Nick Risinger is blazing a trail through the American south west.

尼克·赖辛格披荆斩棘 奔走于美国西南部

You have to be pretty persistent.

你必须得有顽强的毅力

No stopping.

永不停歇

You've got to keep going.

不断前进

Nick wants to put our entire galaxy on the map.

尼克想绘制出完整的星系

He's on a single-handed mission, to photograph the Milky Way.

他独自一人开始了拍摄银河系的工作

New Mexico is a great place to take photos.

新墨西哥州是个拍照的好地方

It's dry, it's high,

那里气候干燥 海拔较高

and there's not a whole lot of city around here.

周围城市较少

There's a break in the weather,

要是天气晴朗

and you get a full, almost a full night in.

几乎一整晚都可以用来拍照

Other times, you only get, you know, 10% of the night.

否则 一晚上只有十分之一的时间可以用

But it's all luck of the draw.

但这全凭运气

重点解释:

1.take photos 照相

例句：I want to take photos of my big tummy!

我要给大肚子照相!

2.on top of 在 ... 之上

例句：The pagoda is perched on top of the hill.

宝塔耸峙於山顶之上。

3.keep going 继续

例句：Don't stick at small difficulties, but keep going.

不要因为小小的困难就丧失信心，要继续坚持做下去。