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I think I just couldn't stop smiling for several days after filming.
拍摄结束后的好几天我都会情不自禁地笑
The relief was just unbelievable.
我感到难以置信的宽慰
Back at the camera platform, James has had a long night.
在摄像平台上 詹姆斯度过了漫长的一晚
For over four hours,
超过4小时的时间里
the elephant tried to shake him out of the tree.
大象想要把他从树上摇下来
Got down this morning when the Bayaka came to collect me,
早上巴彦喀来接我的时候我才下树
went to look at the camera,
我去查看了摄像机
and he'd pulled it out of the tree,
大象把摄像机从树上扯了下来
and he'd chewed through the power cable.
他还咬穿了电源线
He must have gotten a bit of a shock,
他肯定被电到了一下
I mean only 12 volts, but...
虽然只有12伏特的电压 不过...
Serves him right, quite honestly.
他罪有应得 真的
But at least we got a shot of him before he trashed the camera.
至少我们在他弄坏摄像机前拍到了图像
Silver lining.
不幸中的万幸
Despite this bumpy start,
坎坷的开端之后
the elephants soon got used to James,
大象们很快习惯了詹姆斯
and James got used to the elephants.
詹姆斯也熟识了大象们
Filming here was never going to be easy,
在这里摄像肯定不容易
but we were soon able to
但我们很快就能够
reveal the night life of forest elephants like never before.
第一次揭示丛林象们的夜生活

重点解释

the elephant tried to shake him out of the tree.大象想要把他从树上摇下来

shake out 摇出(抖开, 散开)

Violent exercise might help to shake him out of his disappointment in love.

剧烈运动可能会帮助他从失恋中解脱出来。

and he'd chewed through the power cable.他还咬穿了电源线

power cable

When using the power cable, insert the power cable completely into the AC adapter.

当使用电源线时,请将电源线完全插入ac适配器中.

He must have gotten a bit of a shock,他肯定被电到了一下

a bit of一点儿的

It was a bit of a bore, wasn't it?

这有点叫人厌烦，不是吗?

You might find a bit of meat left on the chicken carcass.

鸡骨头上还可能有点肉呢。