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I had never visited the North Pole before,
我以前從未來過北極
so this was a great highlight for me.
所以這對我來說是頭等大事
But it was hard going in temperatures of minus 40,
但零下四十度下的旅程異常艱難
so as soon as filming finished, we flew south.
拍攝一結束 我們就立即飛往南方
Little did we know that we had made it out just in time.
當時我們并不知道 我們離開得很及時
We got back from the Pole camp last night
我們昨晚從北極營地回來
and I've just bumped into the Russian Commander,
我剛好碰到了那位俄羅斯指揮官
who's just heard from the camp.
他剛剛收到營地的來信
And the news is that a little crack,
據說 我在冰上看到的那條
which I'd seen in the ice between our tent and the airstrip,
位于帳篷和飛機跑道之間的小裂縫
which was no more than an inch or so wide,
當時還不到一英寸寬
has, overnight, widened to 20 metres.
一夜之間增加到二十米寬了
Temporary break-ups, caused by stormy weather and strong winds,
暴雪和強風導致的一時崩裂
have happened before,
以前也發生過
but they've been getting more and more frequent over recent years
但近些年 越來越頻繁了
as the ice has got weaker.
因為冰層越來越脆弱了
It was only swift action by the staff
全體員工的迅速反應
that prevented a lot of valuable equipment going in the drink.
使許多昂貴儀器幸免于遭殃
