纪录片《南太平洋》 第98期 水火相容（03）

Nothing can survive this smouldering blanket.

没有东西能存活，就像阴燃的毯子。

As the crust cools, it is lifted by the lava¹ still flowing beneath it.

外层冷酷了，它依旧被下方流动的熔岩运送着。

The advance is relentless² and unpredictable, changing direction without notice.

前进是毫不留情且无法预测，毫无征兆的改变方向。

Roads here are regularly swept away and some are now buried under 35 metres of rock.

这里的路常被熔岩冲走，有些路如今已被埋在35米的岩石下面。

In the last 20 years, more than 200 homes have been destroyed by Kilauea's flow.

在过去20年间，超过200个家庭被基拉韦厄火山熔岩流毁掉。

And it doesn't stop here.

它不会在这停止

Rivers of liquid rock plunge³ over the cliffs and into the water below.

独特的岩石河投下峭壁，流入水下。

This is the front line in a battle between the elements.

这是自然力量之间交锋的前线

Most of the lava is swept away before it can settle.

多数熔岩在定下来之前一直不停地移动。

1 lava   

n.熔岩，火山岩

参考例句：

• The lava flowed down the sides of the volcano.熔岩沿火山坡面涌流而下。
• His anger spilled out like lava.他的愤怒像火山爆发似的迸发出来。

2 relentless   

adj.残酷的，不留情的，无怜悯心的

参考例句：

• The traffic noise is relentless.交通车辆的噪音一刻也不停止。
• Their training has to be relentless.他们的训练必须是无情的。

3 plunge   

v.跳入，(使)投入，(使)陷入；猛冲

参考例句：

• Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。
• That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。