纪录片《冰冻星球》 第69期 履于薄冰（1）

Ringed seals are hunted by polar bears.

环斑海豹是北极熊的猎物之一

In fact, in some parts,

事实上 在某些区域

polar bears eat almost nothing else.

这几乎是北极熊唯一的食物

So, it's very understandable

所以可以理解的是

that this mother ringed seal...

这位正在注视我的...

who's looking at me now,

海豹妈妈

should be a little apprehensive¹.

显得有点害怕

That pup of hers is only about three or four days old.

她的宝宝刚刚出生三四天

And the pup won't be able to swim

海豹宝宝还要等两三天

for another two or three days.

才能学会游泳

Seals have good reason

在冰穴附近时

to be nervous around their holes.

海豹的紧张情绪不无理由

They need the holes to breathe when the sea is frozen²,

当海面结冰时 它们需要出洞呼吸

but this makes them easy to find.

但这也使它们很容易暴露

Polar bears can sniff³ out seal holes,

即使海豹穴埋于雪下

even if they're covered in snow.

北极熊也能嗅出它们的位置

Spring is the best hunting season.

春季是狩猎的最佳时节

This mother's found a food store under the snow

这位母亲找到了埋于雪下的贮藏食物

that was probably made by an Arctic⁴ fox.

这可能是北极狐所为

It's a time of plenty now,

这是个富饶的时节

but the bear family need to make the best of it

但北极熊家庭仍需要尽力寻觅食物

because the good times are about to come to an end.

因为好时节马上就要结束了

1 apprehensive   

adj.担心的，恐惧的，善于领会的

参考例句：

• She was deeply apprehensive about her future.她对未来感到非常担心。
• He was rather apprehensive of failure.他相当害怕失败。

2 frozen   

adj.冻结的，冰冻的

参考例句：

• He was frozen to death on a snowing night.在一个风雪的晚上，他被冻死了。
• The weather is cold and the ground is frozen.天寒地冻。

3 sniff   

vi.嗅…味道；抽鼻涕；对嗤之以鼻，蔑视

参考例句：

• The police used dogs to sniff out the criminals in their hiding - place.警察使用警犬查出了罪犯的藏身地点。
• When Munchie meets a dog on the beach, they sniff each other for a while.当麦奇在海滩上碰到另一条狗的时候，他们会彼此嗅一会儿。

4 Arctic   

adj.北极的；n.北极

参考例句：

• They flew over the unlimited reaches of the Arctic.他们飞过了茫茫无边的北极上空。
• The sort of animal lived in the Arctic Circle.这种动物生活在北极圈里。