纪录片《冰冻星球》 第89期 履于薄冰（21）

（单词翻译）

The biggest concern was

大家最担心的是

that the ice airstrip might break apart,

冰面上的飞机跑道可能也破裂了

but, luckily, it held

但幸好没有

and everyone was able to evacuate¹

天气好转的时候

when the weather improved.

所有人都得以疏散

The Frozen Planet team's clearest demonstration²

冰冻星球摄制组

of the power and unpredictability of breaking ice came

拍摄到一条正在融化的加拿大冰河

when they went to film the melting

非常清楚地展示了这种力量

of a frozen Canadian river.

以及破冰一刻的不可预测性

Producer Mark Linfield and

制作人马克·林菲尔德和

researcher Matt Swarbrick

研究员马特·斯沃布里克

have travelled to the Far North of Canada.

去过遥远的加拿大北部

Matt, when was the last time we saw a car?

马特 我们上一次看见汽车是什么时候

I don't know, about three hours ago.

不知道 大概三小时前吧

They've driven through the vast Northwest Territory

他们开车穿越广袤的西北地区

on a mission to film the moment when this frozen waterfall breaks apart.

去拍摄冰冻瀑布裂开的瞬间

The break-up, when the frozen river above the waterfall thaws³

当瀑布上方的冰冻河流开始融化

and masses of water start to flow again,

大量的水再次流动

can be a spectacular event.

瀑布的崩塌确是壮观

But predicting exactly when it's going to break

但如果马克和马特想要拍到最佳镜头

is the big challenge,

得精确预测破冰的时间

if Mark and Matt want to get the best shots.

这是个巨大的挑战