纪录片《冰冻星球》 第88期 履于薄冰（20）

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I had never visited the North Pole before,

我以前从未来过北极

so this was a great highlight for me.

所以这对我来说是头等大事

But it was hard going in temperatures of minus 40,

但零下四十度下的旅程异常艰难

so as soon as filming finished, we flew south.

拍摄一结束 我们就立即飞往南方

Little did we know that we had made it out just in time.

当时我们并不知道 我们离开得很及时

We got back from the Pole camp last night

我们昨晚从北极营地回来

and I've just bumped¹ into the Russian Commander,

我刚好碰到了那位俄罗斯指挥官

who's just heard from the camp.

他刚刚收到营地的来信

And the news is that a little crack,

据说 我在冰上看到的那条

which I'd seen in the ice between our tent and the airstrip,

位于帐篷和飞机跑道之间的小裂缝

which was no more than an inch or so wide,

当时还不到一英寸宽

has, overnight, widened to 20 metres.

一夜之间增加到二十米宽了

Temporary break-ups, caused by stormy weather and strong winds,

暴雪和强风导致的一时崩裂

have happened before,

以前也发生过

but they've been getting more and more frequent over recent years

但近些年 越来越频繁了

as the ice has got weaker.

因为冰层越来越脆弱了

It was only swift action by the staff

全体员工的迅速反应

that prevented a lot of valuable equipment going in the drink.

使许多昂贵仪器幸免于遭殃

1 bumped   

凸起的，凸状的

参考例句：

• In the dark I bumped into a chair. 我在黑暗中撞上了一把椅子。
• I bumped against an old friend in town today. 我今天在城里偶然碰见了一个老朋友。