纪录片《冰冻星球》 第11期 世界的尽头（11）

 

A relative of the woodlouse is the size of a dinner plate.

潮虫的亲戚可以有餐盘那么大

And this so-called "sea spider" has legs that span half a metre.

这个所谓的"海蜘蛛"则有半米长的腿

Now explorers are revealing other worlds

现在探险家们正在探索着

that lie hidden beneath the ice on land.

隐藏在冰层下的别样世界

These smoking towers are the gateway¹ to a network of caves.

这些烟状塔是通往地下洞穴网的大门

Each contains an extraordinary assembly of ice crystals,每个洞穴中都有着地球上绝无仅有

unlike any other on Earth.

非凡的冰晶组合

Like snowflakes, every crystal is unique.

与雪花一样 世上也没有两块相同的冰晶

Some are taller than a man.

一些比成人还高

Others are thought to harbour life,

一些还能承载生命

seeded by strange bacteria

一些神秘的细菌

that thrive in these extreme conditions.

在如此极端条件下仍然繁盛不绝

The breeze that gently sways these crystals

这些冰晶的成因就是

is responsible for making them.

轻柔吹拂着它们的微风

It's steam from the molten heart of Mount Erebus,这其实是来自于埃里伯斯火山中心的蒸气

the most southerly volcano on our planet.

这是地球上最南端的一座火山

1 gateway   

n.大门口，出入口，途径，方法

参考例句：

• Hard work is the gateway to success.努力工作是通往成功之路。
• A man collected tolls at the gateway.一个人在大门口收通行费。