纪录片《冰冻星球》 第13期 世界的尽头（13）

 

The greatest challenge for the team making Frozen Planet

摄制组碰到的最大挑战

was the extreme remoteness of their locations.

是拍摄地点之间相距极远

Many of the shoots lasted months at a time

许多镜头一拍就是几个月

and needed a number of crews to join forces.

而且需要许多工作人员协同工作

One location that would require such siege tactics

有一个拍摄点就需要这样浩大的工程

was Mount Erebus, Antarctica's most active volcano.

它就是埃里伯斯 南极洲最活跃的火山

This magical mountain does not give up her secrets easily.

这座神奇的火山绝不轻易透露自己的秘密

To capture the full story of Mount Erebus from top to bottom

要完整捕捉到埃里伯斯火山的全部

required four different film crews.

需要四组不同的摄制人员

The cave team is dropped off at 12,000 feet,

洞穴组在海拔近3700米之处降落

close to the crater¹.

以靠近火山口

In howling winds and thin oxygen,

他们要抵御呼啸的寒风和稀薄的空气

their challenge is to find a way into the volcano itself.

目标是找出进入火山的道路

They are venturing into the unknown.

他们要探索未知

Somewhere below are spectacular ice caves,

地下有一些奇妙的冰洞

melted out by volcanic² steam.

因火山蒸汽的热量融化而成

Getting the team safely underground

组员安全深入地下

is a relief for director Chadden Hunter.

让导演查登·亨特尔放心不少

Excellent, it's much warmer down here, it's freezing up there.

太好了 下面暖和多了 上面冷极了

Minus 29.

零下29度

With him is cameraman Gavin Thurston.

和他一起的是摄像师嘉文·瑟斯顿

You sort of forget being in here,

你会忘记自己在哪里

you are actually inside a volcano.

其实是在一座火山里

You know, above us and below us, there's bubbling lava³

我们的上面和下面是翻滚的岩浆

and you've got all these gases seeping⁴ up through here,

这里都被蒸汽渗透了

which is how these caves are made,

正是蒸汽弄出了这些洞穴

so there's also increased carbon dioxide in here.

所以这里二氧化碳的含量更高

1 crater   

n.火山口，弹坑

参考例句：

• With a telescope you can see the huge crater of Ve-suvius.用望远镜你能看到巨大的维苏威火山口。
• They came to the lip of a dead crater.他们来到了一个死火山口。

2 volcanic   

adj.火山的；象火山的；由火山引起的

参考例句：

• There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。
• Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

3 lava   

n.熔岩，火山岩

参考例句：

• The lava flowed down the sides of the volcano.熔岩沿火山坡面涌流而下。
• His anger spilled out like lava.他的愤怒像火山爆发似的迸发出来。

4 seeping   

v.（液体）渗( seep的现在分词 )；渗透；渗出；漏出

参考例句：

• Water had been slowly seeping away from the pond. 池塘里的水一直在慢慢渗漏。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Chueh-hui could feel the cold seeping into his bones. 觉慧开始觉得寒气透过衣服浸到身上来了。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）