纪录片《南太平洋》 第84期 无尽深蓝（18）

Bull sperm¹ whales also undertake epic² voyages across the Pacific.

雄抹香鲸也将开始穿越太平洋的伟大远航

To reach such a gargantuan³ size,

要长到如此庞大的体型

young bulls must leave their family groups in the tropics and go in search of richer pickings.

年幼的雄鲸必须离开热带的鲸群，以寻找更丰富的食物来源

And so they head for the temperate⁴ seas of the higher latitudes⁶.

于是它们前往更高纬度的温带海域

Crossing thousands of miles of ocean,

穿越数千公里的海洋之后

many voyage to one of the greatest feeding grounds in the South Pacific - New Zealand.

它们将会抵达南太平洋中食物最丰富的地区之一，新西兰

Its two main islands span almost 1,000 miles, and journeying south,

两座主岛合起来跨越一千六百多公里，而且越是往南

its coastal⁷ waters become progressively cooler and weather-beaten.

岛屿沿岸的海水温度就越低，气候也越恶劣

At 40 degrees latitude⁵, severe westerly winds known as the Roaring Forties blast the coastline.

在南纬四十度附近，被称为"咆哮西风带"的猛烈西风席卷着海岸线

Yet, it is the foul⁸ weather that produces the abundance of life found in these cold waters.

然而正是恶劣的气候孕育了这片冷海水中丰富的生命

Storm-churning and colliding currents

暴风的搅动和洋流的冲撞

unlock the deep's great reserve of nutrients⁹ and send them to the surface.

使得深海中大量的营养物质上涌至海面

1 sperm   

n.精子，精液

参考例句：

• Only one sperm fertilises an egg.只有一个精子使卵子受精。
• In human reproduction,one female egg is usually fertilized by one sperm.在人体生殖过程中，一个精子使一个卵子受精。

2 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。

3 gargantuan   

adj.巨大的，庞大的

参考例句：

• My gargantuan,pristine machine was good for writing papers and playing solitaire,and that was all.我那庞大的、早期的计算机只适合写文章和玩纸牌游戏，就这些。
• Right away,I realized this was a mistake of gargantuan proportions.我立刻意识到这是一个巨大的错误。

4 temperate   

adj.温和的，温带的，自我克制的，不过分的

参考例句：

• Asia extends across the frigid,temperate and tropical zones.亚洲地跨寒、温、热三带。
• Great Britain has a temperate climate.英国气候温和。

5 latitude   

n.纬度，行动或言论的自由(范围)，(pl.)地区

参考例句：

• The latitude of the island is 20 degrees south.该岛的纬度是南纬20度。
• The two cities are at approximately the same latitude.这两个城市差不多位于同一纬度上。

6 latitudes   

纬度

参考例句：

• Latitudes are the lines that go from east to west. 纬线是从东到西的线。
• It was the brief Indian Summer of the high latitudes. 这是高纬度地方的那种短暂的晚秋。

7 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

8 foul   

adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规

参考例句：

• Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
• What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！

9 nutrients   

n.（食品或化学品）营养物，营养品( nutrient的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a lack of essential nutrients 基本营养的缺乏
• Nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream. 营养素被吸收进血液。 来自《简明英汉词典》