纪录片《南太平洋》 第71期 无尽深蓝（05）

In time, whole communities build on the flotsam.

一段时间后，生物群落便攀附于残骸之上

Barnacle larvae¹ settle, along with miniature predators². Frogfish.

藤壶的幼体和其它小型食肉动物一起寄居于此。躄鱼

On just a piece of drifting rope, tiny creatures may spend their entire lives.

在一根漂流的绳索之上，小型生物就可以度过一生

Three weeks on, the shipwreck³ survivors⁴ were in the heart of the Desolate⁵ Region.

三周后，海难幸存者们进入荒凉海域腹地

And in deep despair. In the boat's log, one of the survivors wrote,

万念俱灰。在航海日记里，一位幸存者写道

"The violence of raving⁶ thirst has no parallel in the catalogue of human calamities⁷."

"人世间最惨烈的苦难莫过于极度的干渴折磨"

They had almost run out of rations⁸,

物资几近耗竭

and despite being experienced sailors, failed to catch a single fish.

尽管航海经验丰富，他们仍无法捕到一条鱼

But there are pockets of richness in the South Pacific.

但南太平洋中也有富足之地

One was well known to the crew of the Essex

艾萨克斯号的船员便知道其中一处

and would have been in their reach, but for the prevailing⁹ winds.

若非盛行风影响，他们早该抵达

Lying over 700 miles off the coast of South America are the Galapagos Islands.

距离南美洲海岸一千多公里外便是加拉帕戈斯群岛。

1 larvae   

n.幼虫

参考例句：

• Larvae are parasitic on sheep.幼虫寄生在绵羊的身上。
• The larvae prey upon small aphids.这种幼虫以小蚜虫为食。

2 predators   

n.食肉动物( predator的名词复数 )；奴役他人者（尤指在财务或性关系方面）

参考例句：

• birds and their earthbound predators 鸟和地面上捕食它们的动物
• The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement. 捕食性动物的眼睛能感觉到最细小的动静。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 shipwreck   

n.船舶失事，海难

参考例句：

• He walked away from the shipwreck.他船难中平安地脱险了。
• The shipwreck was a harrowing experience.那次船难是一个惨痛的经历。

4 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

5 desolate   

adj.荒凉的，荒芜的；孤独的，凄凉的；v.使荒芜，使孤寂

参考例句：

• The city was burned into a desolate waste.那座城市被烧成一片废墟。
• We all felt absolutely desolate when she left.她走后，我们都觉得万分孤寂。

6 raving   

adj.说胡话的；疯狂的，怒吼的；非常漂亮的；令人醉心[痴心]的v.胡言乱语(rave的现在分词)n.胡话；疯话adv.胡言乱语地；疯狂地

参考例句：

• The man's a raving lunatic. 那个男子是个语无伦次的疯子。
• When I told her I'd crashed her car, she went stark raving bonkers. 我告诉她我把她的车撞坏了时，她暴跳如雷。

7 calamities   

n.灾祸，灾难( calamity的名词复数 )；不幸之事

参考例句：

• They will only triumph by persevering in their struggle against natural calamities. 他们只有坚持与自然灾害搏斗，才能取得胜利。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• One moment's false security can bring a century of calamities. 图一时之苟安，贻百年之大患。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8 rations   

定量( ration的名词复数 )； 配给量； 正常量； 合理的量

参考例句：

• They are provisioned with seven days' rations. 他们得到了7天的给养。
• The soldiers complained that they were getting short rations. 士兵们抱怨他们得到的配给不够数。

9 prevailing   

adj.盛行的；占优势的；主要的

参考例句：

• She wears a fashionable hair style prevailing in the city.她的发型是这个城市流行的款式。
• This reflects attitudes and values prevailing in society.这反映了社会上盛行的态度和价值观。