Reference translation for group exercise 8

挪威在北極深山存種子救人類
Norway Building Seed Noah’s Ark in the Arctic

【奧斯陸/美聯社訊】挪威政府9日宣佈，將於3月起在北極深山建設一個大型「末日洞穴」，保存逾300萬種已知植物的種子，以作為人類的糧食的「挪亞方舟」。如果地球遭遇毀滅性災難如核戰或行星撞擊後，人類可以重新種植穀物。


Oslo (AP) -- The government of Norway announced on February 10 that they would build a large “doomsday vault” in a remote mountain of the Arctic from March. The vault will be used to save over 3 million seeds of known plants as “Noah’s Ark for food crops”. If the Earth suffers catastrophes, such as nuclear war or meteor impact, we can restore our agriculture.
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據中新社2月10日電，種子庫名為「斯瓦爾巴國際種子庫 Svalbard」，將建於挪威大陸以北約1000公里的斯瓦爾巴群島 Svalbard archipelago 一座山中，耗資約500萬美元，預計將於明年落成使用。種子庫建在120米深的山中，以隧道與外界相連，隧道與洞穴內墻以混凝土建造。所有種子樣本會在-18℃的環境中儲存。就算機械冷卻系統失靈，周邊凍土層 permafrost 仍可提供天然冷凍效果。洞內設兩大儲藏室，面積各360平方米。
CNS reported on February 10 that a global seed bank would be open next year. This seed bank, known as “svalbard Global Seed Vault,” will be built in a mountain of Svalbard Archipelago at a cost of 5 million dollars. It will be built into a mountainside 120 meters deep, and connected with outside world through a tunnel. All the seed samples will be stored at -18℃. Even if the facility fails, the natural surrounding permafrost can still safeguard the seeds. There will be 2 large storerooms covering 360 square meters each in the vault.


負責人福勒表示，種子庫投用後將儘量避免人類干預，只會每年派人檢查一次確保正常運作，不設全職員工。他表示，嚴寒地理環境可確保種子庫長期不受破壞。
Dr. Fowler, program manager, indicated that they would try to avoid human intervention with the seed vault. So they would not install any full-time staff in the vault, but rather send people to check the operational conditions only once a year. The severe cold environment there could help preserve the seeds from damage, Dr. Fowler said.