纪录片《我们的地球》 第62期 洞穴迷宫(01)

This is our planet's final frontier.

这里是地球上最后的边缘地带

An inner world where only the most adventurous¹ dare to go.

一个只有最勇敢者才敢涉足的地底世界

Beneath our feet are countless² miles of cave shafts⁴ and passages.

我们脚下有着绵延不绝的洞窟和隧道

The Cave of Swallows in Mexico, 400 metres to the bottom, deep enough to engulf⁵ the Empire State Building.

墨西哥境内的燕子洞深达400多米，足以吞没整座帝国大厦

This is the biggest cave shaft³ in the world,

这是世界上最大的深洞

yet these depths were first explored only two years before men landed on the moon.

然而人类直到登月前两年才第一次进入这个深渊

Today, caves remain the least explored places on Earth.

今天，洞穴仍是地球上人类最少涉足的地方

However, human beings are seldom the first to reach these black, damp places.

但是，人类绝非这个阴暗潮湿地界的第一位到访者

Here live some of the strangest and least known animals on the planet.

这里住着一些地球上最奇异和最鲜为人知的动物

This galaxy⁶ of little lights is created by thousands of living creatures.

这“满天星斗”其实是几千只小动物发出的荧光

Any animal that lives in a cave has to cope with complete blackness.

住在洞穴里的动物都必须适应彻底黑暗的环境

But in New zealand, some have turned this darkness to their advantage.

但是在新西兰，有些动物却能利用黑暗的条件。

1 adventurous   

adj.爱冒险的；惊心动魄的，惊险的，刺激的　

参考例句：

• I was filled with envy at their adventurous lifestyle.我很羨慕他们敢于冒险的生活方式。
• He was predestined to lead an adventurous life.他注定要过冒险的生活。

2 countless   

adj.无数的，多得不计其数的

参考例句：

• In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
• I've told you countless times.我已经告诉你无数遍了。

3 shaft   

n.(工具的)柄，杆状物

参考例句：

• He was wounded by a shaft.他被箭击中受伤。
• This is the shaft of a steam engine.这是一个蒸汽机主轴。

4 shafts   

n.轴( shaft的名词复数 )；（箭、高尔夫球棒等的）杆；通风井；一阵（疼痛、害怕等）

参考例句：

• He deliberately jerked the shafts to rock him a bit. 他故意的上下颠动车把，摇这个老猴子几下。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
• Shafts were sunk, with tunnels dug laterally. 竖井已经打下，并且挖有横向矿道。 来自辞典例句

5 engulf   

vt.吞没，吞食

参考例句：

• Floodwaters engulf a housing project in the Bajo Yuna community in central Dominican Republic.洪水吞没了多米尼加中部巴杰优那社区的一处在建的住房工程项目。
• If we are not strong enough to cover all the minds up,then they will engulf us,and we are in danger.如果我们不够坚强来抵挡大众的意念，就会有被他们吞没的危险。

6 galaxy   

n.星系；银河系；一群(杰出或著名的人物)

参考例句：

• The earth is one of the planets in the Galaxy.地球是银河系中的星球之一。
• The company has a galaxy of talent.该公司拥有一批优秀的人才。