Otherwise, the whales will die here waiting.

否则鲸鱼就只能在这等死
Let's start cutting holes every 60 feet.

我们每隔六十英尺就开一个洞
But what makes you think they're going to follow our path?

但是怎样确保他们会按我们的路线走呢
We have no choice but to try.

我们除了尝试别无他法
The struggle to save three gray whales

当地爱斯基摩人采取的令人倾佩的举措
took an unexpected turn as local Eskimos began the daunting task

让拯救三头灰鲸的工作出现意想不到的转机
of cutting a path of breathing holes, five miles long.

他们掘出一条可以换气的路延续五英里
Their hope, to lure the whales to open water.

他们希望引鲸鱼们到开阔水域
There appears to be no other option for the trapped whales

似乎没有其他方法来营救被困鲸鱼了
and to many,

对很多人来说
the Eskimos' audacious plan seems insane.

爱斯基摩人冒失的方案看起来很疯狂
But with a few chainsaws and a prayer,

依靠链锯和祷文