And the key questions for making such predictions are: Just where is the subglacial water? 而要做出预测的关键问题包括：冰下的水到底在哪里？
The discovery of subglacial lakes has fundamentally changed the way investigators think about water underneath the ice. 冰下湖泊的发现，彻底改变了研究者对冰底下的液态水的想法。
The finding is the first time subglacial lakes have been directly linked to accelerated surface flow. 这项发现，首次确定了冰下湖泊与冰的加速流动有直接关联。
But Vostok and the other subglacial lakes were thought to be natural museums, isolated from the rest of the world millions of years ago. 过去，东方湖与其他冰下湖泊被认为是大自然的博物馆，从数百万年前便与世隔绝。
Blood Falls, a small, saltwater outflow from Taylor Glacier's subglacial lake in Antarctica's Dry Valleys, offers an alternative. 南极干谷中泰勒冰川下面的湖泊流出细小的咸水流，被称为“血色瀑布”，为研究人员提供了一个可以利用的研究方法。
Researchers discovered only recently that inaccessible subglacial lakes in Antarctica periodically shed huge quantities of water. 研究人员最近发现，南极冰层下隐秘的湖泊会发生周期性的倾泻。
