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Producer, Dan Rees, led the Frozen Planet team
制片人丹·瑞兹 带领冰冻星球栏目组
on their longest journey in the Arctic.
开始了他们在北极漫长旅途
Their mission was to film walrus hunters
他们的任务是拍摄
in Russia's most remote region, Chukotka,
生存在俄罗斯最偏远的楚科奇的海象捕猎者
the closest point to their old enemy the United States,
在这里 俄罗斯离它的宿敌美国最近
4,000 miles and nine time zones east of Moscow.
距西面九个时区外的莫斯科6400公里
It's still a sensitive region,
这里仍是个政治敏感区
and the team soon learn that the border guards
队员们很快发现 这里的边防战士
remain twitchy about foreigners with cameras.
对持有摄像机的外国人十分警惕
Nyet! Nyet!
不许拍 不许拍
To get permission to film,
为取得拍摄许可
the crew relied on anthropologist Niobe Thompson,
只能求助于人类学家尼俄伯·汤普森
one of the few westerners to have worked with the people here.
他是在当地工作的为数不多的西方人之一
But even Niobe finds a lot of doors closed to him.
但即使是尼俄伯 也碰了不少壁
I have experienced a level of red tape
这一任务的政治障碍
I never could have anticipated.
绝对在我的意料之外
We've got our Russian visas in our passports,
护照上 有俄罗斯的签证
that's fine, but that's just the beginning.
这没问题 但仅仅是个开始
Here is the special permission given by the security services
这是楚科奇当地安全部门签发的
to be in the region of Chukotka,
入境特别许可证

重点解释

To get permission to film, the crew relied on anthropologist Niobe Thompson,one of the few westerners to have worked with the people here.为取得拍摄许可只能求助于人类学家尼俄伯·汤普森，他是在当地工作的为数不多的西方人之一

rely on:依靠, 信赖

They have to rely on the river for their water.

他们用水只好依靠这条河。

You can't rely on his assistance.

你不能指望他能帮助你。

work with:与 ... 共事

It was a privilege to work with him.

和他在一起工作是一项殊荣。

We can set to work with a light heart.

我们可以轻松地开始工作。

the team soon learn that the border guards remain twitchy about foreigners with cameras.队员们很快发现这里的边防战士对持有摄像机的外国人十分警惕

learn :得知

I must learn to snatch at every chance to meet him.

我必须学会抓住一切机会同他见面。

A mountaineer must learn to stand the gaff.

一个登山运动员必须学会吃苦。

know, learn, comprehend, understand这些动词都含“懂、知道、明了”之意。

know普通用词，多指通过学习、经验或他人传播而得到知识，含直接知道的意味。

learn通常指通过他人而获得消息或情况，侧重从不知到知的变化过程。

comprehend侧重熟悉了解的过程。

understand指对事物已有彻底的认识，不仅知其性质、含义和细节，而且了解其内外的关系。