It is I, McMurdo. You surely know my knock by this time.

是我呀，麦克默多。这时候到这里来的还有哪个？

The McMurdo Station provides housing for roughly 3,000 researchers and support staff.

麦克默多站为大约3000名研究人员和辅助人员提供住房。

No, McMurdo? You surprise me! I told my brother last night that I should bring some friends.

不能请他们进来？麦克默多，岂有此理！昨天晚上我就告诉了我哥哥今天要陪几位朋友来。

This is too bad of you, McMurdo! he said. If I guarantee them, that is enough for you.

你太不象话啦！我保证他们还不行吗？

Oh, yes you do, McMurdo, cried Sherlock Holmes genially. I don't think you can have forgotten me.

麦克默多，你总该认得我呀！我想你不会把我忘记的。

Number 10 is the McMurdo Dry Valleys.

10 号是麦克默多干谷。

McMurdo Dry Valleys are considered to be one of the world's most extreme deserts.

麦克默多干谷被认为是世界上最极端的沙漠之一。

One of the coldest places on Earth, McMurdo Dry Valleys are considered to be one of the world's most extreme deserts.

麦克默多干谷是地球上最冷的地区之一，也被认为是地球上环境最恶劣的沙漠之一。

University of Colorado ice scientist Ted Scambos said from the McMurdo land station last month that the conditions driving Thwaites' ice loss are increasing.

科罗拉多大学冰川科学家泰德·斯坎博斯上个月在麦克默多陆地站表示，导致斯韦茨冰川融化的条件正在增加。

Is it: a) McMurdo Station in Antarctica, b) Siwa Oasis in Egypt's Western Desert, or c) the island of Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic?

是 A. 南极的麦克默多站，B.埃及西部沙漠的锡瓦绿洲，还是 C. 南大西洋的特里斯坦-达库尼亚群岛呢？

Located in Victorialand, Antarctica, the McMurdo Dry Valleys possess a snow-free landscape due to the low humidity and mountains which block the flow of ice from glaciers.

地处南极洲的维多利亚陆地，麦克默多干谷是一片无冰区，因为这里有山，并且湿度很低，所以阻止了冰山的冰流。

Is it: a) McMurdo Station in Antarctica, b) Siwa Oasis in Egypt's Western Desert, or is it c) the island of Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic?

是 A. 南极的麦克默多站，B.埃及西部沙漠的锡瓦绿洲，还是 C. 南亚特兰大的特里斯坦-达库尼亚群岛呢？