向深海出发（2008）

Very little is known about either the species that exist here
以前只知道很少的信息
or the numbers that exist here.
或者这里存在的数量
And obviously, with lack of data it's therefore difficult to assess
很明显 因为缺少资料这就很难去证明
if these populations are in any way endangered.
如果这些数量处于危险中
NARRATOR:Their first task is to find a boat big enough
首要的任务就是去找条大船
to take them and their equipment
带上他们和仪器
into the shallow lagoons where the seahorses live.
去到海马生存的地方
LUCY:This sort of thing would be quite good.
这样的事情相当好
About the right size, you reckon? Yeah, I think so, don't you?
你知道真正的尺寸吗?─是的 我那样认为呢?
NARRATOR:The waters around the Spice Islands
香料群岛周围的水域
are home to one of the largest traditionally-made boating fleets in the world.
是世界上一种最大的传统舰队的栖息处
For maritime archaeologist Lucy, it's like stepping back in time.
对于考古学家露西来说 就像回到从前
LUCY:It's just the sort of thing you would find in a medieval shipyard.
这些是你在中世纪造船厂中能找到的东西
And I'm not belittling this actually at all,
我一点都没小看这些东西
but it's exactly... This whole tool kit, in fact,
但是确实─整个工具箱
is very akin to what you would find in a medieval shipyard.
就类似于你在中世纪造船厂能找到的
And the great thing is, they're still building a lot of boats here
好的是 他们还在这里造船
and there's obviously a lot of demand.
有很明显的要求
NARRATOR:With the boat arranged,
安排好船
the team can begin their search for seahorses.
就看是去寻找海马了
They'll have to bring them out of the water
他们要把海马带出水面
to take accurate measurements.
做精确测量
A sensitive operation, but important to help protect them.
一个很敏感的操作 但是对保护它们很重要
I'm not a huge fan of taking things out of their environment
我不是很喜欢把那些东西带离它们的环境
into an artificial environment.
带进一个人造环境中
Yet, without taking that seahorse out of its environment,
不带海马出来
you can't take the measurements that are essential
你不能得到准确的测量
to look at population and numbers, and therefore
去计算数量
you can't go on to make any conservation assessments.
因此你也就不能去保护他们
NARRATOR:As the divers descend, the lagoon comes alive.
渗水员渗下去 这个湖变得有生气
It's a nursery for juvenile scorpion fish,
这是蠍子鱼的庇护所
yellow box fish,
黄金子鱼
tiny squid, hermit crabs
鲍鱼 蟹
and a host of mysterious micro-wildlife.
还有很多其它的什么的生物
The perfect environment for seahorses.
最好的适于海马的环境
A few centimetres tall and perfectly camouflaged,
只有几厘米高 很好的伪装
they're not easy to spot.
它们不容易被看见
Back on shore, Paul and Lucy are building a temporary lab.
回到岸上 保罗和露西建了个临时实验室
Here, they'll identify the species of any seahorse they find.
他们要在这儿鉴定他们找到的海马的物种
The main objective is to shelter it from the sun,
主要的目标就是不能见到太阳
so we need a tarp.
因此我们需要决帆布
Perfect. And, of course, the wind is from that way as well.
很好 风也是从那边来的
Okay, you can let go.
好了 让我下余
PAUL:It's a tall order, this.
这真不容易
I mean, we've got half a day, roughly.
我们花了半天时间
Got about four hours from now,
到现在有四个小时了
and then we gotta join Kairos and sail north.
然后我们的继续北上
So, I mean, it is a long shot. There's no doubt about that.
这个长♥期♥的工作 毫无疑问
NARRATOR:Underwater, the search continues.
水下搜寻仍在继续
PHILIPPE:Oh, my God!
天啊
Tooni, over here.
托妮 过来
To give you an idea of how hard they are to find,
让你看看它们是多么难找
it is right here.
就在这里
NARRATOR:To disguise themselves,
去伪装它们
seahorses allow small organisms to grow on them.
海马允许其它的生物寄生在它们旁上
For such a slow-moving fish,
比如这些移♥动♥很慢的鱼
their camouflage is an essential defence against predators.
它们的伪装是抵御敌人的一个基本方式
The only thing that gives her away
它唯一做的
is the slight movement of her gills,
就是轻微的动鳃
which she's pumping water through to get oxygen,
通过那样吸取氧气
and that is pretty much it.
大致是就是那样
I just think they look so sad. He's got his little head drooped down.
它们看起来很伤心 把头低看
PHILIPPE:Oh, yeah.
是的
TOONI:She's having a damned good look around, though.
它应该仔细观察周边环境
PHILIPPE:Now, I'm carefully,
我很仔细
carefully going to lift up this seahorse here.
足够仔细的在这里发现海马
Very gently.
很轻的
Seahorses almost have a mythical quality.
海马几乎有神话般的特质
They look as if they've come out of some story book.
就如它们是从一些故事书写的
And it might be for this reason that they are so prized
就因为那些 它们才那么的
in traditional medicines in the East.
在东方的传统医学中受欢迎
Seahorses are in a lot of trouble.
海马有很多麻烦了
Look at this beautiful creature. People capture these in the millions.
看这种漂亮的生物 人们上百万的捕捉它们
I'm not sure if I can get him to hold on to my finger.
我都不确定我能不能
There we go.
我们走
Need to be very gentle and delicate with him.
一定要很小心
TOONI:What's really key is that we get this one onto shore,
最重要的是我们把它带上来了
back to its location, within 20 minutes because we don't want to stress it.
在20分钟内送回它的地方我们不想那样
Because seahorses are monogamous,
因为海马是一夫一妻的
so if this one isn't returned right here,
如果送回的位置不对
its mate isn't gonna know where it is and it'll be lost.
它的配偶不知道是哪里 就会走丢
NARRATOR:Once the spot is marked, there's no time to waste.
一旦选定位置 没有时间去浪费了
TOONI:Precious cargo.
宝贵的货物
Yeah, I got it. Got it?
我知道了─明白?
Okay, there's a tarpaulin there for your gear.
好了 这里有个
Flipping well done.
翻转下
Gotta be really careful. Aw, she's gone down, great.
当心 她下去了 很好
LUCY:She's quite big. PAUL:Yeah, she's beautiful.
她很大─是的 很漂亮
NARRATOR:They have just minutes to identify the species.
他们只有几分钟时间
PAUL:Here you go, she's in there.
你去这儿 她没在那儿
Have you started the clock? LUCY:We've got to be really quiet.
你开始计时了么?我们一定要安静
PAUL:Yeah, I have. Really quiet. Really quiet, yeah?
我开始了─非常安静 好吗?
I think she's a female. You can see the bands on her.
你可以看到 她是雌性的
PAUL:There's the tape, yep. LUCY:Man, she's feisty.
这是带子─她是很容易生气的
PAUL:She's great.
她很捧
NARRATOR:Males have a smooth pouch that broods the young,
雄性有带幼仔的袋子
but females have bands all down their bodies
雌性在旁体下面有环
and the number of these bands helps to identify the species.
环的数量可以用来鉴定种类
LUCY:Five, six, seven, eight, nine,
5 6 7 8 9
ten,eleven
10 11
PAUL:You're halfway through. It's 1 0 minutes.
有一半了 是10分钟
LUCY:Fourteen millimetres. Now, that's a lot. That's spot on.
14毫米 刀F4良多了
NARRATOR:Some species of seahorse are traded more than others,
这些品质的海马比其它的要贸易的多些
so identifying this one will help determine
所以这个会帮助我们决定
how endangered the population here is.
其数量处于怎么样的危险中
TOONI:Hold her like that.
那那样拿看
PHILIPPE:It's going to be really hard underwater.
在水下真的很困难
Okay, can you get... Can you get this...
你能得到…你能得到这个
Quickly.
快速地
PHILIPPE:Tooni, I gotta get in between your fingers.
托妮 我的放在你指尖
TOONI:Then you're gonna have to... You're gonna have to...
你要去
I'll have to hold her head and you'll have to get her... Hold her tail.
我抓头 你抓尾
NARRATOR:Time is slipping away.
时间在流逝
PHILIPPE:Let's take her out of the water and just do it quickly.
我们把她带出水面 那样会快些
PAUL:You can do it in the water. PHILIPPE:All right.
你能在水中做─对
PAUL:You've only got about five minutes left, guys, as far as...
你只有5分钟时间了
NARRATOR:The length of the seahorse is a crucial final measurement.
海马的长度是很关键的
It will confirm the species.
那会确定那品种
LUCY:Quick, get in there.
快点 进来这里
PHILIPPE:I can't. I can't with your fingers there.
我做不到
All right.
好
PAUL:That's perfect.
很好
PHILIPPE:Can you straighten that baby tail out?
能把尾巴弄支吗?
TOONI:She's strong. PAUL:You can run it round the bottom.
她很强壮─你能在底部跑
PAUL:Nearly. LUCY:We've got the end.
几乎是─我们差不多了
I think you've got it. Yeah, you got the end.
我想你得到了─是的
PHILIPPE:You got the tip? PAUL:Yeah, that's it, right.
你到顶了?─是的 对
Good. All right.
好─好的
1 6♥4♥, is that about right?
16♥4♥ 对吗?
LUCY:So that's... Should we go for the upper end, then?
那就是…我们应该去另一端吗?