巨大的冰山可能威胁南大西洋的企鹅
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Scientists are worried that a large iceberg heading toward an island in the South Atlantic Ocean could threaten wildlife there.
科学家们担心，一座正向南大西洋某岛屿移动的巨大冰山可能会威胁到那里的野生动物。
Researchers say the iceberg is the largest in the world.
研究人员称这座冰山是世界上最大的。
It is moving through the South Atlantic toward the island of South Georgia.
它正穿过南大西洋，朝南乔治亚岛移动。
The island is a British overseas territory that is about 1,400 kilometers east of the Falkland Islands.
该岛是英国海外领土，位于福克兰群岛以东约1400公里处。
Scientists say South Georgia is a main mating ground for wildlife, especially penguins and seals.
科学家表示，南乔治亚岛是野生动物的主要繁殖地，尤其是企鹅和海豹。
The iceberg is officially known as A23a and it measures about 3,500 square kilometers.
这座冰山正式名称为A23a，面积约为3500平方公里。
It has existed since 1986, when it broke off from the Antarctic shelf.
它自1986年从南极冰架断裂以来就一直存在。
Andrew Meijers is an oceanographer with the British Antarctic Survey.
安德鲁·梅杰斯是英国南极调查局的一名海洋学家。
He told the French News Agency (AFP) that scientists have been using satellite imagery to follow the iceberg’s movements.
他告诉法新社，科学家们一直在利用卫星图像追踪这座冰山的移动。
Meijers said observations had shown the iceberg had not broken into smaller pieces like some other so-called "megabergs" that passed through the Southern Ocean.
梅耶斯表示，观测显示这座冰山并未像其他一些途经南大洋的所谓“巨型冰山”那样碎裂成小块。
He added that predicting the iceberg’s exact path is difficult.
他补充说，预测冰山的精确路径很困难。
But ocean conditions suggest it should reach South Georgia in two to four weeks.
但海洋状况表明，它应在两到四周内到达南乔治亚岛。
Meijers said he is worried the iceberg will get caught on the underground continental shelf around South Georgia.
梅耶斯表示，他担心冰山会卡在南乔治亚岛周围的地下大陆架上。
But he said it is also possible the large ice mass could miss the shelf and continue moving into open waters beyond South Georgia.
但他也表示，巨大的冰体也有可能错过冰架，继续向南乔治亚岛以外的开放水域移动。
If the iceberg does get caught, or stuck, on the shelf, Meijers said it could remain there for months or it could break into pieces.
梅耶斯说，如果这座冰山真的被大陆架挡住或卡住，它可能会在那里停留数月，也可能碎裂成多块。
Meijers is concerned that this could harm efforts by penguins and seals on the island to feed and raise their young.
梅耶斯担心，这可能会损害岛上企鹅和海豹觅食和抚养幼崽的努力。
Icebergs that have grounded there in the past led to the deaths of young penguins and seals, he said.
他说，过去曾在那里搁浅的冰山导致了幼企鹅和海豹的死亡。
Raul Cordero is a mechanical engineer from Chile's University of Santiago.
劳尔·科尔德罗是智利圣地亚哥大学的机械工程师。
He is also a member of the National Antarctic Research Committee.
他还是国家南极研究委员会的成员。
Cordero told AFP he thinks the iceberg will miss South Georgia.
科尔德罗告诉法新社，他认为冰山不会撞上南乔治亚岛。
"The island acts as an obstacle for ocean currents and therefore usually diverts the water long before it reaches the island," he said.
他说：“岛屿会成为洋流的障碍物，因此通常在水流到达岛屿之前很久就会使其转向。”
"The iceberg is moved by that water flow, so the chances of it hitting are not that high."
冰山被那股水流推动，因此它撞上的几率并不高。
Cordero added, however, that some iceberg pieces could affect the island.
然而，科尔德罗补充说，一些冰山碎片可能会影响该岛。
Soledad Tiranti is a glacier expert who is currently on an Argentinian exploration trip in the Antarctic.
索莱达·蒂兰蒂是一位冰川专家，目前正在南极进行阿根廷的探险之旅。
She told AFP that icebergs such as A23a "are so deep that before reaching an island or mainland they generally get stuck" on the seabed.
她告诉法新社，像A23a这样的冰山“如此之深，以至于在到达岛屿或大陆之前，它们通常会被卡在”海床上。
It is currently summer in South Georgia and penguins and seals from the area have been looking for food in the cold Antarctic waters to bring back to their young.
目前南乔治亚岛正值夏季，该地区的企鹅和海豹一直在寒冷的南极水域觅食，以便带回食物喂养幼崽。
Meijers said the animals might have to go around the iceberg if it gets stuck.
梅耶斯表示，如果冰山卡住，动物们可能不得不绕道而行。
He added that if they had to move around it, this would take a lot of their energy, possibly leading to animal deaths.
他补充说，如果他们不得不绕开它，这将消耗他们大量的体力，可能导致动物死亡。
The seal and penguin populations on South Georgia have already been having a "bad season" with cases of bird flu, Meijers said.
梅耶斯说，由于禽流感病例，南乔治亚岛的海豹和企鹅种群已经经历了一个“糟糕的季节”。
Iceberg A23a remained stuck for 30 years before finally breaking free from the Antarctic shelf in 2020.
冰山A23a在搁浅30年后，于2020年终于脱离了南极冰架。
Scientists watching its movements say the iceberg has followed nearly the same path as other large ice masses in the past.
观察其运动的科学家表示，这座冰山的移动路径与过去其他大型冰体几乎相同。
The icebergs generally pass the east side of the Antarctic Peninsula through the Weddell Sea along a path known as "iceberg alley."
冰山通常经由威德尔海，沿着被称为“冰山巷”的路径，从南极半岛东侧通过。
They are pushed by the world’s most powerful ocean current system, the Antarctic Circumpolar Current.
它们被世界上最强大的洋流系统——南极绕极流所推动。
I’m Bryan Lynn.
我是布莱恩·林恩。
Agence France-Presse reported on this story.
法新社报道了此事。
Bryan Lynn adapted the report for VOA Learning English.
布莱恩·林恩为VOA英语学习频道改编了这份报告。
