妙语佳句:

From this oasis of warmth at the edge of the continent,从这片位于大陆边缘的温暖绿洲开始

at the edge of:在...边缘

The hotel is situated at the edge of the town.

该饭店坐落于市区的边缘。

A pine tree stands at the edge of the steep cliff.

悬崖的边缘有一颗松树。

We are following the route taken by Scott and Amundsen as they struggled to become the first humans to reach the South Pole.当年，斯科特和阿蒙森试图成为征服南极点的第一人，我们将追随他们的脚步。

struggle to:为...奋斗

We had a struggle to stop the criminal.

我们为截住罪犯进行了搏斗。

They were travelling on foot and their first sight of these mountains must have been daunting indeed.他们当年只能步行当他们第一眼见到这些山脉时一定让他们十分畏惧

on foot:步行

We're going on foot, not by car.

我们走著去，不坐汽车。

Some people came by car, others came on foot.

有些人是坐汽车来的，其他人是走著来的。

first sight:初见, 一见就

I fell in love with her at first sight.

我第一眼见到她就爱上了她。

So it was that he had his first sight of snow.

就那样，他第一次见到了雪。

考考你:

他们当年只能步行当他们第一眼见到这些山脉时一定让他们十分畏惧。

当年，斯科特和阿蒙森试图成为征服南极点的第一人，我们将追随他们的脚步。

上期答案:

The breeze that gently sways these crystals is responsible for making them.

Others are thought to harbour life,seeded by strange bacteria that thrive in these extreme conditions.