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In summer, the frozen oceans melt
在夏季 冰封的海面消融
and the polar animals disperse to feed amongst the broken ice.
极地动物们分散到破冰之间进行觅食
So, even finding them in this vast expanse of sea
想在广阔的海面以及漂流的浮冰上
and drifting ice floes wouldn't be easy.
寻觅到它们的身影并非易事
In the Arctic, the aim was to get close to a polar bear family
在北极的任务是接近一个北极熊家庭
and film them in this fast-melting world.
并在迅速消融的世界里对它们进行拍摄
Firstly, the team had to use a ship
首先 拍摄团队要使用一艘船
capable of breaking through the pack ice
冲破斯瓦尔巴特群岛
around the 2,000-mile-long coastline of Svalbard.
长达两千英里海岸线周围的积冰
Producer Miles Barton and cameraman Ted Giffords
制片人米尔斯·巴顿及摄影师泰德·吉福兹
are checking out fjords known to be frequented by bears.
正往北极熊经常出没的峡湾间张望
We've just seen a bear
我们刚才看到一只熊
walking around in front of a glacier over there.
在那边的冰川前徘徊
We've just arrived, so this is a test, more than anything,
我们刚到不久 这只能算是个测试
but we're going to go and see if we can film it.
我们要前去看看能否拍到它
We're seeing how smoothly we can make this operation work.
我们要了解拍摄工作的顺畅程度

重点解释

妙语佳句:

Firstly, the team had to use a ship capable of breaking through the pack ice首先拍摄团队要使用一艘船冲破斯瓦尔巴特群岛。

break through:突破, 突围

Demonstrators broke through the police cordon.

示威群众突破了警戒线。

The sun broke through at last in the afternoon.

太阳在下午终於从云层後面钻出来了。

Producer Miles Barton and cameraman Ted Giffords are checking out fjords known to be frequented by bears.制片人米尔斯·巴顿及摄影师泰德·吉福兹正往北极熊经常出没的峡湾间张望。

check out:检查，张望

The mechanic checked out the car battery.

汽车修理工检验了汽车里的电池。

You should check out that new movie. It's great.

你应该看那部新电影。很棒的。

In summer, the frozen oceans melt and the polar animals disperse to feed amongst the broken ice.在夏季，冰封的海面消融极地动物们分散到破冰之间进行觅食。

disperse:分散, 散开

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge.

智者之口传播知识。

The enemy had to disperse and hide in caves.

敌人不得不分散藏身于洞穴之中。

scatter, disperse, spread, diffuse这些动词均含“分散、散开”之意。

scatter指人或物向四处散开，或把物随意撒开。

disperse多指把一群人或物等彻底驱散。

spread指一直延伸、蔓延，侧重遍及。

diffuse指光线、声音或气味等在空中传送或散布，强调覆盖面积与物质分布相对密度之间的关系。

考考你:

在夏季，冰封的海面消融极地动物们分散到破冰之间进行觅食。

我们要了解拍摄工作的顺畅程度。

上期答案:

This new seascape is home to one of the most numerous mammals on the planet.

As the ice melts, more of the algae are released into the water.