纪录片《美丽中国》 第22期 云翔天际（4）

To continue his expeditions,

为了继续他的征途

Rock had toget his entire entourage acrossthe giant Yunnan rivers.

Rock与他的探险队必须设法越过云南的激流

He commissioned especially thick ropes made from forest rattan¹

他定制了用森林藤蔓特制的结实绳索来完成运载

and filmed the entire event.

并记录下了整个全程

With yak² butter to smooth the ride,40 men and 15 mules³ made the journey.

他们用牦牛油润滑了吊索40个人和15头骡子开始渡河

Not all made it across.

但并非每次都成功抵达了彼岸

On the far side ofthe great Nujiang gorge⁴,

在怒江河谷遥远的彼岸

the Plant Hunters made a remarkable⁵ discovery.

植物猎人们有了惊人的发现

Far fromthe tropics,

尽管远离热带

theyseemed tobe entering a steamy,vibrant tropical jungle,

他们却似乎进入了一片热气腾腾的热带丛林

the forest of Gaoligongshan.

这就是高黎贡山的森林

The flora⁶ here is unlikeanywhere elsein the world.

这里的植物群落与众不同

Next to subtropical species,alpine plants grow in giant form.

类似亚热带高山植物物种的巨大外形

Crowning the canopy⁷, rhododendrons,up to 30 metres high.

高达30多米的杜鹃花向着苍穹昂首怒放

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1 rattan   

n.藤条，藤杖

参考例句：

• When they reached a long bridge fastened with rattan strips,everyone got out and walked.走到那顶藤条扎的长桥，大家都下车步行。
• Rattan furniture,include rattan chair,rattan table,and so on.藤器家具包括藤椅藤桌等等。

2 yak   

n.牦牛

参考例句：

• The most common materials Tibetan jewelry are Yak bone.藏饰最常见的材料当属牦牛骨。
• We can sell yak skin,meat and wool.我们可以卖牦牛的皮、肉和毛。

3 mules   

骡( mule的名词复数 )； 拖鞋； 顽固的人； 越境运毒者

参考例句：

• The cart was pulled by two mules. 两匹骡子拉这辆大车。
• She wore tight trousers and high-heeled mules. 她穿紧身裤和拖鞋式高跟鞋。

4 gorge   

n.咽喉，胃，暴食，山峡；v.塞饱，狼吞虎咽地吃

参考例句：

• East of the gorge leveled out.峡谷东面地势变得平坦起来。
• It made my gorge rise to hear the news.这消息令我作呕。

5 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

6 flora   

n.(某一地区的)植物群

参考例句：

• The subtropical island has a remarkably rich native flora.这个亚热带岛屿有相当丰富的乡土植物种类。
• All flora need water and light.一切草木都需要水和阳光。

7 canopy   

n.天篷，遮篷

参考例句：

• The trees formed a leafy canopy above their heads.树木在他们头顶上空形成了一个枝叶茂盛的遮篷。
• They lay down under a canopy of stars.他们躺在繁星点点的天幕下。