纪录片《冰冻星球》 第15期 世界的尽头（15）

 

The cameraman captures a rare shot of the molten lava¹,

摄像机捕捉到了罕见的熔浆镜头

but it's soon obscured again.

但是画面马上又模糊了

The volcano is temperamental.

火山喜怒无常

The team have seized a rare opportunity

摄制组抓拍到了极罕见的

to see into its molten heart,

熔浆镜头

but now they must descend² to safety.

但现在他们必须安全撤退

As the weather closes in above,

地表天气风云变幻的同时

the cave team are making progress below.

洞穴组在地下有了进展

It's Christmas Day and the crew are dressed for the occasion.

今天是圣诞节 组员穿得很应景

Just watch my back on these icicles,

要小心我的背

I don't want to snap that top one off.

我可不想碰断这些冰柱

How strong are these pillars of ice?

这些冰柱有多坚硬

It's about... that round about five...

大概有五...

So if I squeeze past, it's not going to snap it?

所以我挤过去也不会弄断它是吗

Gavin is reassured³ by advice from the scientist.

嘉文向科学家再次做了确认

Ohhh! Gavin!

嘉文 小心啊

I'm sorry.

抱歉

That's terrible. Oh, look, it fits perfectly⁴, look. Look at that.

太糟了 断口能够完美接上 快瞧

Fortunately, these crystals are made of frozen water

幸好这些晶柱是由冰水凝结而成

and can grow back in weeks.

能在几周内变为原状

You've got these beautiful, clear, glass-like pillars

这些美丽无暇 晶莹剔透的冰柱尽收眼

and right next to it, this really delicate...

在它旁边的是无比精致的...

Look how thin that filament⁵ is there.

瞧这些冰丝多细啊

1 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。

2 descend   

vt./vi.传下来，下来，下降

参考例句：

• I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。
• We're not going to descend to such methods.我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。

3 reassured   

adj.使消除疑虑的；使放心的v.再保证，恢复信心( reassure的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• The captain's confidence during the storm reassured the passengers. 在风暴中船长的信念使旅客们恢复了信心。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The doctor reassured the old lady. 医生叫那位老妇人放心。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

5 filament   

n.细丝；长丝；灯丝

参考例句：

• The source of electrons in an electron microscope is a heated filament.电子显微镜中的电子源，是一加热的灯丝。
• The lack of air in the bulb prevents the filament from burning up.灯泡内缺乏空气就使灯丝不致烧掉。