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CCTV9英语新闻：南极考察船搁浅 陆破冰船救援也受困

时间：2013-12-29 12:14:32

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South Pole weather has stymied1 a rescue by a Chinese icebreaker trying to reach an expedition vessel2 trapped for the past few days in frozen seas.

 

South Pole weather has stymied a rescue by a Chinese icebreaker trying to
reach an expedition vessel trapped for the past few days in frozen seas.

 

The Chinese icebreaker Xue Long, or Snow Dragon, was just 6.1 nautical3 miles away from the trapped ship, but now it’s stuck itself in an Antarctica ice floe4. The Chinese crew is counting on a ship from Australia, the Aurora5 Australis, to arrive on Sunday to break it out.

The icebreaker was battling the planet’s coldest environment in trying to reach the stranded6 Russian ship MV Akademik Shokalskiy. The over 50 researchers, crew and tourists on board remained in good condition despite being at a frozen standstill since Monday.

Xue Long is in close communication with the stalled Russian ship, and will send helicopters to rescue people on-board if conditions endanger the Russian crew's safety.

 

South Pole weather has stymied a rescue by a Chinese icebreaker trying to
reach an expedition vessel trapped for the past few days in frozen seas.


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1 stymied 63fe672f90de7441b83f6a139c130d06     
n.被侵袭的v.妨碍，阻挠( stymie的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • Relief efforts have been stymied in recent weeks by armed gunmen. 最近几周的救援工作一直受到武装分子的阻挠。 来自辞典例句
  • I was completely stymied by her refusal to help. 由于她拒不相助， 我完全陷入了困境。 来自互联网
2 vessel 4L1zi     
n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管
参考例句：
  • The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
  • You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。
3 nautical q5azx     
adj.海上的，航海的，船员的
参考例句：
  • A nautical mile is 1,852 meters.一海里等于1852米。
  • It is 206 nautical miles from our present location.距离我们现在的位置有206海里。
4 floe ijHx4     
n.大片浮冰
参考例句：
  • Two penguins are standing on ice floe.两只企鹅站在一块浮冰上。
  • Somehow the seal manages to reach a tiny ice floe.不知何故，海豹设法到达了一块小浮冰上。
5 aurora aV9zX     
n.极光
参考例句：
  • The aurora is one of nature's most awesome spectacles.极光是自然界最可畏的奇观之一。
  • Over the polar regions we should see aurora.在极地高空,我们会看到极光。
6 stranded thfz18     
a.搁浅的，进退两难的
参考例句：
  • He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
  • I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。