BBC纪录片《我们的地球》第24期:雄伟高山(1)
日期:2017-02-28 14:24

(单词翻译:单击)

听力文本

Human beings venture into the highest parts of our planet at their peril.
人类总是愿意冒着生命危险占领地球上最高的地方
Some might think that by climbing a great mountain they have somehow conquered it,
人们或许认为只要登上顶峰便能征服一座高山
but we can only be visitors here.
不过,我们仅仅只是这里的拜访者
This is a frozen, alien world.
这是一个冰封的异域世界
This is the other extreme. One of the lowest, hottest places on Earth.
这里是另一种极端环境。地球上一处最低最热的地方
It's over a hundred metres below the level of the sea.
它的地势低于海平面100多米
But here, a mountain is in gestation.
但这里却在酝酿一座高山

BBC纪录片 地球脉动

Pools of sulphuric acid are indications that deep underground there are titanic stirrings.
这些硫酸池暗示地底深处正进行着大规模活动
This is the Danakil Depression in Ethiopia, lying within a colossal rent in the Earth's surface
这里是埃塞俄比亚境内的达纳吉尔凹地,位于地球表面的大裂谷内
where giant land masses are pulling away from one another.
巨大的陆地板块在此互相分离
Lava rises to the surface through this crack in the crust, creating a chain of young volcanoes.
熔岩经过这条地壳裂缝涌上地表,诞生了一连串年轻的火山

词汇解析


1.at their peril 承担风险;自负后果
Teachers ignore the importance of these results at their peril.
教师无视这些结果的重要性就得自担风险。

2.below the level of 低于
Radiation levels measured to date in other countries are far below the level of background radiation that most people are exposed to in every day circumstances.
其他国家迄今测量到的辐射程度,远低于大多数人每天都会受到的本底辐射水平。

3.in gestation 酝酿;怀孕
This new conflict has been in gestation for a while.
这种新的冲突已在酝酿了一段时间。

4.pull away from 使脱离
Spurs have taken 33 points from 21 matches since Harry Redknapp took charge, a run which has seen them pull away from the relegation zone after their poor start to the campaign.
自从雷德克纳普接手球队,热刺已经在21场比赛中拿到了33分,看起来他们已经从赛季初的糟糕开局中摆脱并逃离了降级区。

视频及简介

欢迎来到极端的、岩石与冰雪的世界。我们将踏上最雄伟的山脉的旅程——从于低洼处隆起的出于形成期的山脉直道珠穆朗玛峰的顶部,发现某些神秘的生物迎接高山生活的挑战而诞生,其中,我们还将看到一些最罕见的现象如熔岩湖。


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