Most ambitious is an attempt to drill 2.5km into Antarctica's highest ice dome.

其中在南极洲最高的冰穹钻入2500米的尝试非常有野心的。

In the eerie silence of the cavern, the only sound that could be heard was made by water whcih dripped continuously from the high dome above them.

洞里有一种可怕的寂静，惟一可以听见的声响是高高的圆顶上不间断的滴水声。

Their architects constructed numerous churches, one of which, called Hagia Sophia, had a dome so high it was said to be hanging on a chain from heaven.

他们的建筑师们筑造了大量的教堂，其中最著名的一所叫做圣索菲亚大教堂，这座教堂有着被形容为从天堂吊下的穹顶。

Nor can water have done it, for he sees this smoothness glowing on the sides and tops of the highest domes.

水也不能做到这一点， 因为他看到这种光滑在最高圆顶的侧面和顶部发光。

As you know, its high domes and pinnacles can be seen, like a sailing-ship always voyaging never arriving, lit up at night and visible for miles, far away across the hills.

如你所知，它高高的圆顶和尖塔可以看到，就像一艘永远航行而不到达的帆船， 在夜间灯火通明， 数英里外，远处的山丘上都能看到。