纪录片《冰冻星球》 第6期 世界的尽头（6）

 

The break-up of the bergs fills the bays of the Arctic

遍布北冰洋的冰山碎片

with exquisite¹ ice sculptures.

尽显大自然的鬼斧神工

It also releases great volumes of cold, fresh water into the sea.

同时 还为海洋带来了大量冰冷的淡水

Greenland's meltwater

格陵兰的冰川融水

influences the course of the ocean currents,

影响到洋流的流向

which, in turn, has an effect on the weather around the world.

而这又会对全球气候构成影响

The Arctic is closer to home than many of us realise.

很多人不知道 北冰洋离人类家园其实很近

It includes the northernmost parts of the three continents

它涵盖了三块大陆的极北区域

on which most of us live - Europe, Asia and North America.

欧洲 亚洲 北美 人类大多居住于此

The first bare land we reach on our journey south

我们南行之旅遇到的第一片荒原

is a bleak² treeless wilderness³ known as tundra⁴.

就是寸草不生的所谓"冻土带"

Each spring, animals travel up from the south,

春季 动物从南部向北迁徙

to be ready for the rich grazing

春水融融下丰饶的牧草

that will be unveiled by the spring melt.

唱出了生之召唤

For the caribou⁵,

对驯鹿来说

the timing⁶ is critical.

时机至关重要

Arrive early and a winter storm could kill you.

到来过早便会被暴风雪所吞噬

Delay too long and you may fail to lay down the fat

到来过晚便无法蓄积足够的脂肪

needed to survive a polar winter.

挨过极地的寒冬

1 exquisite   

adj.精美的；敏锐的；剧烈的，感觉强烈的

参考例句：

• I was admiring the exquisite workmanship in the mosaic.我当时正在欣赏镶嵌画的精致做工。
• I still remember the exquisite pleasure I experienced in Bali.我依然记得在巴厘岛所经历的那种剧烈的快感。

2 bleak   

adj.(天气)阴冷的；凄凉的；暗淡的

参考例句：

• They showed me into a bleak waiting room.他们引我来到一间阴冷的会客室。
• The company's prospects look pretty bleak.这家公司的前景异常暗淡。

3 wilderness   

n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等，荒漠

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

4 tundra   

n.苔原，冻土地带

参考例句：

• The arctic tundra is at the top of the world around the North Pole.北极冻原是指北极点周边的地区，是世界最高的地方。
• There is a large amount of methane gas under the Siberian tundra.西伯利亚的冻土地带之下有大量的甲烷气体。

5 caribou   

n.北美驯鹿

参考例句：

• Afar off he heard the squawking of caribou calves.他听到远处有一群小驯鹿尖叫的声音。
• The Eskimos played soccer on ice and used balls filled with caribou hair and grass.爱斯基摩人在冰上踢球，他们用的是驯鹿的毛发和草填充成的球。

6 timing   

n.时间安排，时间选择

参考例句：

• The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。
• The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。