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The greatest challenge for the team making Frozen Planet
摄制组碰到的最大挑战
was the extreme remoteness of their locations.
是拍摄地点之间相距极远
Many of the shoots lasted months at a time
许多镜头一拍就是几个月
and needed a number of crews to join forces.
而且需要许多工作人员协同工作
One location that would require such siege tactics
有一个拍摄点就需要这样浩大的工程
was Mount Erebus, Antarctica's most active volcano.
它就是埃里伯斯 南极洲最活跃的火山
This magical mountain does not give up her secrets easily.
这座神奇的火山绝不轻易透露自己的秘密
To capture the full story of Mount Erebus from top to bottom
要完整捕捉到埃里伯斯火山的全部
required four different film crews.
需要四组不同的摄制人员
The cave team is dropped off at 12,000 feet,
洞穴组在海拔近3700米之处降落
close to the crater.
以靠近火山口
In howling winds and thin oxygen,
他们要抵御呼啸的寒风和稀薄的空气
their challenge is to find a way into the volcano itself.
目标是找出进入火山的道路
They are venturing into the unknown.
他们要探索未知
Somewhere below are spectacular ice caves,
地下有一些奇妙的冰洞
melted out by volcanic steam.
因火山蒸汽的热量融化而成
Getting the team safely underground
组员安全深入地下
is a relief for director Chadden Hunter.
让导演查登·亨特尔放心不少
Excellent, it's much warmer down here, it's freezing up there.
太好了 下面暖和多了 上面冷极了
Minus 29.
零下29度
With him is cameraman Gavin Thurston.
和他一起的是摄像师嘉文·瑟斯顿
You sort of forget being in here,
你会忘记自己在哪里
you are actually inside a volcano.
其实是在一座火山里
You know, above us and below us, there's bubbling lava
我们的上面和下面是翻滚的岩浆
and you've got all these gases seeping up through here,
这里都被蒸汽渗透了
which is how these caves are made,
正是蒸汽弄出了这些洞穴
so there's also increased carbon dioxide in here.
所以这里二氧化碳的含量更高

重点解释

妙语佳句:

Many of the shoots lasted months at a time许多镜头一拍就是几个月。

at a time:每次, 一次

He used to abandon his work for months at a time.

他过去每次放下工作就是几个月。

If only problems would come one at a time!

要是问题一次只发生一个该多好！

This magical mountain does not give up her secrets easily.这座神奇的火山绝不轻易透露自己的秘密。

give up:交出

He had to give his passport up to the authorities.

他得把护照交给当局。

The cave team is dropped off at 12,000 feet,洞穴组在海拔近3700米之处降落

drop off:掉落,让...下车

I'll drop off at the corner of Zhongshan Street.

我在中山路拐角处下车。

考考你:

许多镜头一拍就是几个月。

这座神奇的火山绝不轻易透露自己的秘密。

上期答案:

They were travelling on foot and their first sight of these mountains must have been daunting indeed.

We are following the route taken by Scott and Amundsen as they struggled to become the first humans to reach the South Pole.