纪录片《南太平洋》 第99期 水火相容（04）

But inch by inch, the island grows.

一寸又一寸，岛在成长

Below the waves, the battle rages on.

海浪下面，交锋猛烈。

As the lava¹ hits the water, it's burning at over 1,000 degrees Celsius².

熔岩碰上海水时，它燃烧在1000度以上。

Cold currents from the deep send its temperature plummeting³, releasing steam with explosive consequences.

深处的寒冷洋流使其温度骤降，释放蒸发伴随着爆炸结果。

The lava fights on, but it's only a matter of time before its fire goes out.

熔岩继续战斗，但交火只一会功夫就结束了

The commotion⁴ attracts attention.

喧闹引起了注意

But it will be some time before it's safe to settle here.

但它要安全逗留在这还要一些时间

Pouring into the sea, Hawaii's lava has forged almost 2.5 square kilometres of new land in less than 25 years.

大量流进海里，25年以来夏威夷熔岩几乎锻造了2.5平方公里的新陆地。

It's cold, hard rock... bleak⁵, threatening and barren.

它是冷又硬的岩石，凄凉，危险，贫瘠。

But there are some colonisers who just won't be put off.

但这里有些开拓者并没有放弃。

1 lava   

n.熔岩，火山岩

参考例句：

• The lava flowed down the sides of the volcano.熔岩沿火山坡面涌流而下。
• His anger spilled out like lava.他的愤怒像火山爆发似的迸发出来。

2 Celsius   

adj.摄氏温度计的，摄氏的

参考例句：

• The temperature tonight will fall to seven degrees Celsius.今晚气温将下降到七摄氏度。
• The maximum temperature in July may be 36 degrees Celsius.七月份最高温度可能达到36摄氏度。

3 plummeting   

v.垂直落下，骤然跌落( plummet的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Prices are rising, falling, going up, going down, shooting up, plummeting, etc. 物价在上涨、下跌、上升、下落、猛然上涨、骤然下跌等。 来自辞典例句
• The enemy plane went plummeting into the sea. 敌机直直掉进海里。 来自辞典例句

4 commotion   

n.骚动，动乱

参考例句：

• They made a commotion by yelling at each other in the theatre.他们在剧院里相互争吵，引起了一阵骚乱。
• Suddenly the whole street was in commotion.突然间，整条街道变得一片混乱。

5 bleak   

adj.(天气)阴冷的；凄凉的；暗淡的

参考例句：

• They showed me into a bleak waiting room.他们引我来到一间阴冷的会客室。
• The company's prospects look pretty bleak.这家公司的前景异常暗淡。