纪录片《南太平洋》 第63期 四海为家（31）

We're hoping to film some crocs in a freshwater lake, which we...we hear is "stacka".

我们希望拍些淡水湖里的鳄鱼，我们听说是 "斯答卡"

The big question is, is there going to be stacka too much crocodiles or stacka little bit?

问题是，斯答卡鳄鱼是很多还是很少?

Once more, they were regaled by stories of giant crocodiles.

巨鳄的故事使他们再次兴奋起来

You say the old man, he talk to the crocodiles?

你说那老人跟鳄鱼说话?

He knows the crocodiles, he's got some, you know, magic... That they can work together.

他认识那些鳄鱼。他得到魔力，这样他们可以一起工作

But there were words of warning.

但有人发出警告

Unnerved by tales of man-eating crocs, Mark and Wade¹ headed off in search of the crocodile lake.

马克和维德没有被食人鳄传说吓倒，开始寻找鳄鱼湖

On the way, they passed some sinister² sights.

一路上，他们经过一些邪恶景象

A skull³ shrine⁴ - evidence of the island's head-hunting past.

颅骨圣地，这是岛上猎人头历史的证据

So this sacred place with the... ..is guarded by the crocodiles of the lake?

是湖里的鳄鱼在守护这块圣地吗?

Reaching the lake, Wade and Mark edged as close as they dared.

维德和马克尽可能接近湖岸边

Would they see any of these legendary⁵ crocs?

他们会看到传奇中的鳄鱼么？

1 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。

2 sinister   

adj.不吉利的，凶恶的，左边的

参考例句：

• There is something sinister at the back of that series of crimes.在这一系列罪行背后有险恶的阴谋。
• Their proposals are all worthless and designed out of sinister motives.他们的建议不仅一钱不值，而且包藏祸心。

3 skull   

n.头骨；颅骨

参考例句：

• The skull bones fuse between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five.头骨在15至25岁之间长合。
• He fell out of the window and cracked his skull.他从窗子摔了出去，跌裂了颅骨。

4 shrine   

n.圣地，神龛，庙；v.将...置于神龛内，把...奉为神圣

参考例句：

• The shrine was an object of pilgrimage.这处圣地是人们朝圣的目的地。
• They bowed down before the shrine.他们在神龛前鞠躬示敬。

5 legendary   

adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）

参考例句：

• Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
• Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。