纪录片《我们的地球》 第278期 壮丽山脉(23)

Wearing a specially¹ designed helmet camera, Aaron's aim is to film the perspective of a diving eagle.

戴上特制的头盔式摄像机，亚伦希望拍出金雕俯冲时的视角。

But before he can jump off a mountain, first he needs to climb it.

可是要从山顶跳下来，他必须先爬上去。

It's a tough 3,000m ascent² for Aaron and his wingman, Armin,

亚伦和搭档阿尔门要攀上三千米高峰，

as director Emma Brennand waits for news in the valley below.

导演艾玛·布伦南德则在山谷等候消息。

The ascent is slowed by a series of dangerous crevasses³.

一连串危险的冰隙使减缓了攀登过程

After a tricky⁴ climb, they finally reach their launch site.

历尽艰难，他们终于抵达起飞地点。

But the weather up here is unpredictable and a change in wind direction makes it impossible to take off.

可是这里的天气变幻莫测，风向改变了，导致他们无法起飞。

Aaron and Armin are forced to overnight in the summit shelter,

亚伦和阿尔门被迫要在峰顶的庇护所过夜，

and with the cold knocking out their comms, Emma is worrying.

天气寒冷导致通讯设备失灵，艾玛很担心。

They're well-trained mountain guides, but it doesn't make it any easier to know that.

他们是训练有素的登山向导，虽然如此，我还是很担心。

I think it's going to be a fairly restless night for me as well.

今晚势必是个不眠之夜。

1 specially   

adv.特定地；特殊地；明确地

参考例句：

• They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。
• The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。

2 ascent   

n.(声望或地位)提高；上升，升高；登高

参考例句：

• His rapid ascent in the social scale was surprising.他的社会地位提高之迅速令人吃惊。
• Burke pushed the button and the elevator began its slow ascent.伯克按动电钮，电梯开始缓慢上升。

3 crevasses   

n.破口，崩溃处，裂缝( crevasse的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Splays are commonly formed by currents from crevasses in levees. 嗽叭形堆积通常由堤防决口的洪流所形成。 来自辞典例句
• The upper surface of glacier is riven by crevasses. 冰川的上表面已裂成冰隙。 来自辞典例句

4 tricky   

adj.狡猾的，奸诈的；(工作等)棘手的，微妙的

参考例句：

• I'm in a rather tricky position.Can you help me out?我的处境很棘手，你能帮我吗？
• He avoided this tricky question and talked in generalities.他回避了这个非常微妙的问题，只做了个笼统的表述。