DeepSouth选修811
Withannualrainfallclosetozero,Antarcticaistechnicallyadesert
南极洲年降雨量几乎为零,严格来说该区域就是一片荒漠
Ahighmountainrange,theTrans–Antarcticrange,runsfromeasttowest,cuttingthecontinentintwo
一条横贯南极洲的山脉,从东到西将南极洲分为两半
重点句型23
ButthelongAntarcticawinternight,whichlastsfor182days(thelongestperiodofcontinuousdarknessonearth),aswellastheextremecoldandlackofrainfall,meansthatfewtypesofplantscansurvivethere
但是南极洲冬天的夜晚长达182天(地球上持续时间最长的黑暗时期),气候极度寒冷,降雨量极少,这意味着很少有植物能够在这里生存
重点句型34
Notuntilthelate18thcenturydidtheBritishexplorerJamesCookcrosstheAntarcticCircle,butheneversawland
直到18世纪末,英国探险家詹姆斯·库克才穿越了南极圈,但他却从未发现任何陆地
重点句型41
ButthelongAntarcticwinternight,whichlastsfor182days(thelongestperiodofcontinuousdarknessonearth),aswellastheextremecoldandlackofrainfall,meansthatfewtypesofplantscansurvivethere
但是南极洲冬天