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The cliff tops are soon stained pink

悬崖顶上很快就遍布了粉色的小点

with the droppings of tens of thousands of nesting penguins

这是成千上万只准备在这里孵蛋的企鹅的粪便

Only in a land almost entirely covered in ice

在被冰雪完全覆盖的地方

could bare rock be reckoned an oasis

岩石被视为生命的绿洲

Some will travel into the heart of the continent to find it

一些企鹅要走到南极的深处才能找到这样的一片地方

These are nunataks

这是冰原岛峰

the exposed peaks of vast mountain ranges

即巨大山脉的山峰

buried in ice over a mile deep

覆盖在冰层下面

The eerie silence here is only broken in spring

可怕的寂静只有到春天才会被打破

The snow petrels have arrived and are courting

雪鹱来了，它们正在寻找配偶

Antarctic petrels now join

南极雪鹱来到了

the most southerly bird colony on earth

地球最南端的这块鸟类栖息地

The birds have flown inland for over 300 miles

它们飞过了大约五百公里

to reach this breeding site

为了到达繁殖点

Once their eggs have hatched

蛋孵化之后

they'll be forced repeatedly to make the 600-mile round trip

它们不得不花上600英里的来回

to gather food in the ocean

到海洋里去寻找食物

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