[Kim_Stanley_Robinson]_Antarctica(BookZZ.org)

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1、Contents_______1.IcePlanet2.ScienceintheCapital3.IntheAntarcticGrain4.ObservationHill5.ASiteofSpecialScientificInterest6.IntheFootstepsofAmundsen7.DowntheRabbitHole8.TheSiriusGroup9.BigTrouble10.RobertsMassif11.ExtremeWeatherEvent12.Transantarctica13.TheMcMurdoConvergence14.FromtheBottomUp15.Sh

2、ackleton'sLeap1.IcePlanetFirstyoufallinlovewithAntarctica,andthenitbreaksyourheart.Breaksitfirstinalltheusualsorrywaysoftheworld,sure-asforinstancewhenyougodowntotheicetodosomethingunusualandexcitingandromantic,onlytofindthatyourjobthereisinfactmoretediousthananythingyouhaveeverdone,janitoriali

3、nitsbestmomentsbutusuallymuchlessinterestingthanthat.OrwhenyoudiscoverthatMcMurdo,theplacetowhichyouareconfinedbythestrictestofcompanyregulations,resemblesanislandoftravelerservicesclusteredaroundtheofframpofafreewaylongsinceabandoned.Or,worseyet,whenyoumeetawoman,andstartsomethingwithher,andgo

4、withheronvacationtoNewZealand,andtravelaroundSouthIslandwithher,thefirstwomanyoueverreallyloved;andthenafterabriefoff-seasonyoureturntoMcMurdoandyourreunionwithheronlytohaveherdumpyouonarrivalasifyourKiwiidyllhadneverhappened.Orwhenyouseeheraroundtownsoonafterthat,trollingwiththebestofthem;orwh

5、enyoufindoutthatsomepeoplearecallingyou"thesandwich,"inreferencetotheicewomen'soldjokethatbringingaboyfriendtoAntarcticaislikebringingasandwichtoasmorgasbord.Nowthat'sheartbreakforyou.ButthentheplacehasitsownspecificallyAntarcticheartbreaksaswell,moreimpersonalthantheworldlykinds,cleaner,purer,

6、colder.Asforinstancewhenyouareuponthepolarplateauinlatewinter,havingtakenanoffertogetoutoftownwithoutasecondthought,nomatterthewarningsabouttheboredomofthejob,forhowbadcoulditbecomparedtoGeneralFieldAssistant?Andsothereyouareridingintheenclosedcabofagianttransportvehicle,stillthinkingaboutthatg

7、irlfriend,tenthousandfeetabovesealevel,inthedarkofthelongnight;andasyousittherelookingoutthecabwindows,theskygraduallylightenstotheday'sonehouroftwilight,shiftingininvisiblestagesfromastar-clutteredblackpooltoadomeofglowingindigol