石油公司使用的分散剂在接近冰点的温度下效果不佳,用于防止溢油扩散的栏油栅面对漂浮的冰山也无能为力。
Dispersants used by oil companies do not work well at or near freezing temperatures. Booms to contain a spill cannot be used with icebergs floating in the water.
基于酵母菌和土壤蠕虫的实验显示在将它们置于仅稍高于冰点的温度下24小时时,99%的标本死亡,揭示了而者均不能在极端严寒中存活。
Experiments conducted on yeast and garden worms show neither can survive extreme cold, with 99 percent dying after spending 24 hours in temperatures just above freezing.
今夜的温度将降至冰点下3度。
Tonight the temperature will fall to 3 degrees below freezing.
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