纪录片《我们的地球》 第332期 极端沙漠(23)

But chasing is the operative word.

追赶真的是最恰当的表达方式。

The locusts¹ always seem one step ahead.

因为蝗群似乎总是先行一步。

It's amazing, really, because this plan's completely radically² changing, hour by hour.

真的非常神奇，因为这个计划每个小时都截然不同。

We now have to travel several hours further north, which is... a bit of a pain.

现在我们要往北再开几个小时，这有点儿头疼。

It's a bit of a pain.

是有点儿头疼。

As they venture into the unknown, it's clear it's been a very wet year indeed.

当他们驶入未知之地，很显然这一年雨水丰沛。

Traffic is one thing, but boats on the road? Unconventional traffic.

交通拥挤是一回事儿，但是在路上开船？还真是不寻常的交通工具。

Progress is slow, and soon stops altogether.

进展缓慢，很快就完全停滞了。

The locusts are just across the water, so the team must follow... on this.

蝗群就在河对岸，所以摄制组必须跟上，用这个。

What could possibly go wrong?

能有啥问题？

We're now stuck on, possibly, the world's most antiquated³ raft trying to cross a very fast-flowing river.

我们现在只能靠这古董一般的木筏渡过一条非常湍急的河流。

But, onwards and upwards⁴.

但是，我们别无选择。

We've now got an hour-long river crossing, and we'll just have to see what's on the other side.

渡河需要个把小时，过去了才能知道有啥。

1 locusts   

n.蝗虫( locust的名词复数 )；贪吃的人；破坏者；槐树

参考例句：

• a swarm of locusts 一大群蝗虫
• In no time the locusts came down and started eating everything. 很快蝗虫就飞落下来开始吃东西，什么都吃。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 radically   

ad.根本地，本质地

参考例句：

• I think we may have to rethink our policies fairly radically. 我认为我们可能要对我们的政策进行根本的反思。
• The health service must be radically reformed. 公共医疗卫生服务必须进行彻底改革。

3 antiquated   

adj.陈旧的，过时的

参考例句：

• Many factories are so antiquated they are not worth saving.很多工厂过于陈旧落后，已不值得挽救。
• A train of antiquated coaches was waiting for us at the siding.一列陈旧的火车在侧线上等着我们。

4 upwards   

adv.向上，在更高处...以上

参考例句：

• The trend of prices is still upwards.物价的趋向是仍在上涨。
• The smoke rose straight upwards.烟一直向上升。