纪录片《冰冻星球》 第58期 最后的边疆（6）

 

They have a few modern conveniences, including a radio,

他们有一些现代设施 比如说无线电

with which they report their position

这能让他们向丹麦的总部

back to headquarters in Denmark

汇报自己的位置

and catch up on the latest news.

也能了解一些新闻

Right now it's the section of money,

现在是关于经济的新闻

what's new in the economy in Denmark, the financial crisis

是丹麦最近发生的经济危机

and all the other things

还有一些事

that we actually don't care about out here.

我们在这里也不关心

If you can cope with the conditions,

如果你能应付恶劣的气候

then winter in the Arctic can be magical,

其实北极的冬天相当梦幻

especially when the greatest light show on Earth is overhead.

特别是天空中出现地球上最美的光芒时

The first humans in the Arctic believed the Northern Lights,

北极的原始居民坚信

or aurora¹ borealis, were dancing spirits.

北极光是舞动的精灵

Now we know the lights are caused by

现在我们知道极光是由

electrically charged particles streaming from the sun,

太阳喷射出的带电粒子

attracted by the magnetic pull of the earth's poles.

被地球两极的磁场吸引而产生的

1 aurora   

n.极光

参考例句：

• The aurora is one of nature's most awesome spectacles.极光是自然界最可畏的奇观之一。
• Over the polar regions we should see aurora.在极地高空,我们会看到极光。