But the gradual melt-back of that cover exposes more of the dark ocean, land and vegetation to the direct rays of the Sun, allowing them to absorb ever more solar energy and warm up.

但是这种冰雪盖的逐渐消融使得更多的深色海洋、陆地和植被暴露在太阳的直接辐射之下，从而使它们可以吸收更多的太阳能并变暖。

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More worrying, the 60, 000-strong crowd that gathered for the glitzy opening ceremony seemed to melt back into the city, perhaps never to return.

更让人发愁的是，原本观看盛大开幕式的60,000强大观众阵容似乎越来越少，全都溜回城中去了（通常赛场在郊区），而且一去不回。

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Snow and ice normally reflects much of the sun's energy — up to 90 percent — back the way it came. But a layer of soot on top of the ice will absorb the sunlight, warm the ice beneath, and melt it.

雪和冰反射了大概超过90%左的太阳能量，然而，附着在冰层上方的烟尘，会加热下方冰层，将他们融化成水。

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To keep treasure-hunters away, the find remained a secret for two years while archaeologists scoured the area of the melt-back and analysed the finds.

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