Amazing Antarctica

Amazing Antarctica Written by Sean P. McCollum Focus Question How does Antarctica compare to other continents?

《神奇的南极洲》 作者：肖恩·P·麦科勒姆 核心问题：南极洲和其他大洲相比有什么特点？

the seventh continent. Give a globe a spin. On it you can easily find six continents. Now look at the bottom of the globe. There you will find continent number seven, Antarctica.

第七块大陆。 转一下地球仪， 你轻轻松松就能在上面找到六大洲。 现在看看地球仪的最底部， 你会在那儿找到第七块大陆——南极洲。

people did not find Antarctica until about 200 years ago. Since then, we have learned a lot about this amazing place.

人类直到大约200年前才发现南极洲， 从那以后，我们了解到好多关于这片神奇土地的知识。

Antarctica is the coldest continent. It is also the continent with the strongest winds. Less rain and snow fall in Antarctica than in any other continent.

南极洲是最冷的大洲， 也是全世界风力最强的大洲。 南极洲的降雪量和降雨量比其他任何大洲都要少。

freezing Antarctica. Water covers most of earth. Almost all of it is salt water. Most of the fresh water on earth is frozen in the ice in Antarctica. Snow does not melt during the cold summers there. The ice builds up over many years.

天寒地冻的南极洲。 地球表面大部分被水覆盖， 几乎全是咸水， 地球上大部分的淡水都冻在南极洲的冰层里。 就算是那里寒冷的夏天，雪也不会融化。 冰层就这样累积了成千上万年。

Life on and around Antarctica. The freezing weather in Antarctica makes it a dangerous place to live.

南极洲及其周边的生命 南极洲严寒的天气让它成为一个不宜居住的危险地方。