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90 of all the world' s ice is found here dì qiú shàng bǎi fēn zhī jiǔ shí de bīng dōu zài zhè lǐ |
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This frozen world is largely deserted zhè gè bīng xuě shì jiè shì guǎng mào wú yín de huāng wú |
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until the start of spring yī zhí dào chūn tiān de dào lái |
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Adelie penguins in a hurry ā dé lì qǐ é zhèng cōng máng dì gǎn lù |
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The clock is ticking shí jiān jǐn pò |
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Instead of waiting for the summer melt děng bù jí xià tiān de bīng xuě xiāo róng |
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the new arrivals hasten south over the frozen sea xīn lái zhě biàn jí qiè dì cóng fēng dòng de hǎi miàn shàng xiàng nán jí dà lù gǎn lái |
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They have come here to breed tā men shì yào lái zhè lǐ fán zhí hòu dài |
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but polar summers are so short dàn jí dì de xià tiān fēi cháng duǎn zàn |
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they must be in position before the thaw starts suǒ yǐ tā men bì xū zài bīng céng jiě dòng qián jiù yào gǎn dào |
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As the sea ice retreats suí zhe hǎi shàng bīng xiàn xiàng nán jí fù dì róng tuì |
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life can journey farther south dòng wù men yě kāi shǐ wǎng nán jí dà lù qiān yí |
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Antarctic waters are so rich nán jí shuǐ yù shí wù fēi cháng fēng fù |
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that visitors come from far and wide to harvest them suǒ yǐ huì yǒu hěn duō dòng wù cóng sì miàn bā fāng yuǎn dào ér lái |
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Vast numbers of chinstrap penguins come ashore to breed wén jiá qǐ é yě zài zhè lǐ de hǎi àn shàng fán zhí |
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No bird will lay their eggs directly onto ice méi yǒu niǎo lèi huì bǎ dàn zhí jiē chǎn dào bīng miàn shàng |
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so bare rock is a vital commodity suǒ yǐ luǒ lù de yán shí shì bǎo guì de fán zhí dì |
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The best patches are worth the climb yīn cǐ zuì hǎo de yī piàn yán shí zài fèi lì yě zhí de pá shǎng qù |