纪录片《南太平洋》 第61期 四海为家（29）

In doing so, animal castaways now reached new islands at a rate never seen before,

如今的漂流动物以前所未有的速度抵达新岛

changing the nature of the South Pacific for ever.

改变着南太平洋大自然的现状

For years, the Solomon Islands have been home to legends of massive¹ saltwater crocodiles.

多年来，所罗门群岛已成为大量咸水鳄传奇般的家园

Separating fact from fiction, the goal of the Castaways team was to capture² evidence

为去伪存真，"漂流者"拍摄小组需要找到巨鳄

that huge crocs were living on these little-known islands.

生活在这些无名小岛上的证据

Braving the high seas, cameraman Wade³ Fairley made the 1,000-mile crossing from Australia to the Solomons.

不顾海中巨浪，摄影师维德·费尔利从澳大利亚穿越1600公里来到所罗门群岛

The Solomons are a chain of almost 1,000 remote islands.

所罗门群岛是由近千座偏远小岛组成的岛链

Wade would need the freedom of a boat to stand a chance of finding⁴ these mysterious crocodiles.

维德需要一条小船以便寻找这些神秘的鳄鱼

Caught some dinner. Joined by producer Mark Brownlow,

拍摄它们捕食的镜头。受制片人马克·布朗洛之邀

they started their two-week expedition in the Western Provinces.

他们在西部省开始为期二周的探险。

1 massive   

adj.巨大的，大规模的，大量的，大范围的

参考例句：

• A massive sea search has failed to find any survivors.经过大规模的海上搜救仍未找到幸存者。
• He drank a massive amount of alcohol.他喝了大量的烈酒。

2 capture   

vt.捕获，俘获；占领，夺得；n.抓住，捕获

参考例句：

• The company is out to capture the European market.这家公司希望占据欧洲市场。
• With the capture of the escaped tiger,everyone felt relieved.逃出来的老虎被捕获后，大家都松了一口气。

3 wade   

v.跋涉，涉水；n.跋涉

参考例句：

• We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.我们只好涉水过河到对岸。
• We cannot but wade across the river.我们只好趟水过去。

4 finding   

n.发现，发现物；调查的结果

参考例句：

• The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
• That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。