That is why a gull can stand on an ice floe without freezing.

这就是海鸥可以站在浮冰上而不会冻僵的原因。

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Then, when snow or rain wash them onto an ice floe, they darken its surface and thus cause it to melt faster.

随后，雪或雨水将他们冲刷到冰面上，冰的表面会变黑，因而融化的也更快。

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The extracted core has a thermal inertia which allows readings to be taken a short time after it was taken from the ice floe.

提取的冰芯具有热惰性，因此科学家把它从浮冰上取下之后不久能提取到读数。

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Then, when snow or rain wash them onto an ice floe, they darken its surface and thus cause it to melt faster.

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