纪录片《非洲》 第89期:非洲的未来（8）

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In recent years,

近年来

hungry lions have increasingly been killing¹ livestock².

饥饿的狮子捕食牲畜的现象越来越多发

One group of traditional Maasai

一群传统的马萨伊人

have reacted in a very untraditional way.

以不寻常的方式进行了回应

The Maasai are cattle herders who don't eat wild animals.

马萨伊人以放牛为生 不吃野生动物

But when lions attack their herds³, they've always retaliated⁴.

但若狮子袭击牛群 他们便会反抗

Maasai and lions are ancient adversaries⁵.

马萨伊人和狮子是古老的对手

A lion hunt

捕杀狮子

is still a rite⁶ of passage for young Maasai warriors⁷

对于奥卢比·莱伦贝这样的年轻马萨伊战士

like Olubi Lairumbe.

依然是一种成人仪式

For me and any Maasai,

对于我们马萨伊人

killing a lion is the ultimate fulfilment

杀死一头狮子才能最终证明

of a truly accomplished⁸ Maasai.

我们是合格的马萨伊人

Nothing compares to that.

那是无与伦比的

There is nobody who knows more about living alongside lions

没有谁比马萨伊人更了解

than the Maasai themselves.

与狮子毗邻而居

1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 livestock   

n.家畜，牲畜

参考例句：

• Both men and livestock are flourishing.人畜两旺。
• The heavy rains and flooding killed scores of livestock.暴雨和大水淹死了许多牲口。

3 herds   

兽群( herd的名词复数 )； 牧群； 人群； 群众

参考例句：

• Regularly at daybreak they drive their herds to the pasture. 每天天一亮他们就把牲畜赶到草场上去。
• There we saw herds of cows grazing on the pasture. 我们在那里看到一群群的牛在草地上吃草。

4 retaliated   

v.报复，反击( retaliate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• When he once teased her for her inexperience, she retaliated. 有一次，他讥讽她没有经验，她便反唇相讥。 来自辞典例句
• The terrorists retaliated by killing three policemen. 恐怖分子以杀死三名警察相报复。 来自辞典例句

5 adversaries   

n.对手，敌手( adversary的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• That would cause potential adversaries to recoil from a challenge. 这会迫使潜在的敌人在挑战面前退缩。 来自辞典例句
• Every adversaries are more comfortable with a predictable, coherent America. 就连敌人也会因有可以预料的，始终一致的美国而感到舒服得多。 来自辞典例句

6 rite   

n.典礼，惯例，习俗

参考例句：

• This festival descends from a religious rite.这个节日起源于宗教仪式。
• Most traditional societies have transition rites at puberty.大多数传统社会都为青春期的孩子举行成人礼。

7 warriors   

武士，勇士，战士( warrior的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I like reading the stories ofancient warriors. 我喜欢读有关古代武士的故事。
• The warriors speared the man to death. 武士们把那个男子戳死了。

8 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。