纪录片《冰冻星球》 第85期 履于薄冰（17）

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Andy Smith is flying down the Peninsula to study

安迪·史密斯正朝半岛飞去

this phenomenon first hand.

准备第一时间研究这种现象

We're flying to a place called Wilkins Ice Shelf.

我们正飞往一个叫做威尔金斯冰架的地方

It's an ice shelf that, over the last couple of years,

近几年来

has shown a very sudden and dramatic break-up.

这个冰架突然出现大量破裂

The Wilkins Ice Shelf is a two-hour long flight south

从研究基地起飞 需两小时

from his research base,

才能到达威尔金斯冰架

but Andy can start to see the evidence of ice shelf break-up

但在离目的地很远的地方

a long way before he gets there.

安迪便看到了冰架裂开的迹象

As we're heading further south,

当到达更南端的地方时

we can see more and more icebergs¹ in the ocean.

就能看到越来越多的海上冰山群了

And most of the big ones will be ones

大多数大型冰山

that have broken off the ice shelves in this area.

都是由附近的冰架断裂形成的

Once we cross the mountains,

一旦越过山脉

we should be able to see Wilkins Ice Shelf

就能看见威尔金斯冰架

and then it's not far then to the ice front,

再走不远就能看到

here, where it's collapsing².

正在崩塌的冰崖

1 icebergs   

n.冰山，流冰( iceberg的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The drift of the icebergs in the sea endangers the ships. 海上冰山的漂流危及船只的安全。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The icebergs towered above them. 冰山高耸于他们上方。 来自辞典例句

2 collapsing   

压扁[平]，毁坏，断裂

参考例句：

• Rescuers used props to stop the roof of the tunnel collapsing. 救援人员用支柱防止隧道顶塌陷。
• The rocks were folded by collapsing into the center of the trough. 岩石由于坍陷进入凹槽的中心而发生褶皱。