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The sun is absent for up to half the year in the polar regions.
极地区的太阳会消失达半年之久
When it returns, at the beginning of spring,
当它在初春回来时
its warmth will transform this magical ice world.
它的温暖会改变神奇的冰雪世界
The greatest seasonal change on our planet is now underway.
地球上最壮观的季节变化开始了
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Antarctica is still locked in ice,
南极洲依旧万里冰封
and surrounded by a frozen ocean.
被冰冻的海洋包围
Nonetheless, there are signs of spring.
但是，这里也有春的迹象
Adelie penguins are arriving - just the males.
阿得利企鹅到来了，只有雄性
They've spent five months at sea,
它们在海里度过了五个月
where it's warmer than it is on land
那里比陆地上温暖
and now they're in a hurry, for spring will be short.
春季稍纵即逝，现在它们分秒必争
They have travelled 6,000 miles across the ocean
它们从去年离开繁殖地到现在
since leaving their colony last year,
已经旅行了六千英里
and now they're returning to breed.
现在它们回来孵育后代
They cannot lay their eggs on ice, for they would freeze,
它们不能在冰上产卵，蛋会被冻坏
so they have to come here, where there is bare rock.
所以它们到这里有裸露岩石的地方
Over the coming months,
接下来的几个月里
the few parts of Antarctica that are ice-free
南极洲不多的几处没冰的地方
will be the stage on which five million Adelies
会是五百万阿德利企鹅
will build their nests.
建造巢穴的舞台
To construct one, they need pebbles,
要想建巢，它们就需要石子
and without a good-looking nest,
要是企鹅没有漂亮巢穴
a male will be unable to attract a female,
就没法让之后来到的雌性
when they at last arrive.
对它青睐有加
An impressive property demonstrates your worth as a mate.
出色的地产能体现作为配偶的价值
It takes stones of all shapes and sizes to build a decent nest,
要想建一个漂亮巢穴 需要各种形状和大小的石头
and finding ones that are just right is not easy.
要找到合适的并不容易
So some penguins turn to a life of crime.
所以有些企鹅走上了犯罪的道路
The one who has been robbed seems unaware
被偷的还没意识到
that the thief is just over his shoulder, and looking for more.
小偷就在身后，又去寻找更多石头
The thief's nest is coming along nicely,
小偷的巢穴看来不错
probably because he keeps a particularly sharp lookout for robbers.
很可能是因为它非常留意强盗
after all, it takes one to know one.
毕竟个中奥妙它最清楚
It's still cold, but the early season sun
天气仍然很冷，不过早春的太阳
does lift the temperature by a few degrees.
还是让温度升高了几度
That, however, can have unexpected, even dangerous consequences.
但这会带来意外甚至是危险的结果
The sea is heating faster than the land,
海洋受热比陆地快
pulling cold air from the middle of the continent towards the coast.
将大陆中央的冷空气吸向海岸
These katabatic winds are stronger than any hurricane.
这股下行气流比任何飓风都强
They are the coldest and the most ferocious on the planet.
是地球上最为猛烈寒冷的风
The storms catch many new arrivals by surprise,
暴风让很多新来的措手不及
and are the reason that spring here is, in fact, the deadliest season.
这也正是为什么 这里的春天是最致命的季节
Here, early birds take a great risk.
这里先来的鸟儿要冒很大风险
Some years, entire colonies are lost,
有些年份这会危及整个繁殖地
buried beneath the snow.
都被雪埋住
The survivors of this storm
暴风的幸存者
must hope that the females prove to be worth the wait
肯定希望最终露面的雌企鹅
when they finally decide to turn up.
对得住这艰苦的等待
Spring in the north of our planet.
北极地区的春天
The sun, after an absence of six months,
消失了半年的天阳
breaks the horizon for the first time.
第一次露出地平线
A female polar bear emerges from her den beneath the snow.
一只雌北极熊从雪下的洞穴中出现
The sun must be a welcome relief after so long in the darkness.
这么久的黑暗后，太阳亲切而醒目
Her den is on a high slope,
雌熊的洞穴在高坡上
well away from hungry male bears who would kill her cubs,
远离可能会杀死它孩子的饥饿雄性
but close enough to the sea ice where she can find food
又离它去觅食的海冰不太远
for her extraordinary new family...
方便它养活全家
..three young cubs.
包括三只小熊
If she can raise them all to independence,
要是它能把它们都养大
it'll be a rare achievement.
那就会是少见的成就
One of the cubs is underweight,
一只幼熊体重不足
and will be fortunate to survive these early weeks.
要能挺过前几周就算很幸运了
If the family reaches the sea ice, where the female can catch seals,
要是全家到了海冰上 雌熊能捕食海豹
her milk will be enriched,
它的乳汁会充沛起来
and the smaller cub will quickly gain size and strength.
小个幼熊的体型和力量将迅速增加
The sea ice, though, is a dangerous place.
但是海冰是个危险的去处
The male polar bear has been out on the frozen ocean all winter.
雄北极熊整个冬天都在冰封的海上
Times have been lean,
食物一直匮乏
and a bear cub would certainly make a welcome snack.
熊宝宝对它来说是不错的点心
However, the mainstay of his diet is seals,
不过它主要以海豹为食
and now is the time when they have their pups.
现在海豹哺育幼崽，正是大好时机
The surface of the frozen sea is marked with pressure ridges,
冰海表面潮涨潮落带来
and cracks created by the fluctuating tides.
显著的凸起和裂纹
Both are good places to look for seals.
都是寻找海豹的好去处
He has detected a seal den beneath the ice.
它已经探测到了冰下有海豹洞
Now he must pin-point it, using only his extraordinary sense of smell.
现在它要仅靠出色的嗅觉确定位置
By treading lightly, he can avoid scaring his prey.
它放轻脚步，避免惊吓猎物
He will need to punch through a metre of snow to reach the den,
它得击碎一米厚的积雪才到海豹洞
and if his aim is not exactly on target,
如果它的目标不够准确
the seal will certainly escape.
海豹肯定会逃之夭夭
In fact, the ringed seal abandoned her den just a few hours ago
其实这只环斑海豹 几个小时前刚放弃这个冰洞
and her pup has climbed up onto the surface.
它的孩子爬上了冰面
It's more exposed up here, but it's easier to see an approaching bear.
这里更加暴露 不过更容易发现靠近的北极熊
The pup is well camouflaged.
幼海豹的伪装很好
Difficult to see when its mother has left it to go fishing.
它妈妈捕鱼时，它并不容易被发现
But he can still smell it.
不过北极熊仍能闻到它
Nine out of ten polar bear hunts end in failure.
北极熊的捕猎十次中有九次落空
The sun's warming effect on the Arctic is increasing
太阳的暖化效果日益增强
and the sea ice is showing the first signs of weakening.
海冰显露出了消融的迹象
Inland, the northern rivers are still locked in ice.
北部内陆的河流依旧是坚冰
The frozen waterfalls are like dams
冻实的瀑布仿若大坝
holding back billions of tonnes of fresh water
挡住了数十亿吨淡水
that has not moved for almost six months.
六个月不曾流淌
The vast water shed lies motionless,
巨大的冰棚纹丝不动
but as spring advances, it beings to stir.
不过随着春的脚步，它逐渐苏醒
The frozen waterfalls start to weaken.
冰瀑开始消弱
Above them, the pressure is mounting.
它上面的压力在聚集
Now, from high above, whole sections can be seen to be on the move.
从高处可以看到整片的移动
The waterfalls are straining to hold back the force
冻结的瀑布挣扎着支撑
that is building up above them.
上面增加的压力
The dam bursts...
冰坝崩塌
and the river is unleashed.
河流奔腾而出
Millions of tonnes of ice grind their way downstream,
数百万吨冰块顺流碾下
driven by the unstoppable force of the melt water.
融化的水流有不可阻挡的力量
Boulders and trees are plucked from the bank side.
巨石和树木都被从岸边撞下
Within just a few days, the rivers of the north are all running.
几天之内，北部河流全部开始奔流
The Arctic's fresh water is flowing again.
北冰洋的淡水再次开始流淌
These vast floods contain 10% of the world's fresh water
这些洪流包含着全球10%的淡水
and as they enter the ocean, they accelerate the break-up.
它们注入大海并加速了海冰碎裂
Soon, an area of sea ice the size of Australia
北冰洋上相当于澳洲大小的海冰
will vanish from the Arctic Ocean.
很快就会消失
As the huge ice-sheet breaks up, wildlife returns to the North.
随着巨大冰层的碎裂 野生生物开始回到北方
The polar bear mother has made it to the edge of the sea-ice,
北极熊妈妈到了海冰的边缘
but the smallest cub is nowhere to be seen.
但是已经看不到最小的幼熊了
It's a sad outcome,
结局让人悲伤
but the disappearance improves the chances of the remaining two,
然而这提高了剩下两只的生存机会
who now have more milk to share.
它们能分到更多的乳汁了
Having led her cubs to the edge of the ice,
雌熊把幼熊带到了冰缘
the mother's next challenge is to catch a seal.
下一个挑战就是要捉到海豹
Not easy with these two in tow!
带着它俩可不容易成功！
Her prey beneath the ice can detect the slightest vibration,
冰下的猎物能够探测到微小的震动
especially from bears.
特别是北极熊的
And this is not the stealthiest of hunting parties.
这个狩猎队可远算不上神出鬼没
Leaving her cubs behind however, is not an option -
可又不能把幼熊留在后面
a male bear would eat one in a moment.
雄性会很快吃掉它们的
This is not going to be easy.
这可不会轻松
It seems that the cubs already see themselves as fearsome hunters,
看来小熊已经 把自己当成可怕的猎手了
but they're still young enough to accept their mother's discipline.
不过它们还是接受妈妈的管教
It's the naughty corner for you!
待在里面反省一会儿吧！
This is not going to be their lucky morning.
今早它们运气不佳
They saw no sign of a seal and the cubs are hungry again.
没有海豹的迹象，小熊们又饿了
The mother has been nursing for four months without once eating herself,
熊妈妈已经为幼熊哺乳四个月了 期间并没有进食
and now her milk is drying up.
它的奶水就要消耗殆尽了
She must catch a seal soon,
它得尽快捕到海豹
or the whole family will starve.
要不然全家都要挨饿
The challenge of finding food is getting harder.
问题是现在要捉到猎物越来越难
She needs the sea-ice as a platform from which to hunt
它的狩猎需要依靠海冰提供平台
and it's breaking up faster with each passing day.
然而海冰的消融日渐加快
Even the ice around the coast is starting to break.
连海岸周围的冰都已经开始破裂
The first cracks here are eagerly awaited by some...
有些则在焦急的等待着最早的裂缝
...narwhals.
那就是角鲸
The unicorns of the North are on a mission -
这些北方的独角兽的目的是
to reach the new fishing grounds
到达新的捕鱼地点
in the bays that have been frozen-up all winter, but are now opening up.
那里冰封了整个冬天 不过现在开始消融了
To get to them, the narwhals must travel down leads -
要想到达那里，角鲸需要穿过
temporary cracks in the ice.
冰上的暂时裂缝
But these new roads could close at any time,
但是新的路线随时可能关闭
cutting off the air that they need to breathe.
让它们没法呼吸到空气
The road narrows until there's barely room for one-way traffic.
通路越来越窄，变成了单行道
Then, a surprise...
意外的是
narwhals coming from the other direction.
对面也来了一队角鲸
It's a stand-off.
双方势均力敌
Each team faces an armoury of sharp tusks.
每队都武装有锋利的长牙
Finally, one side concedes
最后一方认输
and everyone continues in the same direction.
然后所有角鲸都往同一方向前进
Within a week, the remaining bays break wide open,
一周之内，剩余的海湾冰面全部裂开
and the narwhals turn their attention to social matters.
角鲸也把注意力转到了社交活动
No-one knows exactly what the narwhal's tusk is for.
没人知道角鲸的长牙有什么用
Some say it's used for fencing,
有人说是进行水中击剑的
yet these exchanges are too gentle to be real fights.
但是真的搏击不会如此温柔
Perhaps these encounters
也许这些回合
are to remind each animal of where it stands in narwhal society.
只是在提醒各自在群体中的地位
We may never know.
我们也许并不会知道
Bizarre creatures appear as if from nowhere.
奇异的生物不知从哪里出现了
The tiny plankton they eat have been fuelled by the increasing warmth
它们吃的微小浮游生物迅速增加
of the sun and fertilised by the nutrients
这要归功于日渐温暖的太阳
brought down by the great rivers and released from the melting sea-ice.
还有大河以及海冰融化 带来的丰沛养分
Sea gooseberries strain the water with their stinging filaments,
海醋栗在海水中展开丝状毒触须
their beating cilia scatter the sun's rays
波动的纤毛散射阳光
into dazzling bursts of colour.
呈现炫目的光波
Beneath the breaking sea ice, a predatory sea slug
在碎裂海冰之下 一种掠食性海蛤蝓
flies through the water on translucent wings.
用半透明的翅膀在水中飞翔
It's on the trail of a peculiar swimming snail.
它在追踪一种泳姿特别的海螺
And now the most voracious of the plankton-eaters
现在最贪吃浮游生物的动物
swim up from the depths...
从深处游了上来
Arctic cod.
北极鳕鱼
The shoals can be enormous, some containing 500 million fish
鱼群可能非常庞大，有些达五亿条
and predators travel hundreds of miles to feast on them.
掠食者旅行数百英里前来享受盛宴
The cod harvest is the annual event
捕猎鳕鱼是高纬度北方地区
for the birds and seals of the far North.
鸟类和海豹的年度盛事
For just a short period,
在这短短的一段时间里
the combination of the strengthening sun, the newly-flowing rivers
阳光的不断加强，重新流淌的河流
and the breaking sea ice make the Arctic Ocean teem with life.
加上碎裂的海冰让北冰洋生机盎然
The land is also transformed by the sun's heat.
阳光同样也改变了大地
The small patches of bare ground that appear are darker than the snow
裸露的小片地面比积雪颜色更深
so they absorb more of the sun's energy.
从阳光中吸收了更多能量
This accelerates the melt.
这使得融化加速
The Arctic tundra is unveiled.
北极苔原揭开了面纱
By tracking the sun, Arctic poppies catch its rays around the clock,
岩罂粟全天跟随太阳，吸收其照射
so their flowers are always warmer than their surroundings.
它们的花朵总是比周围温暖
For early season insects,
对于初春的昆虫来说
this warmth is even more valuable than nectar
要想在寒冷中保持活力的话
if they're to stay active in the cold.
这种温暖比花蜜更有价值
The woolly bear caterpillar does not need the warmth from flowers
灯蛾毛虫在春季开始活动
to kick-start its spring.
不需要花儿供暖
It's always the first insect to appear after the snow retreats
它总是在雪消融后最先出现的昆虫
and the story of how it does so is truly astonishing.
真正让人惊叹的是它如何做到的
At the start of spring, the caterpillar eats as fast as it can,
在春季开始，毛虫尽快地进食
as indeed it must, for this far north, the season will be brief.
它必须如此，在这么靠北的地方 合适的季节十分短暂
The days shorten only too soon, but the caterpillar has not yet
白天很快变短，不过毛虫仍然
got enough reserves to transform itself into a moth.
没有准备好变成飞蛾
It can't leave the Arctic, for it can't fly,
它还不能飞，没法离开北极地区
so it settles down beneath a rock.
于是它安顿在一块石头下面
The sun's warmth rapidly dwindles.
太阳的温暖迅速变弱
Beneath the rock, the caterpillar is out of the wind,
石下的毛虫躲开了狂风
but the cold penetrates deep into the ground.
但是严寒却深入地下
Soon, its heart stops beating.
很快它的心脏就停止跳动了
It ceases to breathe, and its body starts to freeze -
它不再呼吸，身体开始结冻
first its gut, then its blood.
先是内脏，然后是血液
Spring.
春回大地
After four months of darkness,
四个月的漫漫长夜后
the Arctic begins to thaw.
北极地区冰雪开始融化
And the caterpillar rises from the dead.
这毛虫也起死回生
By the time the first shoots of willow appear in the early spring,
早春的爬地柳新叶刚刚出来
the woolly bear is already eating.
灯娥幼虫已经开始大嚼了
But no matter how fast the woolly bear eats,
不过不管它吃得多快
it will not have time to gather enough food this year, either,
今年吃到的食物仍然不够
and the cold closes in once again.
天气又再次变冷
Year after year, the caterpillar slows down in the autumn
年复一年，毛虫在秋季放慢活动
and then freezes solid.
之后被冻僵
But eventually, a very special spring arrives.
终于，一个特别的春天到了
This one will be its last.
这是它的最后一个春天
It's now 14 years old - the world's oldest caterpillar.
它14岁了，是世界上最高龄的毛虫
Its remaining days now become frantic.
它剩下的日子将会紧张狂乱
It starts to weave a silk cocoon.
它开始吐丝结茧
Inside, its body is changing into one that can fly and search,
它的身体在里面进行转变 好进行飞行和搜寻
abilities that will be crucial in the days ahead.
这些在接下来的日子里至关重要
It's waited over a decade for this spring
它为了这一春天等待了十多年
and now, its time is near.
现在时机已到
All across the Arctic, moths are emerging.
整个北极地区，灯娥都在破茧而出
After completing their 14-year preparation,
它们在完成了14年的准备之后
they now have just a few days to find a partner and mate.
只剩几天时间寻找异性进行交配
No life illustrates more vividly the shortness of the Arctic spring
没有别的生命能更生动地 诠释北极地区春天的短暂
or the struggle to survive in this most seasonal of places.
还有在这季节变化最剧烈的地方 生存的艰辛
As spring advances,
随着春天的推进
the transformation of the tundra continues.
苔原的变化在继续
Migrants begin arriving from the south
从南面来的迁徙动物开始到达
and suddenly the tundra is alive with birds and chicks.
鸟儿和雏鸟让苔原 骤然间充满了活力
The Arctic's transformation is complete.
北极地区的变化完成了
This influx of life is good news for some permanent residents.
大量涌入的生命对这里一些 常驻居民是再好不过
Food is rarely plentiful out on the tundra.
苔原上的食物很少充沛
The Arctic wolves must make the most of this boom while it lasts.
北极狼必须充分利用这一大好时机
The wolves must gather as much food as they can.
北极狼必须尽量多地收集食物
Many miles from here, other members of the pack are relying on them.
远处狼群的其它成员还要靠它生存
This barren landscape is a hard place to make a living,
这片贫瘠土地上的生活很艰难
forcing wolf packs to be smaller here than further south.
因此这里的狼群比南部的要小
Six hungry mouths to feed.
六只饥饿的幼狼
The cubs are just over a month old.
它们刚刚一个月大
The ducks are devoured instantly, but on the long journey home,
捕到的鸭子当时就被吃掉了 不过在它们回家的路上
they also caught an Arctic hare, a mainstay of the tundra diet,
它们捉到了只北极兔 这是它们在苔原地区的主食
and one the cubs seem to be particularly keen on.
也特别受这些小狼的喜爱
Uneaten food is usually hidden for leaner times,
吃剩的一般被藏起来以备不时之需
but there will be no leftovers today.
不过今天什么也剩不下
The cubs are growing fast and are always hungry.
幼狼在迅速发育，总是饥肠辘辘
The good times are certainly back,
美好时光的确回来了
but these white wolves remind us
但是这些白狼也在提醒我们
of the Arctic's less welcoming side.
北极地区严酷艰难的一面
Their coats are pale to conceal them during the long, snowy winter.
浅色外套让它们 在漫长冬季的雪地上便于藏身
It's easy to forget that one month ago,
很容易忘记仅仅一个月前
this land was a barren, white desert.
这片土地还是贫瘠的白色荒原
At the southern end of our planet,
在我们星球的南端
the Antarctic sea ice is still at its greatest extent.
南极的海冰仍处于最大范围
But there are a few islands on its outer edge
不过在其外缘的几个岛屿
that the sea ice never quite reaches.
海冰的势力从未触及
South Georgia is washed by the rich waters of the Southern Atlantic
南极洲南部的富饶海水 冲刷着南乔治亚岛
and the comparative warmth of the sea
相对温暖的海洋
takes the edge off the vicious southern winter.
让南极地区冬天的严酷减缓
It's even possible for a few hardy animals, like the Wandering Albatross,
一些像漂泊信天翁这样的耐寒动物
to live here throughout the whole year.
甚至可以全年都生活在这里
The enormous Albatross chicks take 13 months to fledge,
巨大的信天翁雏鸟 要13个月才能羽翼丰满
so they have no choice but to sit here throughout the winter.
除了留在这里过冬外别无选择
It can't be easy, but the thick layer of fluffy down
这并非易事，但是厚厚的绒毛
keeps out the worst of the cold.
能帮助它们抵御严寒
Their parents travel thousands of miles to collect the fish
它们的双亲飞行数千英里 为它们捕鱼和乌贼
and squid they need to stay warm and to grow.
这样才能让它们保暖并且生长
The season is turning and storms blow in with little warning.
季节正在变化 暴风来得几乎没有前兆
King penguins have also been here all winter.
王企鹅整个冬天也都在这里
Their chicks survive by huddling in creches to conserve their heat.
雏鸟在繁育地挤在一起保持体热
A solitary bird here standing alone would quickly die of exposure.
暴露在暴风之中单独的鸟儿 在这里会很快丧命
It seems for a hardy few, violent storms are a price worth paying
对于少数耐寒动物来说 面临暴风的代价是值得的
for year-round fishing in the rich waters of the southern ocean.
这换来了在南大洋 富饶的水域里整年的捕鱼机会
The penguins have had the beach to themselves all winter,
整个冬天海滩上只有企鹅
but that is a luxury that will not last.
不过这里不会一直归它们独享
As the winter storms subside,
随着冬季的风暴消退
life begins to return.
生命也开始回归
For half of the year, South Georgia has the greatest concentration
南乔治亚岛有半年是世界最大的
of sea birds in the world
海鸟聚集地
and most of them arrive in the early spring.
它们大多在早春到来
Macaroni penguins make the most impressive entrance -
长冠企鹅的到来最为壮观
over five million pairs of them.
共有五百多万对
They are the world's most numerous penguin
它们是世界上数量最多的企鹅
and half of them are now here.
现在有一半都在这里
The arrival is complete.
现在全都到了
Courtship is next on South Georgia's busy spring schedule.
求偶仪式是南乔治亚岛 春季的下一步主题
The Wandering Albatross has the most elaborate display.
漂泊信天翁的展示最为复杂
These two are renewing their bonds after being months apart.
这两只在分离数月后重叙旧情
Wanderers pair up in their teens
漂泊信天翁十几岁时
and can spend a further 50 years together -
确定伴侣，并能保持长达50年
one of the longest partnerships in the animal world.
是动物世界里最长的配偶关系之一
By the middle of spring,
到了仲春
the snows have cleared from the coves and the low ground.
小海湾和低处的积雪都已消失
The beaches are almost free of ice too,
海滩上也几乎没有余冰
but that isn't the biggest change facing the king penguins.
可这并不是王企鹅面对的最大变化
Their peaceful waterfront has turned into an obstacle course of blubber.
原本平静的岸边现在满是肥胖障碍
The elephant seals have arrived.
象海豹们到了
This beach now contains a greater mass of animals
这片海滩现在动物的重量总和
than any other in the world.
世上无双
The young seals were conceived here a year ago,
雌海豹是一年前怀上小海豹的
and now that they've been born,
现在它们已经出生
their mothers are ready to mate again.
妈妈们就又准备好进行交配了
The mating rights on this patch of the beach belong to a beach master.
这片海滩只有雄性头领才有权交配
His harem contains 50 females -
它的后宫佳丽多达50
females that are coveted by others.
这自然引来无数觊觎
His authority is being challenged.
它的权威遭到挑战
This rival means business.
这个竞争者不容小觑
This could be the beach master's first serious test
这可能是这位头领春季里一系列
of his spring campaign.
严峻挑战的第一个
The beach master himself weighs four tonnes,
头领海豹体重达4吨
but this rival is his equal.
不过竞争者也不相上下
When these titans clash,
这些巨兽的交锋中
bones crunch.
骨骼都吱吱作响
He has won the first battle,
它初战告捷
but he may have to defend his harem every hour for the next month.
不过接下来的一个月 它可能得时时守卫它的后宫
If he can stay master of his beach for this period,
要是它能统治这片沙滩这么久
many of the young born here next year will be his.
明年新生海豹中会有很多它的后代
It's the end of spring on the Wandering Albatross's cliffs,
漂泊信天翁所在的悬崖上到了暮春
their season for fledging.
是它们长羽毛的季节
Last year's chicks have lost their fluffy down
去年孵出的雏鸟已经褪去绒毛
and step up to the challenge of getting into the air.
要面对腾空飞翔的挑战了
An albatross is not very competent on the ground,
信天翁在地面上能力并不出色
so until it can fly, it isn't good for much
所以在它会飞之前实在做不了什么
and this makes the maiden flight
所以信天翁的首飞
the crucial event in an albatross's life.
是它一生中至关重要的事件
Managing the largest wing span in the world takes practice...
控制世界最大展幅的双翼需要练习
...lots of it.
大量练习
Weeks can go by like this.
这样可能会要几周
Certainly the winds must be right,
当然这需要风力合适
but it does appear that for some,
但是似乎对有些来说
the problem is something of a mental one.
这更是意志力的考验
At last.
终于成了
The Southern Ocean beckons.
南大洋在召唤
This bird's feet will not touch land again for five years.
这只鸟今后5年都不会再踏上陆地
1,000 miles further south,
向南一千英里
on the edge of the Antarctic continent,
在南极洲的边缘
the sea ice is only just starting to break.
海冰刚刚开始碎裂
But the Adelie penguin's activities are certainly warming up.
但是阿德利企鹅却开始活跃起来
The males have now finished their nests by fair means or foul
守不守规矩的雄企鹅都已建完巢穴
and the females are finally returning,
雌企鹅也终于要回来了
just as the weather is improving.
天气也正在改善
Now their courtship can begin.
现在求偶开始了
The eggs are laid and the females leave the job of incubating them to the males,
雌性产卵后把孵化任务留给了雄性
while they go fishing out on the fragmenting sea ice.
它们则回到四分五裂的海冰处捕鱼
Killer whales.
虎鲸
It's teamwork that makes killer whales so dangerous.
虎鲸的危险之处在于团队协作
And this is a big team.
这是一大群
There is no real need for the penguins to be alarmed.
其实企鹅完全不必惊慌
These killer whales are a kind that only eats fish.
这些是些只吃鱼类的虎鲸
Rising out is simply the best way for the whales to work out
从水下升起是在观察 通往海岸附近的裂缝
which cracks lead towards the coast and better fishing.
这方法简单有效 让它们能更好地捕鱼
A new generation of Adelies steps forth
新一代阿德利企鹅破壳而出了
into the short Antarctic spring
来到了短暂的南极之春
to be nurtured by industrious parents who've taken great risks
勤劳的双亲冒着巨大风险哺育它们
to give their young a head start.
好让它们能开个好头
They will need to grow fast if they are to fledge
要想在严寒天气回来前就羽翼丰满
and leave before the freeze sets in again.
能够离开的话，就得迅速生长
It's a battle they will win or lose over the approaching summer.
这场战争的胜负 在接下来的夏天里就见分晓
Next time, summer
下一集将夏天
and the sun never sets in the polar regions.
极地的太阳从不落下
The heat is on for the Frozen Planet.
冰冻星球的热度增高
Freeze Frame
雪骨冰神--拍摄花絮
To film the entire breeding cycle of the Adelie penguin,
为拍摄阿德利企鹅完整的繁殖周期
Frozen Planet sent a team to one of the world's largest colonies,
冰冻星球节目派了一个摄制组 前往南极洲的克罗兹角
at Cape Crozier, Antarctica.
它们最大的繁殖地之一
I've heard so much about it and read so much about it.
我听过不少，也读到不少
Finally we're going to get there. It's good.
终于能亲历其地了，好极了
Cameraman Mark Smith and director Jeff Wilson
摄像马克·史密斯 和导演杰夫·威尔森
plan to spend the next four months living amongst the penguins
计划在接下来的四个月里 跟企鹅一起生活
in a location first visited by the early explorers a century ago.
一个世纪之前最先看到 这个位置的是早期探险家
So arduous was Scott's winter expedition to Cape Crozier
斯考特在克罗兹角的探险非常艰难
that it became known as "the worst journey in the world".
被誉为“世上最糟之旅程”
Wow, it's fantastic!
哇，实在太美妙了！
Modern means make Mark and Jeff's journey a more comfortable affair,
现代工具让马克和杰夫 的旅途舒服多了
but once there, they will be tested
但是到了之后，则要面对
to the very limits of their endurance.
他们忍耐力的极限
Gone with the Wind
迎风傲雪
The pair arrive in early spring
他俩在早春到达
with enough supplies to survive the next four months
四个月在南极荒原上的工作和生存
working alone in the Antarctic wilderness.
给养装备都很充分
We're here!
我们到了！
Scott's legend of Cape Crozier
斯考特在克罗兹角的传奇
tells of some extreme weather, to say the least,
起码让我们知道了 这里的一些极端天气
so Mark and Jeff take advantage of the clear conditions,
所以马克和杰夫赶紧充分利用晴天
in the knowledge that the Adelies' arrival is imminent.
他们知道阿德利企鹅马上就会到来
But the next morning, things take a turn for the worse.
不过第二天早上，情况急转直下
We've just come up to this ridge
我们刚爬上山脊
to go and check what it looks like down in the colony.
来看看整个繁殖地的情况
But even here you can hear...
不过在这里都能听到...
a huge kind of roaring noise up on the hill.
山上传来的巨大的嘶吼声
Never really heard anything like that before.
以前从没听过这样的声音
Up there, it must be blowing the most almighty gale,
那上面肯定是威力极大的狂风
and that is, you know, just a mile away or something.
要知道，离这里只有一英里左右
So that means that that could get here very, very quickly.
这就是说暴风可能很快会到这里
So yeah, it makes you slightly scared.
这真的挺吓人的
It's weird, isn't it?
是不是很奇怪？
The winds here are famously ferocious,
这里的狂风出名的猛烈
and with so little experience of this location,
马克和杰夫对这里并不熟悉
Mark and Jeff retreat to the relative shelter of their hut.
他们退了回去 躲在相对安全的小屋里
I was just stood here thinking,
我站在这里正在想：
"Well, it can't be too bad,
“这还不算太糟
"because we haven't seen rocks starting to blow around yet,"
“毕竟还没看到石头被吹飞”
and just at that moment a rock
就在那时，一块石头
took off and rolled down there.
飞了过来，滚到那里去了
Oh, dear, it's getting stronger.
天哪，越来越强了
By the second day of the storm, the winds reach 80 miles an hour,
暴风的第二天，时速达到80英里
and it's apparent that even getting lunch from the outside larder
看来到外面储藏箱里取午餐
is too risky.
都很危险
To their increasing alarm, the storm continues to build.
让他们警惕的是风暴越来越大
All afternoon, it's been blowing about...must have been 100 miles an hour,
吹了一下午，时速肯定有100英里
and in the last half-hour it's just got a lot stronger.
就在之前的半个小时又增大不少
Aside from being utterly terrified,
除了被吓得够呛以外
there's the added worry that our gear is stashed outside somewhere.
我们还在担心放在外面的设备
We didn't have room for it in the hut.
屋里面地方不够
We don't know whether it's going to be there in the morning or not,
我们不知道到了早上东西还在不在
which could spell the end of our trip.
要是没了，我们的旅途也就结束了
On the third day of the storm, the winds hit 130 miles an hour.
暴风第三天，时速达130英里
The hut starts to shake from its very foundations,
小屋连地基都开始抖动
and Mark and Jeff's situation becomes critical.
马克和杰夫的情况很严峻
The wind's so strong,
风太大了
it's constantly blowing the pilot light out on the paraffin stove,
不停地吹灭我们煤油炉的火焰
so the temperature's dropping.
所以温度在下降
The wind's rising.
风力继续加强
Sounds like the bloody roof's coming off.
听起来房顶都要飞了
The really scary thing is that had we gone out down to the colony
更可怕的会是我们今天下去
and tried to film today,
到企鹅繁殖地拍摄
there's a very high likelihood that we'd be dead by now.
那样的话我们很可能已经死了
And I don't say that lightly.
这可不是随便说说
There's no way we would have seen this through down there.
我们要是在下面肯定挺不过来
And that is quite sobering.
这很让人警醒
After four terrifying days inside the hut,
在小屋里提心吊胆地待了4天后
the winds finally drop, and Mark and Jeff are keen to see
风总算小了，马克和杰夫赶快
what, if any, equipment has survived.
去看还剩下什么设备
All the real important stuff, the camera stuff, is all still here,
真正重要的摄影设备还都在
and it's still strapped to this rock.
都拴在这块石头上
You have no idea how much joy that gives us.
你可不知道我们有多高兴
We can get on with our jobs now!
我们现在能继续工作了！
The first things to welcome us to the colony are these skuas,
最先欢迎我们是这些贼鸥
which come in and batter us from above.
它们从上面飞来拍打我们
At its height, the colony will swell to over half a million penguins,
该繁殖地在极盛时 能有五百多万只企鹅
and in the 24-hour daylight of the Antarctic summer,
南极夏日太阳24小时不落
Mark and Jeff spend all of their waking hours filming.
马克和杰夫只要醒着就在拍摄
Unpredictable weather continues to force the team
无法预料的天气不断迫使他们
to climb the two miles back to the relative shelter of their hut,
爬上两英里处相对安全的小屋
and Mark devises a novel way of testing the wind speed.
马克发明了新奇的风速测量法
Stop!
停！
After six weeks, the first sign
六周之后，这对组合
that the pair might be tiring of their penguin neighbours.
露出了对这些企鹅邻居厌倦的迹象
Over there's a leopard seal.
那边有一只豹海豹
It's the first non-penguin-looking animal in two months!
两个月来看到的第一只 不是企鹅的动物
Will you look at that? It's a leopard seal!
看到了吗？是一只豹海豹
I was down here filming the penguins coming in,
我在下边拍摄企鹅过来的镜头
followed this penguin that came out of the waves
镜头跟着一只钻出波浪的企鹅
up the beach, very nice shot, stopped the shot
它来到沙滩，拍得很好，然后停拍
and there in the middle of the frame was this completely white penguin...
画面中间居然有一只全白的企鹅
trying to get into the shot.
它在抢镜头
We suspect that he might be following us around now.
我怀疑它现在是不是开始跟着我们
Working around the clock for this length of time
这样没日没夜地工作
in the presence of half a million screaming penguins
还要面对50万只尖叫的企鹅
would test anyone's resolve.
对任何人的决心都是考验
I hate carrying gear.
我讨厌背装备
Hear that? I hate carrying gear. I don't want to do it any more.
听到了吗？ 我讨厌背装备，不想再背了
Midway through their trip, after more than 1,000 hours amongst the penguins,
任务过半，在跟企鹅一起 一千多个小时后
their grip on reality is beginning to loosen.
他们对事实的把握开始松动
Here we are on the penguin superhighway,
我们现在在企鹅高速公路上
where the penguins go down to the sea.
企鹅通过这条路下海
It seems that they follow the American system...
看来它们用的是美国交通规则
driving on the right,
右侧通行
going down to the sea on the right,
从右面去到海里
coming back from the sea on the left as you're facing the sea.
要是面对着海的话 海上回来的企鹅就在左面
I'm fairly sure that yesterday they were doing the British system.
明明它们昨天用的还是英国规矩
The legendary Cape Crozier weather soon snaps them back into reality.
克罗兹角传奇般的天气 很快把他们带回了现实
I'm just filming the penguins
我正在拍摄企鹅
with this huge kind of wind storm
从冰盖上面吹来了
coming over the ice cap,
巨大的风暴
the kind of thing we were warned about by the guy who was here before,
之前在这里的那人曾经警告过我们
who has been here several years, saying "With skies like this, you should run for home".
他已经在这里几年了，他说： “要是看到天那样，就立即回家”
But we're just going to stay and film it.
不过我们要留下来拍摄
Because we're the BBC!
因为我们是BBC！
But in this part of the world,
不过在地球的这个角落
working for the BBC doesn't count for much.
为BBC工作没什么用
Within minutes, the winds reach hurricane strength,
几分钟内，暴风就达到了飓风级别
and the crew are in serious trouble.
摄制组这回麻烦大了
So, we've got to now venture out and go about a mile up this valley,
我们必须冒险出去 沿峡谷上行一英里
which looks like it's got about 80-mile-an-hour winds blowing down it.
看来风的时速有80英里
So it's going to be quite an adventure.
所以也算是探险
Bit frightening, though, really.
我真有点害怕
After three months, the pair are now fully aware
在这里度过了三个月，他俩现在
of the strength the winds can reach.
很清楚风能达到的强度
Getting a little stronger now!
风又大了些！
There is a very real danger
他们真的有被分开
that they could be separated and lost in these white-out conditions.
和在这白茫茫的世界中迷路的危险
Two terrifying hours later, and their relief
两个惊心动魄的小时后
at finally reaching the hut is tangible.
终于到家的感觉真踏实欣慰
With a month still to go at Cape Crozier,
在克罗兹角的后面一个月里
Mark, Jeff and the penguins will face many more storms like this.
马克、杰夫和企鹅们 还要面对很多这样的风暴
But it seems their greatest challenge
不过他们最大的挑战
will be to maintain their sanity.
是要保持理智
Here we are, travelling through the Antarctic by sled.
（四周之后）
我们正在雪橇上穿越南极
We're being pulled by a herd of huskies. Oh!
有一队雪橇犬拉着，哦！
12 of them panting out front, breath steaming from their mouths.
一共12只，在前面呼出白色的哈气
And as we go along,
一路之上
we see the happy people waving at us.
人们高兴地向我们招手
For a free Open University illustrated poster of polar regions,
要想获得“开放大学”绘制的 极地地区的免费海报
call the number on the screen,
请拨打屏幕上的电话号码
or order online by going to bbc.co.uk/frozenplanet
或者登陆bbc.co.uk/frozenplanet
and follow the links to Open University.
然后点击“开放大学”的链接