BBC | 《南太平洋》-无尽汪洋 24
听力分享，每日BBC
音频
中&英
Richard: Got a very positive feeling about today.
我今天感觉不错
The conditions are improving.
情况改变了
Lots of sharks around, come to, close to the boat.
很多鲨鱼就在周围，在靠近我们的船
I think they're inviting us in.
我想它们是在邀请我们
Narration: But filming a successful strike from underwater required a different strategy.
但是从水下拍摄鲨鱼的攻击需要一个不一样的策略
No longer worried about being hit from below,
因为不用再担心从背后被袭击
Richard and Doug opted for the quieter approach of snorkelling at the surface,
理查德和道格选择悄悄地浮在水面
only going under at the final moment .
只在最后时刻潜入水底
Would this new technique work?
这个新的策略能成功吗？
From the surface, the signs were good.
在水面上，视线更好
and John was once again following the action from his platform.
约翰再次在船板上捕捉到了镜头
So, how did it go for Richard?
那么理查德那里怎样了呢？
Richard: Unbelievable! That happened in a second! It was out of nowhere!
难以置信！简直是一瞬之间，鲨鱼就凭空出现了！
Doug: My first hint that something was happening was when I saw a bunch of bubbles around the bird.
当我看到信天翁周围出现一团气泡时，我第一反应是有事要发生
Then, I could kinda see the shape of the shark.
然后，我隐约看到了鲨鱼的轮廓
Richard: That is the most astonishing thing I've ever seen.
这是我见过的最惊心动魄的事情
Narration: But there was more to this story.
但这个故事远不止如此
Richard: You know, you've got this incredible predator
你知道，附近就潜伏着一个不可思议的掠食者
who's lurking around and you know he's out there or she's out there.
而且你知道他/她就在那里
You know this animal is circling you.
你能感觉到它就在围着你转
You can't see it, it can see you.
但是你看不见它，它却能看见你
And so, you can't help now and again just to look away for a second,
而当你忍不住再向四周环顾一圈时
and in that split second on this occasion that I looked away, the shark hit.
就在我扭过头的一瞬间，鲨鱼出击了
The power of the animal as it took the albatross was on the one hand terrifying,
鲨鱼袭击信天翁使出的力道一方面令我恐惧
but on the other hand completely transfixing.
另一方面是绝对的震撼
I think that shot's going to haunt me for the rest of my life
我想，这一画面将会一直留在我的印象里
Narration: Richard may only have filmed half the strike,
理查德或许只拍摄到袭击过程的一半
but in the end, given the nervousness of the sharks,
但处在鲨鱼环伺在侧的紧张境地下
he was lucky to get even that.
拍到这一半他已经很幸运了
▼往期推荐▼
本文仅供分享，一切版权归BBC所有。
↓↓↓保存音频+双语文稿