纪录片《非洲》 第86期:非洲的未来（5）

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Mission accomplished¹.

成功完成任务

It's been an ordeal², but now,

过程虽然很折磨 但是现在

this rhino³ can be tracked and protected for the rest of her life.

那头犀牛终身都可以被追踪和保护

Within minutes, she's grazing peacefully again with her mother.

不过几分钟 她就和她妈妈悠闲地吃着草了

It may seem heartless to treat an animal like that,

像这样对待动物 似乎有一点残忍

but we have to keep tabs on them

但是我们必须给他们做上记号

and be able to identify individuals.

那样才能够辨别出每一头犀牛

They're in great danger.

他们身处巨大的危险之中

Even now, on average,

即使现在 平均来说

one rhino is killed by poachers every day in Africa.

非洲每天都有一头犀牛被偷猎者杀害

There are so few black rhino left in Kenya

肯尼亚的黑犀牛所剩无几

that we're getting to know each individual.

我们可以去认识每一头

But this is still a creature that can surprise us.

但黑犀牛依然能震惊到我们

Previously⁴, it was widely believed

此前 人们普通认为

that black rhinos⁵ were largely solitary⁶ creatures.

黑犀牛很大程度上算是独居动物

1 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。

2 ordeal   

n.苦难经历，（尤指对品格、耐力的）严峻考验

参考例句：

• She managed to keep her sanity throughout the ordeal.在那场磨难中她始终保持神志正常。
• Being lost in the wilderness for a week was an ordeal for me.在荒野里迷路一星期对我来说真是一场磨难。

3 rhino   

n.犀牛，钱, 现金

参考例句：

• The rhino charged headlong towards us.犀牛急速地向我们冲来。
• They have driven the rhino to the edge of extinction.他们已经令犀牛濒临灭绝。

4 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

5 rhinos   

n.犀牛（rhino的复数形式）

参考例句：

• There are many reports of people taming and even training Indian rhinos. 有许多关于人们驯养甚至训练印度犀牛的记载。 来自辞典例句
• The rhinos had fed during the night in the rice fields of these villagers. 犀牛夜里在这些村民的庄稼地里也已吃饱了。 来自辞典例句

6 solitary   

adj.孤独的，独立的，荒凉的；n.隐士

参考例句：

• I am rather fond of a solitary stroll in the country.我颇喜欢在乡间独自徜徉。
• The castle rises in solitary splendour on the fringe of the desert.这座城堡巍然耸立在沙漠的边际，显得十分壮美。