纪录片《冰冻星球》 第31期 极地之夏（5）

 

After their initial¹ success,

首战告捷之后

the weather takes a turn for the worse.

天气状况急转直下

For five days, there are no more polar bears.

之后的五天都不见北极熊的踪影

The captain decides to take a break

于是船长决定进行休整

and parks up in the pack ice.

将船停到积冰上

But after all that fruitless searching by the crew,

但就在船员们多次搜索无果之时

a bear visits them.

一只熊主动找上门来

A large and inquisitive² adult male.

这是一只壮硕而好奇的成年雄性

So the team decides to follow him.

所以拍摄团队决定随他前行

The open water between boat and bear

船与熊之间有一片无冰水面

means the crew can safely film

这意味着船员们可以

from surprisingly close range without disturbing him.

在不打扰他的情况下进行超近范围的拍摄

That's nice.

很好

The bear is so relaxed,

这只熊毫无拘束

he even begins to hunt right alongside³ them.

甚至就在他们旁边开始狩猎

He's looking for a seal inside.

他在寻找里面的海豹

But he's just completely ignoring us.

但却完全无视我们的存在

Just hold it there. Just hold it there for a minute.

停住 在那儿停几分钟

He's going to climb up.

他要爬上来了

OK. Ready?

好的 准备好了吗

That's a big bear!

这只熊真大

1 initial   

adj.最初的，开始的，词首的；n.首字母，姓名的开头字母；vt.标注姓名的首字母于

参考例句：

• After she'd overcome her initial shyness,she became very friendly.她克服了起初的羞怯之后，变得十分友善。
• The experiments have given initial results eventually.那些试验总算初见成效了。

2 inquisitive   

adj.求知欲强的，好奇的，好寻根究底的

参考例句：

• Children are usually inquisitive.小孩通常很好问。
• A pat answer is not going to satisfy an inquisitive audience.陈腔烂调的答案不能满足好奇的听众。

3 alongside   

adv.在旁边；prep.和...在一起，在...旁边

参考例句：

• There was a butcher's shop alongside the theatre.剧院旁边有一家肉店。
• Alongside of him stood his uncle.他的身旁站着他叔叔。