纪录片《我们的地球》 第270期 壮丽山脉(15)

Walking on thin ice is always risky¹.

走在薄冰上总是危机四伏。

And it's hard to retain one's dignity... especially when you're wearing stilts².

而且当你踩着高跷的时候，哪还顾得上体面和优雅。

At these altitudes, the sun's power can quickly turn from salvation³ to threat.

海拔如此之高，太阳的热力很快从救星变成了威胁。

The atmosphere is so thin, there is very little protection from ultraviolet radiation.

由于大气稀薄，无法阻挡紫外线的辐射。

By mid-morning, it's risky to linger out in the open.

上午十点钟在开阔地带逗留就已经十分危险。

The viscacha are forced to head for the shade.

鼠兔被迫寻找阴凉处避暑。

Out on the lake, there is nowhere to hide.

而湖面上则无处可藏。

The white crust of the soda⁴ lake reflects the sun's glare

盐湖的白色盐层反射着太阳的光芒，

and increases the impact of its ultraviolet rays.

增强了紫外线的杀伤力。

By midday, uncovered human skin will burn in four minutes.

正午时分，裸露的人类肌肤四分钟内就会被晒伤。

But this doesn't seem to bother the flamingos⁵.

但这似乎无法妨碍到火烈鸟。

In fact, they are on parade.

事实上，它们正在列队游行。

1 risky   

adj.有风险的，冒险的

参考例句：

• It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险，但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
• He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。

2 stilts   

n.（支撑建筑物高出地面或水面的）桩子，支柱( stilt的名词复数 )；高跷

参考例句：

• a circus performer on stilts 马戏团里踩高跷的演员
• The bamboo huts here are all built on stilts. 这里的竹楼都是架空的。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 salvation   

n.（尤指基督）救世，超度，拯救，解困

参考例句：

• Salvation lay in political reform.解救办法在于政治改革。
• Christians hope and pray for salvation.基督教徒希望并祈祷灵魂得救。

4 soda   

n.苏打水；汽水

参考例句：

• She doesn't enjoy drinking chocolate soda.她不喜欢喝巧克力汽水。
• I will freshen your drink with more soda and ice cubes.我给你的饮料重加一些苏打水和冰块。

5 flamingos   

n.红鹳，火烈鸟（羽毛粉红、长颈的大涉禽）( flamingo的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Flamingos stand in a salt lake in Larnaca, Cyprus. 塞浦路斯的拉纳卡市一个盐湖中的火烈鸟。 来自互联网
• The research started researchers studied greater flamingos and in a bird sanctuary in southern Spain. 研究人员在西班牙南部的一个鸟类保护区对大型火烈鸟进行研究。 来自互联网