纪录片《冰冻星球》 第14期 世界的尽头（14）

 

As the cave team head deeper,

越深入洞穴

dangerous volcanic¹ gases make breathing difficult.

危险的火山蒸汽让人的呼吸变得困难

The clock is ticking.

时间紧迫

They will not have long to find the caves of crystals.

他们没有多少时间去找水晶洞

Above ground, the aerial team

在地面上 航空组

is pushing for the summit of Erebus.

正在努力攀上埃里伯斯山峰

Series producer Vanessa Berlowitz directs from the front seat,

节目制片人瓦内莎·波洛维兹在前座指挥

while aerial cameraman Michael Kelem

空中摄像师迈克尔·凯勒姆

controls the camera attached to the nose.

操作挂在机头的摄像机

We're going to be around 14,000 feet,

我们要升到差不多4300米

on the performance limits of this aircraft.

这是这部直升机的极限

Any bad weather comes in up there

一旦天气变糟

and you're pretty much screwed, really,

那就惨了 真的

you've got to get off the mountain fast.

我们必须马上下山

Above 10,000 feet, the pilot must breathe oxygen

高度到3000米以上 飞行员就必须

through a plastic tube in his nostrils².

通过鼻腔里的塑料管进行呼吸

Approaching the crater³, conditions do not look good.

想要靠近火山口 状况不容乐观

Today, Erebus is belching⁴ out steam and gases,

今天 埃里伯斯不断喷出蒸汽

making flying extremely risky⁵.

让飞机极度危险

Up here, the air is so thin, the helicopter can't hover⁶

高空空气非常稀薄 因此直升机不能悬停

and must keep moving.

只能不断移动

This is aerial filming at its most extreme.

这是高空拍摄所能达到的极限

They struggle to get a clear view.

他们努力想要抓到最清晰的视角

We're just coming up to 14,000 feet,

我们要上升到4300米

you can actually look right into the lava⁷ lake.

你可以直接看到熔岩湖

1 volcanic   

adj.火山的；象火山的；由火山引起的

参考例句：

• There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。
• Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

2 nostrils   

鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Her nostrils flared with anger. 她气得两个鼻孔都鼓了起来。
• The horse dilated its nostrils. 马张大鼻孔。

3 crater   

n.火山口，弹坑

参考例句：

• With a telescope you can see the huge crater of Ve-suvius.用望远镜你能看到巨大的维苏威火山口。
• They came to the lip of a dead crater.他们来到了一个死火山口。

4 belching   

n. 喷出，打嗝 动词belch的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• The Tartars employed another weapon, the so-called Chinese dragon belching fire. 鞑靼人使用了另一种武器，所谓中国龙喷火器。
• Billows of smoke were belching from the chimney. 巨浪似的烟正从烟囱里喷出来。

5 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。

6 hover   

vi.翱翔，盘旋；徘徊；彷徨，犹豫

参考例句：

• You don't hover round the table.你不要围着桌子走来走去。
• A plane is hover on our house.有一架飞机在我们的房子上盘旋。

7 lava   

n.熔岩，火山岩

参考例句：

• The lava flowed down the sides of the volcano.熔岩沿火山坡面涌流而下。
• His anger spilled out like lava.他的愤怒像火山爆发似的迸发出来。