纪录片《南太平洋》 第174期 脆弱天堂（23）

To film the purse seine fishing sequence, the South Pacific team decided¹ they would need to put a cameraman inside the fishing net.

要拍摄围网捕鱼场景 南太平洋摄制组决定他们要将 一名摄影师派到渔网内

Few divers² have ever attempted this before and it proved to be a real challenge.

极少潜水者曾经尝试过这种做法 而且被证明是一场真正的挑战

To be in the right spot at the right time, the film crew have to take up residence on a purse seine vessel³.

为及时到达正确地点 摄制组不得不长住在一艘围网渔船上

This 60-metre Papua New Guinea vessel can hold 800 tonnes of fish.

这艘60米的巴布亚新几内亚渔船能装800吨的鱼

For the 30-strong, all-male crew this boat is home.

对于30多名清一色男性的船员来说船就是家

They spend 330 days of the year at sea, and can go two years without seeing their families.

他们一年中有330天在海上度过 而且一走就两年见不到他们家人

Their lives are a never-ending quest for fish.

他们的生活就是不停追逐鱼群

They're in port for three days, which gives the film crew a chance to jump on board.

他们进港三天 给了摄制组一个登船的机会

Here we are.

我们来了

It's a vast ocean, and even the fishermen don't know where the fish are, so they set a course for the location of their last big catch.

这是一片辽阔的大海 连渔民也不知道鱼在哪里 因此他们为大收获地点定了一条路线

The film crew have arranged for a dive boat to meet them there.

摄制组安排了一艘潜水船在那里与他们汇合

Without the support of a professional dive boat, it would be dangerous to get in the water and film.

没有专业潜水船的支持 进入水里并拍摄会有危险

Just hours after leaving, reports come in of big tuna catches up north, and the captain sets a new course.

出发后仅几小时 收到报告说 大金枪鱼群在北边 于是船长设定新的路线

This is not good news for the team.

对摄制组来说这不是好消息

Our dive boat is based out of here... and we're gonna be up here.

我们的潜水船停在这儿 而我们要往这里去

For the dive boat, that would be about 45 hours.

对于潜水船 得走上大约45个小时

This new location is well out of range of the dive boat.

新地点完全超出了潜水船的范围

With the success of the shoot hinging on the diving, this is a worrying turn of events.

由于拍摄的成功取决于潜水 事态的转变令人担忧

The fishing boat motors on all night, taking the team further and further from their planned rendezvous⁴.

渔船马达彻夜轰鸣 把摄制组带离计划中的集合地越来越远

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 divers   

adj.不同的；种种的

参考例句：

• He chose divers of them,who were asked to accompany him.他选择他们当中的几个人，要他们和他作伴。
• Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.两名潜水员协同工作，同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。

3 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

4 rendezvous   

n.约会，约会地点，汇合点；vi.汇合，集合；vt.使汇合，使在汇合地点相遇

参考例句：

• She made the rendezvous with only minutes to spare.她还差几分钟时才来赴约。
• I have a rendezvous with Peter at a restaurant on the harbour.我和彼得在海港的一个餐馆有个约会。