纪录片《南太平洋》 第90期 无尽深蓝（24）

From this vantage point, producer Mark Brownlow was able to spot the sharks

在这个极佳的位置，制片人马克·布朗罗能够定位鲨群

and direct the dive team to the action.

指导水下摄制组的拍摄

Although experienced, cameraman Richard Woolocombe was understandably anxious.

经验丰富的摄影师理查德·乌洛康的不安可以理解

I have never dived with tiger sharks.

我从来没和虎鲨一起潜水

And I'm incredibly excited on the one hand to see tiger sharks, but also somewhat reticent¹,

一方面很兴奋能见到虎鲨，但心里也在打鼓，

knowing they have such a dangerous reputation.

众所周知，它们极其危险

So shark expert and photographer Doug Perrine was hired to watch his back.

因此鲨鱼专家兼摄影师道格·珀赖恩前来协助保护

And in one hand, I'll have an aluminium² camera housing,

我要一手拿着铝制摄像机防护罩

and in another hand, I'll have this high-tech³ shark billy.

一手拿着这个高科技防鲨警棍

And then it's just a matter of giving them a little poke⁴

你只要轻戳它们一下

to let them know that you're alive and capable of defending yourself.

让它们明白你是活着的，并且有能力自卫。

The moment of truth had arrived. Bird on the water, 80 yards to the right.

考验的时刻到了。有鸟落到水面，右边七十米

It was time to swim with tiger sharks.

是时候和虎鲨共舞了

Pulling the boat up at a respectful distance from the bird,

船停在距离鸟一定距离以外

the divers'final approach was from underwater.

摄制组从水下靠近

To stop any surprise attacks from a shark beneath them, they hugged the sea bed.

为了防止虎鲨从下方发起突然袭击，他们贴着海床前进。

But the bird was long gone.

但鸟早已不见。

1 reticent   

adj.沉默寡言的；言不如意的

参考例句：

• He was reticent about his opinion.他有保留意见。
• He was extremely reticent about his personal life.他对自己的个人生活讳莫如深。

2 aluminium   

n.铝 (=aluminum)

参考例句：

• Aluminium looks heavy but actually it is very light.铝看起来很重，实际上却很轻。
• If necessary, we can use aluminium instead of steel.如果必要，我们可用铝代钢。

3 high-tech   

adj.高科技的

参考例句：

• The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
• The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。

4 poke   

n.刺，戳，袋；vt.拨开，刺，戳；vi.戳，刺，捅，搜索，伸出，行动散慢

参考例句：

• We never thought she would poke her nose into this.想不到她会插上一手。
• Don't poke fun at me.别拿我凑趣儿。