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Just ten miles up river, the ice is starting to break.
河流上游十英里處 冰層已開始破裂
The locals are concerned,
當(dāng)?shù)厝耸纸辜?/div>
because huge amounts of water can build up,
因?yàn)楫?dāng)冰塊堆積在河中
if these ice chunks dam the river,
會(huì)阻塞大量流水
and that can lead to
堆積的冰塊崩塌后
devastating flooding in the town, when the dams burst.
會(huì)給小鎮(zhèn)帶來毀滅性的洪災(zāi)
Now the melt's moving through there now.
正在沿著那里融化
Yes, got a shot.
我拍到了
Using cameras and sonar to assess the state of the river,
菲利用攝像機(jī)和聲納檢測(cè)河水的狀況
Fay makes her best guess at when this break-up
成功預(yù)測(cè)出解凍的河水
will hit the waterfall just above the town.
何時(shí)會(huì)沖入小鎮(zhèn)上方的瀑布中
Now, guys, I think we have about 48 hours to go.
應(yīng)該還有約48小時(shí)
Fay's prediction of the 24th April
菲對(duì)4月24日的預(yù)測(cè)
is exciting news for the team.
讓整個(gè)團(tuán)隊(duì)精神振作
Upstream from here,
上游的河段中
it's already starting to melt,
冰層已經(jīng)開始融化
and Fay thinks that we may only have
菲認(rèn)為 再過一到兩天
another one or two days before this whole thing goes,
整個(gè)冰面就會(huì)全部融化
which is almost impossible to imagine looking at it now,
現(xiàn)在看來幾乎是天方夜譚
but that's what she says.
但菲言之鑿鑿
With the break-up seemingly imminent,
冰河解凍迫在眉梢
the team set up their cameras in anticipation.
團(tuán)隊(duì)架好攝像機(jī)機(jī) 靜靜等待
Over the next 48 hours,
在接下來的48小時(shí)中
the weather warms to well above freezing,
氣溫上升至冰點(diǎn)以上
but there's no sign of the break-up.
但冰面仍無破裂的跡象
The team waits and waits and waits.
隊(duì)員們靜靜等待著
