纪录片《南太平洋》 第64期 四海为家（32）

That afternoon, Wade¹ got his first shot of a modestly sized, two-metre crocodile.

那天下午，维德拍到一条身长两米的中等体型的鳄鱼

Despite camping out for three days, they failed to spot anything larger.

尽管露营三天，他们还是没有拍到更大的鳄鱼

Whatever big crocs were out there did not materialise.

不管怎样，大鳄鱼没有出来成为现实

It was beginning to feel like a wild croc chase,

这感觉像是开始一次野生鳄鱼追捕行动

but they decided² to push on to new islands.

但他们决定赶往新岛屿

A hundred miles east, they dropped anchor in Marovo Lagoon³.

他们停泊在160公里以东的马洛沃潟湖

Wade explored the maze⁴ of mangroves - prime crocodile country.

维德探索红树林迷宫，这里是一流的鳄鱼栖息地

I was paddling quite close to the bank -

我在离河岸相当近的地方划船

he told me to come back out into the middle because that's where the crocodiles are.

他告诉我要离开河道中间，因为那里是鳄鱼呆的地方

They called in at the local village to ask their advice on where to stake out,

他们向当地村民请教哪里会有鳄鱼

discovering worrying signs of big crocodiles at large.

了解到有大鳄鱼逍遥法外的令人担忧的迹象。

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 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 lagoon   

n.泻湖，咸水湖

参考例句：

• The lagoon was pullulated with tropical fish.那个咸水湖聚满了热带鱼。
• This area isolates a restricted lagoon environment.将这一地区隔离起来使形成一个封闭的泻湖环境。

4 maze   

n.迷宫，八阵图，混乱，迷惑

参考例句：

• He found his way through the complex maze of corridors.他穿过了迷宮一样的走廊。
• She was lost in the maze for several hours.一连几小时，她的头脑处于一片糊涂状态。