[00:00:22]I had never visited the North Pole before,

我以前从未来过北极

[00:02:46]so this was a great highlight for me.

所以这对我来说是头等大事

[00:04:40]But it was hard going in temperatures of minus 40,

但零下四十度下的旅程异常艰难

[00:09:26]so as soon as filming finished, we flew south.

拍摄一结束 我们就立即飞往南方

[00:12:17]Little did we know that we had made it out just in time.

当时我们并不知道 我们离开得很及时

[00:19:33]We got back from the Pole camp last night

我们昨晚从北极营地回来

[00:23:23]and I've just bumped into the Russian Commander,

我刚好碰到了那位俄罗斯指挥官

[00:26:16]who's just heard from the camp.

他刚刚收到营地的来信

[00:28:44]And the news is that a little crack,

据说 我在冰上看到的那条

[00:30:59]which I'd seen in the ice between our tent and the airstrip,

位于帐篷和飞机跑道之间的小裂缝

[00:35:54]which was no more than an inch or so wide,

当时还不到一英寸宽

[00:38:49]has, overnight, widened to 20 metres.

一夜之间增加到二十米宽了

[00:43:51]Temporary break-ups, caused by stormy weather and strong winds,

暴雪和强风导致的一时崩裂

[00:47:31]have happened before,

以前也发生过

[00:48:50]but they've been getting more and more frequent over recent years

但近些年 越来越频繁了

[00:52:02]as the ice has got weaker.

因为冰层越来越脆弱了

[00:56:20]It was only swift action by the staff

全体员工的迅速反应

[01:00:18]that prevented a lot of valuable equipment going in the drink.

使许多昂贵仪器幸免于遭殃