纪录片《冰冻星球》 第94期 履于薄冰（26）

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But, this year, the townspeople's luck is in.

但今年 镇民们很幸运

The town has escaped flooding.

小镇逃过一劫

Crucially, the ice blocks did not dam the river,

关键在于 冰块没有阻塞河水

it's running free.

而使其顺利流过

And the date of the break-up, the 6th May.

而解冻之日 为5月6日

Red's got it right again.

正如雷德所言

I don't use any of these here

我从不使用

gauges² and mechanical assistance,

测量仪器和其他机械

I just go by what I see on the river as I walk it down.

只通过漫步河畔途中所见来判断

And I say I walk it down,

实际上

I back and forth³ every day on the river

我每天都在河畔来回漫步

to see what's happening,

以观察它的动向

and from that, I gauge¹ when it's going to hit here

由此我能推断出解冻的时间

and what the situation is going to be like

以及解冻后

when it does get here.

河水的情形

You know, when it went this morning,

今早河水解冻时

I said to my students, "Guess what the date is?"

我对学生说 猜猜几号会解冻

Red told us it was the 6th May and we were,

雷德告诉我们会是5月6日

you know, I'm not surprised,

事实如此 我一点不惊讶

because we've been here a couple of times

因为我们来过多次

and that's happened.

而他的推测屡试不爽

Ten days, two weeks ago and he just looks around

10天或2周前 他只四周看看

and goes "6th May."

就说出了"5月6日"

How does he know that?

人们都好奇 他怎么知道的

It's incredible.

太神了

It's because he just has lived on this river

那是因为他住在河边

and lived this break-up for 50 years.

见证了50年来冰河的变换

Ice scientists are improving

冰层科学家一直试图

the accuracy of their predictions all the time,

提高预测的准确性

but in the meantime,

但同时

the people of Hay River

草河的居民

have a remarkable⁴ guardian⁵.

拥有优秀的守护者

1 gauge   

v.精确计量；估计；n.标准度量；计量器

参考例句：

• Can you gauge what her reaction is likely to be?你能揣测她的反应可能是什么吗？
• It's difficult to gauge one's character.要判断一个人的品格是很困难的。

2 gauges   

n.规格( gauge的名词复数 )；厚度；宽度；标准尺寸v.（用仪器）测量( gauge的第三人称单数 )；估计；计量；划分

参考例句：

• A thermometer gauges the temperature. 温度计可测量温度。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The fuel gauges dropped swiftly. 燃料表指针迅速下降。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

4 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

5 guardian   

n.监护人；守卫者，保护者

参考例句：

• The form must be signed by the child's parents or guardian. 这张表格须由孩子的家长或监护人签字。
• The press is a guardian of the public weal. 报刊是公共福利的卫护者。