Arctic cold of the Barents Sea .

一想到探险者，我们很多人脑海中浮现的便是长途跋涉前往北极的非凡人物形象。

When we think of adventurers , many of us conjure up images of larger-than-life characters trekking to the North Pole .

我对他们讲述了我在北极的冒险经历。

I told them of my adventure at the North Pole .

北极熊的白色毛皮是天然的保护色。

The polar bear 's white fur is a natural camouflage .

多少世纪以来，一直在北极进行经济开发，但是，贸易却从未真正涉及过南极。

And whereas the Arctic has been exploited economically for centuries , trade has never really touched antarctic .

地球的自转轴是一条贯穿北极和南极的假想轴。

The axis of the earth is an imaginary line through the north pole and the South pole .

钢的易脆性在寒冷条件下建造钢结构，如在北极建造石油钻井平台时，仍然是一个问题。

Brittleness remains a problem when building steel structures in cold conditions , such as oil rigs in the Arctic .

尽管有北极熊的悲剧,碳排放量也在飙升,但大多数人很难相信全球变暖会对他们个人产生影响。

Despite mournful polar bears and charts showing carbon emissions soaring , most people find it hard to believe that global warming will affect them personally .

正如人类，虎鲸也聚居在全球许多不同的栖息地，占据着地球上的每一处海洋盆地，其王国从南极延伸至北极。

Like humans , killer whales have colonized a range of different habitats across the globe , occupying every ocean basin on the planet , with an empire that extends from pole to pole .

北极熊生活在北极圈和纽芬兰以北的一些大的陆地。

The polar bear is found in the Arctic Circle and some big land masses as far south as Newfoundland ．

但在一些水域，如北极水域，气候变暖将使浮游植物成熟得更快，让这些区域变得更绿。

But in some waters , such as those of the Arctic , a warming will make conditions riper for phytoplankton , and these areas will turn greener ．

北极没有陆地,只有厚厚的冰。

The North Pole has no land , only thick ice .

他们于1909年3月8日到达北极。

They reached the North Pole on March 8th , 1909 .

然而,在北极地区,情况并非如此。

However , this is not true in the Arctic .

科学家在北极水域发现了巨浪。

Scientists have discovered huge waves in the arctic waters .

徒步穿越北极是最危险的事情之一。

There are few things more dangerous than crossing the Arctic on foot .

巨浪摧毁北极冰层的速度超过预期

Huge Waves Destroying Arctic Ice Faster than Expected

人们常常认为北极和南极是相似的冰冻荒地。

People often think of the North Pole and the South Pole as similar frozen wastelands .

尽管条件很差，但几个世纪以来，人们一直在尝试抵达北极。

Although conditions were very poor , people tried for many centuries to reach the North Pole .

像北极熊和海象这样依靠海冰生存的野生动物也处于危险之中。

Wildlife like polar bears and walruses that depend on sea ice to live is also in danger .

他们又冷又饿，无助地漂向北极。

Cold and hungry , they drifted helplessly towards the Arctic .

这种动物生活在北极圈里。

The sort of animal lived in the Arctic Circle .

他们飞过了茫茫无边的北极上空。

They flew over the unlimited reaches of the Arctic .

那位考察者组织了一个去北极的探险队。

The explorer organized an expedition to the North Pole .

那只船靠北极星来导航

The ship was navigated by the North Star .

北极熊，在冰天雪地的北方生活的动物

polar bears , denizens of the frozen north

他父亲是一位北极探险者。

His father is an Arctic explorer .

更暖的北极和更郁郁葱葱的苔原带对于草食动物来说似乎是个好消息。

A warmer Arctic and greener tundra1 might sound like good news for grazing animals .