纪录片《冰冻星球》 第51期 极地之冬（11）

 

At the back of the herd¹, the wolves have closed in.

在牛群的最后 狼迎头赶上

They're trying to separate that little one.

他们试着引开那只小狼

Oh, they've got it! Both wolves are on him.

抓住了 两只狼都在攻击他

Both clamping down on him. He got stomped² there.

都在猛烈地袭击他 被蹂躏了

What followed was one of the most emotional and powerful scenes

接下来的这一幕 是摄制组录制过的

the Frozen Planet team were ever to film.

最感人也是最有力的场景

Jeff has picked his position perfectly³.

杰夫选择了一个绝佳的地点

He is now only 50 metres from the animals

距离战斗场只有五十米

and able to film a truly epic⁴ battle.

足以清楚地记录这场惊心动魄的战斗

I had never been so close to a wolf and bison battle.

我从未如此近距离地观看过狼牛之战

I could hear them breathing.

甚至可以听见他们的呼吸

And the power of the buffalo⁵,

野牛的力量非常大

the way he just threw this wolf around like it was a rag doll.

把狼抛起的时候就像扔布娃娃

I couldn't believe the beating this wolf was taking.

我没法想象这只狼所受的攻击

The struggles we'd had with the winter and the cold and the snow,

我们与严寒以及冰雪所作的斗争

just felt so insignificant⁶ compared to these two animals

与这两只为生命而战的动物相比

that were struggling for their very lives.

显得那么的渺小

1 herd   

n.兽群，牧群；vt.使集中，把…赶在一起

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.他从无主见，只是人云亦云。

2 stomped   

v.跺脚，践踏，重踏( stomp的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She stomped angrily out of the office. 她怒气冲冲，重步走出办公室。
• She slammed the door and stomped (off) out of the house. 她砰的一声关上了门，暮暮地走出了屋了。 来自辞典例句

3 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

4 epic   

n.史诗，叙事诗；adj.史诗般的，壮丽的

参考例句：

• I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.我放弃了写叙事诗，而写了这个小故事。
• They held a banquet of epic proportions.他们举行了盛大的宴会。

5 buffalo   

n.(北美)野牛；(亚洲)水牛

参考例句：

• Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's. 亚洲水牛比美洲水牛温顺些。
• The boots are made of buffalo hide. 这双靴子是由水牛皮制成的。

6 insignificant   

adj.无关紧要的，可忽略的，无意义的

参考例句：

• In winter the effect was found to be insignificant.在冬季，这种作用是不明显的。
• This problem was insignificant compared to others she faced.这一问题与她面临的其他问题比较起来算不得什么。