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BBC纪录片《冰冻星球》履于薄冰第27期:优秀的守护者

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But, this year, the townspeople's luck is in.

但今年 镇民们很幸运
The town has escaped flooding.
小镇逃过一劫
Crucially, the ice blocks did not dam the river,
关键在于 冰块没有阻塞河水
it's running free.
而使其顺利流过
And the date of the break-up, the 6th May.
而解冻之日 为5月6日
Red's got it right again.
正如雷德所言
I don't use any of these here
我从不使用
gauges and mechanical assistance,
测量仪器和其他机械
I just go by what I see on the river as I walk it down.
只通过漫步河畔途中所见来判断
And I say I walk it down,
实际上
I back and forth every day on the river
我每天都在河畔来回漫步
to see what's happening,
以观察它的动向
and from that, I gauge when it's going to hit here
由此我能推断出解冻的时间
and what the situation is going to be like
以及解冻后
when it does get here.
河水的情形
You know, when it went this morning,
今早河水解冻时
I said to my students, "Guess what the date is?"
我对学生说 猜猜几号会解冻
Red told us it was the 6th May and we were,
雷德告诉我们会是5月6日
you know, I'm not surprised,
事实如此 我一点不惊讶
because we've been here a couple of times
因为我们来过多次
and that's happened.
而他的推测屡试不爽
Ten days, two weeks ago and he just looks around
10天或2周前 他只四周看看
and goes "6th May."
就说出了"5月6日"
How does he know that?
人们都好奇 他怎么知道的
It's incredible.
太神了
It's because he just has lived on this river
那是因为他住在河边
and lived this break-up for 50 years.
见证了50年来冰河的变换
Ice scientists are improving
冰层科学家一直试图
the accuracy of their predictions all the time,
提高预测的准确性
but in the meantime,
但同时
the people of Hay River
草河的居民
have a remarkable guardian.
拥有优秀的守护者

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guardian ['gɑ:diən]

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n. 保护人,监护人

 
accuracy ['ækjurəsi]

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n. 准确(性), 精确度

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gauge [geidʒ]

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n. 测量标准,轨距,口径,直径,测量仪器
v

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lightning ['laitniŋ]

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n. 闪电
adj. 闪电般的,快速的

 
hay [hei]

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n. 干草

 
corridor ['kɔridɔ:]

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n. 走廊

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mechanical [mi'kænikəl]

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adj. 机械的,力学的,呆板的
n. (供制

 
remarkable [ri'mɑ:kəbl]

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adj. 显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的

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dam [dæm]

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n. 水坝,堤,障碍物
vt. 筑坝,抑制(情

 
incredible [in'kredəbl]

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adj. 难以置信的,惊人的

 

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