纪录片《我们的地球》 第280期 壮丽山脉(25)

The team need to get down, but visibility's so poor that descending¹ on foot past the crevasses² is too risky³.

摄制组要下山，可是能见度非常低，步行下山会经过冰隙，实在太冒险了。

Aaron decides it's safer to fly, but it'll be a bumpy⁴ ride.

亚伦觉得飞下去更安全，不过会很颠簸。

Thick cloud makes it hard to avoid the mountains, let alone film them.

云层非常浓厚，他们要避开山都很难，更不要说拍摄了。

Thankfully, they make it down in one piece, much to Emma's relief.

谢天谢地，他们平安到达山脚，艾玛终于舒了一口气。

We are very, very glad to see you both.

见到你们真的太高兴了。

Yeah, it's a bit hard up there.

上面的确挺艰苦。

The team spend the next two weeks chasing weather windows... until at last, a clear flight.

接下来两周，摄制组一直在等待时机，终于迎来适合飞行的晴天。

Trying to mimic⁵ a diving eagle, the flying looks spectacular,

模仿着金雕俯冲而下，他们的飞行看起来精彩绝伦，

but the helmet-cam shots are less so.

可是头盔式摄像机拍到的照片却不怎么样。

To stay safe at these speeds,

在这个速度下要保证安全，

Aaron must turn his head regularly to check his glider⁶, and that is making the shots unusable.

亚伦必须扭头以检查他的滑翔伞，这样拍摄出来的影片都无法使用。

The team must quickly come up with a new plan.

摄制组必须尽快想出新对策。

1 descending   

n. 下行 adj. 下降的

参考例句：

• The results are expressed in descending numerical order . 结果按数字降序列出。
• The climbers stopped to orient themselves before descending the mountain. 登山者先停下来确定所在的位置，然后再下山。

2 crevasses   

n.破口，崩溃处，裂缝( crevasse的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Splays are commonly formed by currents from crevasses in levees. 嗽叭形堆积通常由堤防决口的洪流所形成。 来自辞典例句
• The upper surface of glacier is riven by crevasses. 冰川的上表面已裂成冰隙。 来自辞典例句

3 risky   

adj.有风险的，冒险的

参考例句：

• It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险，但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
• He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。

4 bumpy   

adj.颠簸不平的，崎岖的

参考例句：

• I think we've a bumpy road ahead of us.我觉得我们将要面临一段困难时期。
• The wide paved road degenerated into a narrow bumpy track.铺好的宽阔道路渐渐变窄，成了一条崎岖不平的小径。

5 mimic   

v.模仿，戏弄；n.模仿他人言行的人

参考例句：

• A parrot can mimic a person's voice.鹦鹉能学人的声音。
• He used to mimic speech peculiarities of another.他过去总是模仿别人讲话的特点。

6 glider   

n.滑翔机；滑翔导弹

参考例句：

• The glider was soaring above the valley.那架滑翔机在山谷上空滑翔。
• The pilot managed to land the glider on a safe place.那个驾驶员设法让滑翔机着陆到一个安全的地方。