纪录片《冰冻星球》 第89期 履于薄冰（21）

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The biggest concern was

大家最担心的是

that the ice airstrip might break apart,

冰面上的飞机跑道可能也破裂了

but, luckily, it held

但幸好没有

and everyone was able to evacuate¹

天气好转的时候

when the weather improved.

所有人都得以疏散

The Frozen Planet team's clearest demonstration²

冰冻星球摄制组

of the power and unpredictability of breaking ice came

拍摄到一条正在融化的加拿大冰河

when they went to film the melting

非常清楚地展示了这种力量

of a frozen Canadian river.

以及破冰一刻的不可预测性

Producer Mark Linfield and

制作人马克·林菲尔德和

researcher Matt Swarbrick

研究员马特·斯沃布里克

have travelled to the Far North of Canada.

去过遥远的加拿大北部

Matt, when was the last time we saw a car?

马特 我们上一次看见汽车是什么时候

I don't know, about three hours ago.

不知道 大概三小时前吧

They've driven through the vast Northwest Territory

他们开车穿越广袤的西北地区

on a mission to film the moment when this frozen waterfall breaks apart.

去拍摄冰冻瀑布裂开的瞬间

The break-up, when the frozen river above the waterfall thaws³

当瀑布上方的冰冻河流开始融化

and masses of water start to flow again,

大量的水再次流动

can be a spectacular event.

瀑布的崩塌确是壮观

But predicting exactly when it's going to break

但如果马克和马特想要拍到最佳镜头

is the big challenge,

得精确预测破冰的时间

if Mark and Matt want to get the best shots.

这是个巨大的挑战

1 evacuate   

v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便

参考例句：

• We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！
• They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。

2 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

3 thaws   

n.（足以解冻的）暖和天气( thaw的名词复数 )；（敌对国家之间）关系缓和v.（气候）解冻( thaw的第三人称单数 )；（态度、感情等）缓和；（冰、雪及冷冻食物）溶化；软化

参考例句：

• The sun at noon thaws the ice on the road. 中午的阳光很快把路上的冰融化了。 来自辞典例句
• It thaws in March here. 在此地化雪的季节是三月。 来自辞典例句