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Mark is concerned that the crew have to return home soon,
马克担心 团队就要无功而返
so he heads into town to get the advice of long-term resident
就去镇上找老镇民雷德·麦克布莱恩
Red McBrian.
以寻求建议
We just have to live with it
我们只需静观其变
and take whatever evasive action we can.
做好一切撤离准备
Red has had 50 years of witnessing the power of the river.
50年来 雷德见证了河水的力量
Well, we're hoping that
我们预期河流
she may break up in two or three days.
将在两到三天内解冻
Oh, no, no, no, that's too soon. Oh, no, no.
不会的 时间太短了
Boys, you're looking at seven or eight days
等到河流解冻
before she breaks of any significance.
起码需要七到八天
And if she breaks, she can jam and hold up.
即使河流解冻 水流也会被阻塞
She can be...
大约
She'd be down here probably around the 5th or 6th May.
大约在5月5或6日才会冲入小镇
The townspeople are on tenterhooks,
镇民们提心吊胆
waiting for the big day,
等待着解冻之日
but another week goes by
但距这一切发生
before anything starts to happen.
还有一星期

重点解释

Well, we're hoping that she may break up in two or three days.我们预期河流将在两到三天内解冻。

desire, wish, hope这些动词都有“希望”之意。

desire语气较正式庄重，着重渴望的力量与热切，常含有强烈的意图和目的。

wish语气较弱，多指难于实现或不可能实现的愿望。

hope指对愿望实现有一定信心的希望。

break up:破碎, 破坏, 解散

They decided to break up the partnership.

他们决定终止合作关系。

Police had to break up the crowd.

警察不得不驱散人群。

And if she breaks, she can jam and hold up.即使河流解冻，水流也会被阻塞。

hold up:使停顿, 阻挡

I decided to hold up on the news until he was sure of it.

我决定暂缓发布消息，直到我确信准确无误。

My bet is they've got held up in the traffic.

我想他们一定是在路上因交通拥挤而受阻了。