向深海出发（2008）

and the scale of this operation shows
这次行动的规模显示
how effectively the Romans established trading routes around the Mediterranean.
罗马人在地中海建立 贸易路线多么有效
There are about 40 amphorae here,
这里大概有40个瓮
but these are only a fraction of the original cargo.
但是也只有小部分货船的残留物
LUCY:There used to be about 400- 500 but these have been taken by looters.
以前大概有四五百个 但是很多都被掠夺者抢走了
It's a big problem in the Mediterranean.
这是地中海的一个大问题
NARRATOR:Treasure hunters have damaged and stolen many of the rich but fragile
探宝的人已经把很多 富有但是脆弱的
historical remains that scatter the floor of the Med.
历史遗物打碎在地中海底
To protect what remains of these amphorae,
为了保护这些瓮
this underwater archaeological site is being monitored
海底的考古地点
24 hours a day by CCTV.
24小时有中♥央♥电视监视
The pictures are fed to the nearby island of Favignana
这些图片送往附近的法维纳纳
where they're monitored by police.
由警♥察♥监视
What was that?
那是什么？
Just asked permission, want to have a little respect.
请求准许 表示尊敬
PHILIPPE:We've got some visitors.
有人来了
There's Paul right in front of the camera. And there's Lucy.
镜头前面的是保罗和露西
TOONI:I think this whole project is so unique,
这个项目很独特
the fact that they're very interested in the conservation of these relics.
他们对这些遗物的保留有兴趣
It's kind of sad that they had to in the first place
可惜他们必须先去
but it's very cool that they did.
但是他们做的很酷
NARRATOR:Since CCTVwas installed,
既然中♥央♥电视已经安装了
not a single Roman amphora has been stolen.
没有一个罗马瓮被盗走
The cameras protect what remains of this valuable site,
相机保护该地方的无价之宝
a record of how the Mediterranean Sea enabled civilisations to expand.
这里能够记录地中海的 文明发发展
For the team's next mission, Paul and Tooni
探险队的下一个任务 保罗和托妮
are heading off to Mallorca to look much further back in time.
他们要去马略卡岛探索 更多古代的东西
They'll be diving underground to search for evidence of huge changes
他们潜水下去寻找更多 的变化的证据
which transformed the whole Mediterranean.
发生在地中海的变化
Changes that helped bring people here in the first place.
这些变化首先帮助了这里的人
Mallorca lies in the western Mediterranean.
马略卡岛位于地中海西部
Beneath the island's east coast is a vast network of flooded caves.
岛屿的东海岸下面是洪流山洞网
This cave system is connected to the sea
这个洞群与海水相连
but Paul and Tooni must drive several kilometres inland to reach the entrance.
但是保罗和托妮必须潜水下去 探索入口
In these flooded caves are unusual formations that you can only see...
在这里可能可以看到 奇形怪状的地形
Apparently you can pick them up in the Bahamas
显然可以在巴哈马找到
and a few other spots, but this is a really rare opportunity
还有其他几个地方 但是这是机会
to learn more about the Med.
可以更了解地中海
Probably the most dangerous bit of diving we're going to do on this.
也是最危险的潜水地方之一
Yeah, 'cause that's making me feel better. Great, thanks, mate.
这样我感觉好多了 谢谢
PAUL:Here we go. TOONI:That looks like a cave.
到了 看起来像一个洞
Doesn't fill me with joy, it has to be said.
说真的 我并不高兴
PAUL:It doesn't look very inviting.
看起来不怎么好进去
NARRATOR:Paul and oceanographer Tooni will be searching for proof of
保罗和托妮要寻找证据
when Mediterranean sea levels dropped many thousands of years ago,
地中海平面几千年来下降的证据
changing the coastline and creating the ideal conditions
改变了海岸线 形成了良好的气候条件
for people to spread and settle.
让他们在这里居住
They'll have to brave a perilous section of flooded caves,
一定有一个洪流洞十分危险
and though they're both trained cave divers,
尽管他们都是训练有素的潜水员
this is a dangerous task.
这还是危险的任务
PAUL:There's a definite sense within me that this is a risky dive.
我显然看出这是危险的潜水
As soon as you can't get to the surface,
只要你不能上升到水面
there's a lot of opportunities for things to go wrong.
很容易出现差错
NARRATOR:They are hoping to examine rare rock formations
他们希望检查这里的岩石形成
deep inside the Earth.
在地球的的深处
The dive begins with a claustrophobic entranceway.
潜水从一个阴暗的入口开始
PAUL:Here we go.
来了
The trick here, Tooni, is going to be headfirst for sure.
这有技巧 先头进去
Just have to take our time as we go through this squeeze.
但是要挤进去的时候十分小心
The visibility has gone to next to nothing.
接下来 可见度成为一个问题
Very, very, very tight indeed, this.
其实很紧
You couldn't possibly go through much smaller of a space.
你可能可以穿过更小的地方
TOONI:One hand at a time, one hand at a time.
一次一只手
It goes down as well.
下去很顺利
NARRATOR:Tooni and Paul dive further and further down below ground
托妮和保罗一步步下潜
into the cave system.
到了洞群
PAUL:Kind of a brutal start this, no visibility and very cold.
开始有点残忍♥ 什么也看不到 又寒冷
NARRATOR:As they travel deeper into the network,
随着他们深入洞群
they reach a mysterious water haze.
他们到了一个神秘的水域
Here we go, halocline coming up, Tooni, look.
看到了跃层 托妮 你看
NARRATOR:This haze, or halocline, is caused by light rays diffracting
这个跃层 是因为光线 的散射造成的
as they pass through the different densities
照射不同的密度
of clearer fresh water and denser salt water.
以及不同可见度的水域 和高温度水域
It's the first sign these inland caves are connected to the sea.
这是洞群与大海连接的第一个暗示
TOONI:I love the fact that you've got fresh water above and sea water below,
我喜欢上面有淡水下面 有海水的感觉
and then you get this crazy kind of lime cordial effect where the two meet.
这样就会有一种很奇妙的兴奋
I've never been able to see density before.
我从未见过这种密度
Physics in action.
物理学发挥作用
PAUL:Coming out of that halocline, look how clear it is now.
从跃层出来 看看现在有多清晰
Oh, that is beautiful.
真漂亮啊
NARRATOR:The divers emerge into the crystal clear water
潜水员到了关键的清水域
of an enormous cavern.
有大量的洞穴
Wow, Tooni, look at the size of this room.
托妮 看看这空间多大
TOONI:This is just incredible.
不可思议啊
PAUL:I've always fancied being an astronaut
我一直幻想成为宇航员
but maybe this is as close as I'm ever going to get.
但是这里与我梦想的有点接近
Instead of outer space,
只不在外太空
it's like the cave divers use that word, inner space, and it's very true.
我们可以用潜水员的术语 内空间
NARRATOR:Deep inside the Earth, they've found what they've been looking for,
在地球的内部 他们找到了 想要找的东西
spectacular sculptural rock formations
特别的雕刻层岩石
that shouldn't even be here.
本来不应该在这里
PAUL:We've come underwater here, below sea level,
我们到了海水中的这个位置
and yet we're seeing these stalagmites on the bottom
可是看看这里的石笋
and the stalactites from the ceiling, which means that this cave was once dry
以及从上面吊下来的石笋 这意味着山洞曾经是干的
because those things only form in dry caves.
因为只有干的山洞才 会形成吊挂的石笋
NARRATOR:These majestic structures have formed over time
这种神奇的结构形成于
by mineral- rich water dripping into dry caves.
含丰富矿物的水从洞顶 滴下来的过程中
To find them in this flooded cave is proof that the sea level
在这洪流岩洞中找到他们是一种
was once much lower than it is today.
证明海平面曾经比现在低的证据
And these rare bulbous formations around the stalactites and stalagmites,
这些罕见的球状岩石 在钟乳石和石笋附近
found almost nowhere else on Earth, can reveal when the sea level changed.
在地球上的其他地方找不到 这表明海平面曾经发生过改变
TOONI:This bulge was formed when the sea level was here.
这个凹凸的地方形成是因为 海平面曾经在这里
Lapping water deposited minerals
海浪带来的矿物积成
which created this blancmange- like structure.
因此形成了奶形状结构
NARRATOR:By dating these mineral deposits,
通过测量这些矿物的数据
scientists can build up a chronological record
科学家能够建立一个 按年代顺序的记录
of changing sea levels in the Med.
记录地中海海平面的变化
PAUL:The sea levels have been going up and down
海平面有升有降
over hundreds of thousands of years.
在过去的几千年里
NARRATOR:This evidence proves that 60- 80 thousand years ago,
证据表明6-8万年前
the Mediterranean sea was shallower.
地中海跟浅
Lower sea levels exposed new ground and created land bridges between islands.
低海平面暴露了新的陆地和山峰 在各岛屿之间
This allowed early humans who'd migrated out of Africa
这样允许早期的人从非洲迁移出来
to move around the Mediterranean, settling on its coasts and islands.
到地中海附近 海岸线或者岛屿上安居
TOONI:This cave is like a time capsule.
这个山洞就像一个时间太空舱
It proves how much the Med has changed and that's had a huge influence.
证明地中海发生过改变 以及改变带来的影响
NARRATOR:The Mediterranean has been host to humanity
地中海附近居住人
for hundreds of thousands of years.
已经有几十万年
Today over 1 50 million people live around its shores.
今天有1.5千万人住在地中海沿岸
That number almost doubles in the summer with the influx of holidaymakers.
夏季来到的时候 因为度假的人多了 数量几乎翻倍
Pollution, fishing and coastal development
污染 捕鱼 工业发展
are putting enormous stress on these fragile waters,
对这里的海水造成严重的威胁
threatening marine life.
威胁到海洋生命
Rare species are most likely to suffer.
稀少物种受到伤害
And one of the Med's most endangered is so elusive
地中海的危险难以相信
many are surprised to learn it's here at all.
了解了这些 很多人都吃惊
Philippe wants to investigate why the Mediterranean
菲利普想调查为何地中海
is home to one of our most feared predators,
会成为掠食动物
the great white shark.
大白鲨的活动点
PHILIPPE:People think, ''Oh, Jaws!
人们会觉得, 啊 鬼门关啊