纪录片《冰冻星球》 第90期 履于薄冰（22）

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Just ten miles up river, the ice is starting to break.

河流上游十英里处 冰层已开始破裂

The locals are concerned,

当地人十分焦急

because huge amounts of water can build up,

因为当冰块堆积在河中

if these ice chunks¹ dam the river,

会阻塞大量流水

and that can lead to

堆积的冰块崩塌后

devastating² flooding in the town, when the dams burst.

会给小镇带来毁灭性的洪灾

Now the melt's moving through there now.

正在沿着那里融化

Yes, got a shot.

我拍到了

Using cameras and sonar to assess the state of the river,

菲利用摄像机和声纳检测河水的状况

Fay makes her best guess at when this break-up

成功预测出解冻的河水

will hit the waterfall just above the town.

何时会冲入小镇上方的瀑布中

Now, guys, I think we have about 48 hours to go.

应该还有约48小时

Fay's prediction of the 24th April

菲对4月24日的预测

is exciting news for the team.

让整个团队精神振作

Upstream from here,

上游的河段中

it's already starting to melt,

冰层已经开始融化

and Fay thinks that we may only have

菲认为 再过一到两天

another one or two days before this whole thing goes,

整个冰面就会全部融化

which is almost impossible to imagine looking at it now,

现在看来几乎是天方夜谭

but that's what she says.

但菲言之凿凿

With the break-up seemingly imminent³,

冰河解冻迫在眉梢

the team set up their cameras in anticipation⁴.

团队架好摄像机机 静静等待

Over the next 48 hours,

在接下来的48小时中

the weather warms to well above freezing,

气温上升至冰点以上

but there's no sign of the break-up.

但冰面仍无破裂的迹象

The team waits and waits and waits.

队员们静静等待着

1 chunks   

厚厚的一块( chunk的名词复数 )； （某物）相当大的数量或部分

参考例句：

• a tin of pineapple chunks 一罐菠萝块
• Those chunks of meat are rather large—could you chop them up a bIt'smaller? 这些肉块相当大，还能再切小一点吗？

2 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

3 imminent   

adj.即将发生的，临近的，逼近的

参考例句：

• The black clounds show that a storm is imminent.乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。
• The country is in imminent danger.国难当头。

4 anticipation   

n.预期，预料，期望

参考例句：

• We waited at the station in anticipation of her arrival.我们在车站等着，期待她的到来。
• The animals grew restless as if in anticipation of an earthquake.各种动物都变得焦躁不安，像是感到了地震即将发生。