Level6·Unit1·Part2·Reading·Winter-in-Antarctica【英语流利说·懂你英语】
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On Antarctica, the world's coldestcontinent, the average high
temperature is -49 degrees Celsius. In the summer,the sun never
sets, and in the winter, it never rises. Keeping sane there isits
own special challenge.
The McMurdo Station is a research baseperched on the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf, the world's largest body of floatingice. The station is administered by the United States and is the largestcommunity in Antarctica. Capable of supporting more than 1200 residents, thepopulation of the station drops to 150 brave (perhaps foolish) people whenwinter begins in March. Their task is to maintain the station during the monthsof total night. The biologists, astronomers, geologists, and climate scientistswho were there before, have gone, as any research is impossible in the brutalwinter.
Every day the remaining staff ofmaintenance personnel perform their routine tasks and make repairs when needed.Sometimes they peer through the darkness toward thei
The McMurdo Station is a research baseperched on the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf, the world's largest body of floatingice. The station is administered by the United States and is the largestcommunity in Antarctica. Capable of supporting more than 1200 residents, thepopulation of the station drops to 150 brave (perhaps foolish) people whenwinter begins in March. Their task is to maintain the station during the monthsof total night. The biologists, astronomers, geologists, and climate scientistswho were there before, have gone, as any research is impossible in the brutalwinter.
Every day the remaining staff ofmaintenance personnel perform their routine tasks and make repairs when needed.Sometimes they peer through the darkness toward thei