纪录片《我们的地球》 第334期 极端沙漠(25)

Back to the drawing board.

重新制定计划。

Once again, it's Hasibelo to the rescue. Well, we have a plan.

哈斯贝罗再次站出拯救团队。我们有计划了。

Taking to the air was never on the cards,

摄制组从未考虑过飞行拍摄，

but thanks to the FAO's helicopter, the team can now play the locusts¹ at their own game.

但有了粮农组织的直升机，摄制组现在可以加入到蝗群的迁徙之中了。

More smoke?

还是烟雾吗？

This time, it's a billion locusts... and one very relieved producer.

这次是数十亿的蝗虫，和终于放下心来的制作人。

Against the odds², the team has located a super-swarm³.

历经磨难的摄制组找到了这个超级大的蝗群。

This is exactly what we've been looking for.

这正是我们想要拍摄的。

We've driven halfway⁴ across Madagascar to one of the most remote parts there is.

我们开车穿过了半个马达加斯加，来到了最为偏远的地方。

It's just been a nightmare, but, finally, we're here.

一直如噩梦一般，但是最终我们成功了。

I mean, this is the biggest swarm we could have even hoped for.

这比我们预期的蝗群还要大。

It is just amazing. Look at here, I'm going to film here.

真的是太奇妙了。看这里，我要准备拍摄了。

1 locusts   

n.蝗虫( locust的名词复数 )；贪吃的人；破坏者；槐树

参考例句：

• a swarm of locusts 一大群蝗虫
• In no time the locusts came down and started eating everything. 很快蝗虫就飞落下来开始吃东西，什么都吃。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 odds   

n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别

参考例句：

• The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
• Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？

3 swarm   

n.(昆虫)等一大群；vi.成群飞舞；蜂拥而入

参考例句：

• There is a swarm of bees in the tree.这树上有一窝蜜蜂。
• A swarm of ants are moving busily.一群蚂蚁正在忙碌地搬家。

4 halfway   

adj.中途的，不彻底的，部分的；adv.半路地，在中途，在半途

参考例句：

• We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。
• In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。