纪录片《冰冻星球》 第40期 极地之秋（6）

 

One week and a metre of snow later, the headland is visible again,

一周后积雪已达一米 海岬再次显身

and the team are raring to get back to the ice edge.

摄制组迫不及待要回到冰面边缘

They follow their old route back through the frozen maze¹

他们沿原路返回 穿越冰冻的迷宫

and, with no leopard² seal in sight,

沿途并未看到一只海豹

it's time for another attempt with the pole cam.

又该再次使用长杆镜头了

It's cumbersome³,

过程很繁琐

but it allows the team to capture underwater images

不过可以让摄制组拍摄到水下画面

without having to risk the icy water themselves.

而不用亲自冒险进入冰冷的海水

That is OK? That's perfect.

可以吗 非常好

They are coming. I can see some.

他们来了 我能看到几个

Penguins⁴ coming in the hole. This is awesome⁵. This is great.

企鹅正钻入冰洞 真不可思议 太棒了

The aim now is to film the penguins' dramatic exit from the hole.

现在要拍摄企鹅从冰洞钻出的精彩时刻

The only problem...which hole?

唯一的问题就是 哪个冰洞

These penguins keep outsmarting us.

这些企鹅不断挑战我们的智商

We tried to switch holes to film them coming up

一待我们换个冰洞准备拍摄

and they all just completely came up behind us.

它们就从我们身后鱼贯而出

Whatever the crew try there's

无论摄制组采取什么手段

always someone who hasn't read the script!

企鹅却总是不让你如愿拍到

John has been filming but he can't view his slow motion shots

约翰一直在拍摄 但在上传至电脑里前

until they're downloaded to a computer.

他无法看到慢速镜头

While he waits, Didier seizes his chance.

在他等待时 迪迪尔抓住了机会

Come, my friend. Come.

过来啊 朋友 来

If you can't beat them, join them.

要是你打不过别人 就加入他们

It's time to go scuba⁶ diving in the coldest waters on the planet.

该在全球最寒冷水域进行潜水了

I will see you on the other side.

我在另一边等你

The team are 300 miles from help

摄制组距离救治点近500英里

and have only a small hole as their lifeline to the surface.

只有一个小洞能让他们逃出水面

A magical world opens up.

一个梦幻世界即将呈现

For the first time,

现在 迪迪尔第一次

Didier now shares the penguins' perspective from beneath the ice.

领略到企鹅在冰下的视角

1 maze   

n.迷宫，八阵图，混乱，迷惑

参考例句：

• He found his way through the complex maze of corridors.他穿过了迷宮一样的走廊。
• She was lost in the maze for several hours.一连几小时，她的头脑处于一片糊涂状态。

2 leopard   

n.豹

参考例句：

• I saw a man in a leopard skin yesterday.我昨天看见一个穿着豹皮的男人。
• The leopard's skin is marked with black spots.豹皮上有黑色斑点。

3 cumbersome   

adj.笨重的，不便携带的

参考例句：

• Although the machine looks cumbersome,it is actually easy to use.尽管这台机器看上去很笨重，操作起来却很容易。
• The furniture is too cumbersome to move.家具太笨，搬起来很不方便。

4 penguins   

n.企鹅( penguin的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Why can penguins live in cold environment? 为什么企鹅能生活在寒冷的环境中？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Whales, seals, penguins, and turtles have flippers. 鲸、海豹，企鹅和海龟均有鳍形肢。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.

6 scuba   

n.水中呼吸器

参考例句：

• I first got hooked on scuba diving when I was twelve.12岁时我开始迷上了带水中呼吸器潜水。
• While on honeymoon in Bali,she learned to scuba dive.她在巴厘岛度蜜月时学会了带水肺潜水。