纪录片《我们的地球》 第35期 雄伟高山(12)

Alpine¹ glaciers³ may seem immense,

阿尔卑斯冰川看起来已是无边无际

but they're dwarfed⁴ by those in the great ranges that divide the Indian subcontinent from Tibet.

但它仍比不上分隔印度次大陆和西藏的巨大山脉中的冰川

This is the boulder-strewn snout of the giant Baltoro Glacier² in the Karakoram Mountains of Pakistan.

这片巨石滩嘴属于巨大的巴尔托洛冰川，位于巴基斯坦境内的喀喇昆仑山脉

It's the biggest mountain glacier on Earth, 43 miles long and over three miles wide.

它是地球上最大的山丘冰川，长43英里，宽3英里多

This huge, ice-filled valley is so large it's clearly visible from space.

这座冰封山谷巨大无比，即使在太空中也能看得很清楚

This is the greatest concentration of peaks over five miles high to be found anywhere on Earth.

这里是地球上5英里以上高峰最集中的地方

They're the most dangerous mountains of all.

它们是最危险的山峰

K2 and her sister peaks have claimed more lives than any others.

乔戈里峰和它的姊妹峰夺去的生命比其它山峰都要多得多

The peaks here rise so precipitously, the glaciers are so steep and crevassed,

这里的山峰极为险峻，冰川陡峭易碎

that few except the most skilled mountaineers can penetrate⁵ these ranges.

纵使最有经验的登山运动员也很难征服这些高山。

1 alpine   

adj.高山的；n.高山植物

参考例句：

• Alpine flowers are abundant there.那里有很多高山地带的花。
• Its main attractions are alpine lakes and waterfalls .它以高山湖泊和瀑布群为主要特色。

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 glaciers   

冰河，冰川( glacier的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Glaciers gouged out valleys from the hills. 冰川把丘陵地带冲出一条条山谷。
• It has ice and snow glaciers, rainforests and beautiful mountains. 既有冰川，又有雨林和秀丽的山峰。 来自英语晨读30分（高一）

4 dwarfed   

vt.（使）显得矮小（dwarf的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The old houses were dwarfed by the huge new tower blocks. 这些旧房子在新建的高楼大厦的映衬下显得十分矮小。
• The elephant dwarfed the tortoise. 那只乌龟跟那头象相比就显得很小。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 penetrate   

v.透(渗)入；刺入，刺穿；洞察，了解

参考例句：

• Western ideas penetrate slowly through the East.西方观念逐渐传入东方。
• The sunshine could not penetrate where the trees were thickest.阳光不能透入树木最浓密的地方。