BBC纪录片《非洲-大草原》第9集:一切拍摄都靠运气
日期:2013-12-24 20:52

(单词翻译:单击)

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Well, this is, believe it or not, one of the better viewpoints
信不信由你 这里是最好的观景点之一
so...probably going to hang around here for a little while,
所以我们得在这待一会儿
wait till the fog clears.
等待雾气消散
But the weather isn't on their side.
但天气可不愿顺他们的意
So much for hoping the weather was going to get better.
不用指望天气会变好了
All that optimism now seems completely ill-founded.
那些乐观现在变得苍白无力
With the storm clouds closing in, the team are forced to retreat.
随着风暴云的逼近 摄制组不得不折返
This enormous weather front's come in, as isn't entirely unusual.
遭遇大范围的锋面天气 其实也不算很反常
So we're just coming down as the thunder bursts around us.
现在雷声四起 我们得返回了
So, glad to get back and go and get inside the hut
很高兴能回去 回到小木屋
and if the weather'll out.
希望天气能转好
After days of climbing and finding the peaks hidden by fog,
经过多日攀登 发现山峰藏在云雾深处
filming the summits is looking increasingly impossible.
拍摄到顶峰的机会似乎愈发渺茫
It can be pretty frustrating at times.
有时候那真的很打击人
There's a group of maybe 70 people
团队一共有70多个人
that we've involved in doing this directly.
都切身参与其中
You get all the way up here,
好不容易爬到这里
and then we can't film anything because of the weather.
却因为天气原因无法拍摄
So, it is just a matter of sitting it out and waiting.
现在只能静静等待了
You have to sort of hope that things come right in the end.
你只能希望最终会有好结果

重点解释

so...probably going to hang around here for a little while,所以我们得在这待一会儿

hang around徘徊; 逗留

Don't hang around here when we are busy.

我们都在忙着,你别在这儿游荡啦。

You hang around with your old Chicago school chums.

你现在同芝加哥的一些老同学一起消磨时日。

But the weather isn't on their side.但天气可不愿顺他们的意

on one's side站在某人一方

They both had some right on their side.

他们双方都有一定的道理。

You sounded as if you were on their side.

听起来你似乎站在他们那一边。

With the storm clouds closing in, the team are forced to retreat.随着风暴云的逼近摄制组不得不折返

be forced to被迫(不得不)

I was forced to sign the agreement against my will.

我被迫违心地在协议上签了字。

The enemy was forced to retreat.

敌人被迫撤退。

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重点单词
  • optimismn. 乐观,乐观主义
  • retreatn. 休息寓所,撤退,隐居 v. 撤退,向后倾
  • enormousadj. 巨大的,庞大的
  • impossibleadj. 不可能的,做不到的 adj. 无法忍受的
  • unusualadj. 不平常的,异常的