BBC纪录片《冰冻星球》最后的边疆第14期:阳光普照
日期:2012-12-20 20:49

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The next day the crew finally reach the coast.
第二天 队员们终于抵达海边
The hunting camp is now just 30 miles away
离捕猎者的帐篷只有48公里
across a bay, but the crossing could be risky.
在海湾另一头 但跨海而行风险很大
The frozen sea is melting fast
春日里 阳光普照
in the spring sunshine.
海面冰层迅速融化
Confident it's safe?
你确定这安全吗
It's not going to break underneath us?
我们脚底的冰不会裂开吧
Is that the decision, 50/50?
你要这么想 有一半的可能
50/50!
一半的可能
The locals employ several generations of arctic transport,
当地人一直沿袭使用古时
from the ancient to the merely antique.
或已破旧不堪的极地交通工具
With the sea ice cracking up beneath them,
随着冰块破碎在脚下
Dan has to trust the crew
丹不得不将全部队员
and a ton of filming gear
及大量的拍摄器材的安全
to the experience of the locals.
寄托在当地人丰富的经验上
Even by their standard
即使对于他们
this was fast becoming a risky journey.
这仍是趟异常冒险的旅程
Where the first sleds crossed
雪橇刚经过的地方
just minutes before is now impassable.
几分钟后便无法通行

重点解释

With the sea ice cracking up beneath them,随着冰块破碎在脚下

crack up:

If he doesn't rest he'll crack up soon.

要是他不休息,他身体很快会垮掉的。

The damaged windshield began to crack up all over.

破损的挡风玻璃开始全部裂开。

Dan has to trust the crew and a ton of filming gear to the experience of the locals.丹不得不将全部队员及大量的拍摄器材的安全寄托在当地人丰富的经验上

a ton of:许多

Disappointment hit her like a ton of bricks.

她大失所望。

Because it doesn't save them a ton of time!

因为它不能节约他们的时间!

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重点单词
  • employ雇用,使用
  • transportn. 运输、运输工具;(常用复数)强烈的情绪(狂喜或狂怒
  • crewn. 全体船员,全体乘务员,(一组)工作人员 vi
  • crackv. 崩溃,失去控制,压碎,使裂开,破解,开玩笑 n.
  • decisionn. 决定,决策
  • gearn. 齿轮,传动装置,设备,工具 v. 使适应于,以齿轮
  • minutesn. 会议记录,(复数)分钟
  • disappointmentn. 失望,令人失望的人或事
  • merelyadv. 仅仅,只不过
  • confidentadj. 自信的,有信心的,有把握的 adj. 易