纪录片《宇宙何其大》 第02期 死火山

Nick Risinger is blazing a trail through the American south west.

尼克·赖辛格披荆斩棘 奔走于美国西南部

You have to be pretty persistent¹.

你必须得有顽强的毅力

No stopping.

永不停歇

You've got to keep going.

不断前进

Nick wants to put our entire galaxy² on the map.

尼克想绘制出完整的星系

He's on a single-handed mission, to photograph the Milky³ Way.

他独自一人开始了拍摄银河系的工作

New Mexico is a great place to take photos.

新墨西哥州是个拍照的好地方

It's dry, it's high,

那里气候干燥 海拔较高

and there's not a whole lot of city around here.

周围城市较少

There's a break in the weather,

要是天气晴朗

and you get a full, almost a full night in.

几乎一整晚都可以用来拍照

Other times, you only get, you know, 10% of the night.

否则 一晚上只有十分之一的时间可以用

But it's all luck of the draw.

但这全凭运气

1 persistent   

adj.坚持不懈的，执意的；持续的

参考例句：

• Albert had a persistent headache that lasted for three days.艾伯特连续头痛了三天。
• She felt embarrassed by his persistent attentions.他不时地向她大献殷勤，使她很难为情。

2 galaxy   

n.星系；银河系；一群(杰出或著名的人物)

参考例句：

• The earth is one of the planets in the Galaxy.地球是银河系中的星球之一。
• The company has a galaxy of talent.该公司拥有一批优秀的人才。

3 milky   

adj.牛奶的，多奶的；乳白色的

参考例句：

• Alexander always has milky coffee at lunchtime.亚历山大总是在午餐时喝掺奶的咖啡。
• I like a hot milky drink at bedtime.我喜欢睡前喝杯热奶饮料。