纪录片《冰冻星球》 第66期 最后的边疆（14）

The next day the crew finally reach the coast.

第二天 队员们终于抵达海边

The hunting camp is now just 30 miles away

离捕猎者的帐篷只有48公里

across a bay, but the crossing could be risky¹.

在海湾另一头 但跨海而行风险很大

The frozen sea is melting fast

春日里 阳光普照

in the spring sunshine.

海面冰层迅速融化

Confident it's safe?

你确定这安全吗

It's not going to break underneath² us?

我们脚底的冰不会裂开吧

Is that the decision, 50/50?

你要这么想 有一半的可能

50/50!

一半的可能

The locals employ several generations of arctic transport,

当地人一直沿袭使用古时

from the ancient to the merely antique.

或已破旧不堪的极地交通工具

With the sea ice cracking up beneath them,

随着冰块破碎在脚下

Dan has to trust the crew

丹不得不将全部队员

and a ton of filming gear

及大量的拍摄器材的安全

to the experience of the locals.

寄托在当地人丰富的经验上

Even by their standard

即使对于他们

this was fast becoming a risky journey.

这仍是趟异常冒险的旅程

Where the first sleds crossed

雪橇刚经过的地方

just minutes before is now impassable.

几分钟后便无法通行

1 risky   

adj.有风险的，冒险的

参考例句：

• It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险，但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
• He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。

2 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。