纪录片《我们的地球》 第251期 偏远岛屿(22)

The expedition to film on the island of Zavodovski was the most intrepid¹ shoot of the series.

前往扎沃多夫斯基岛进行拍摄是整个摄制过程中最勇敢的旅程。

To ensure its success, the team have called in Antarctic expert Jerome Poncet,

为了确保拍摄成功，摄制组找来了南极研究专家杰罗姆·庞赛特，

one of the few people to have set foot on the island.

他是为数不多上过这座岛屿的人之一。

This whole region of Antarctica is rarely visited.

南极大陆的这个区域人迹罕至。

And this is the planet's roughest ocean.

这里有地球上最汹涌的海洋。

After seven long days and nights at sea, they get their first glimpse of the final destination.

七天七夜的航行之后，他们终于第一次看到了目的地。

It's actually quite surreal after a whole year, trying to put the expedition together.

整整一年来我们一直在集结队伍。

And then today we wake up, and there's the volcano. That's Zavodovski.

今天一觉醒来，火山就在眼前。那就是扎沃多夫斯基岛。

The explorers who discovered this place spoke² of the stench of sulphurous gases,

发现这里的探险者说这里弥漫着含硫气体散发的恶臭，

treacherous³ waters, and astonishing numbers of penguins⁴.

加上汹涌的海浪和惊人数量的企鹅。

It seems not much has changed.

似乎没什么大的变化。

Jerome's been round the whole place, and there literally⁵ is only one safe area to get on,

杰罗姆已经绕了一圈，只有一个可以安全登陆的地方，

and he's telling us it's that rock face over there.

他说就是那边的岩壁。

1 intrepid   

adj.无畏的，刚毅的

参考例句：

• He is not really satisfied with his intrepid action.他没有真正满意他的无畏行动。
• John's intrepid personality made him a good choice for team leader.约翰勇敢的个性适合作领导工作。

2 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

3 treacherous   

adj.不可靠的，有暗藏的危险的；adj.背叛的，背信弃义的

参考例句：

• The surface water made the road treacherous for drivers.路面的积水对驾车者构成危险。
• The frozen snow was treacherous to walk on.在冻雪上行走有潜在危险。

4 penguins   

n.企鹅( penguin的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Why can penguins live in cold environment? 为什么企鹅能生活在寒冷的环境中？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Whales, seals, penguins, and turtles have flippers. 鲸、海豹，企鹅和海龟均有鳍形肢。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。