纪录片《非洲》 第23期:萨瓦纳大草原（7）

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Filming in East Africa

在东非进行拍摄

would take the team on both a physical and emotional journey

对摄制组的身体和精神都是极大的考验

through the extremes of this landscape.

去体验这片大地上的极致环境

These are the legendary¹ Mountains of the Moon,

眼前便是具有传奇色彩的月亮山

towering over 5,000 metres into the African sky.

高达5000米的山峰巍峨耸立 直入云霄

Just miles from the equator,

月亮山距赤道只有几英里

they're the highest mountain range on the continent

是非洲大陆最高的山脉

and home to the largest glacier² in Africa.

拥有全非洲面积最广大的冰川

To reach the summits, the team had to travel on foot,

要登上山顶 摄制组必须徒步攀登

the same way as climbers did when they first reached the top

就像一百年前第一批登上山顶的

just over 100 years ago.

攀登者们一样

It would take more than two weeks,

从下面的山谷出发 需要2周时间

climbing over 3,000 metres from the valleys below.

历经超过3000米的攀爬距离

Six days into their trek³, still well below the summits,

6天的努力攀爬之后 山顶依旧远在天边

the team come to realise why Rwenzori,

摄制组终于明白为什么"鲁文佐里"

the mountains' other name,

也就是月亮山的另一个名字

means "The rain makers⁴".

是"造雨师"的意思

1 legendary   

adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）

参考例句：

• Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
• Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。

2 glacier   

n.冰川，冰河

参考例句：

• The glacier calved a large iceberg.冰河崩解而形成一个大冰山。
• The upper surface of glacier is riven by crevasses.冰川的上表面已裂成冰隙。

3 trek   

vi.作长途艰辛的旅行；n.长途艰苦的旅行

参考例句：

• We often go pony-trek in the summer.夏季我们经常骑马旅行。
• It took us the whole day to trek across the rocky terrain.我们花了一整天的时间艰难地穿过那片遍布岩石的地带。

4 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》