纪录片《卧底企鹅帮》 第23期 蹒跚学步(6)

It's time for the father to leave for the ocean, but he's in no hurry.

企鹅爸爸该去海边捕鱼了，但它并不着急

He makes his decision... then has second thoughts.

它原本下定了决心，但又稍有犹豫

He endured the Antarctic winter all for the sake of this chick.

它忍受南极的严寒全是为了小企鹅

Saying goodbye isn't easy.

道别并非易事

This time, there's no turning back.

这次它没有回头

The mother rewards her chick with her first solid meal.

母亲为了安抚小企鹅，给它带来第一餐固态食物

Lumps of fish so fresh, they appear as if they were caught yesterday.

鱼块十分新鲜，就像是昨天才捉到的一样

Food is preserved for up to three months by unique antibiotics¹ in the penguin's stomach.

食物在企鹅胃里特殊抗生物质的作用下能保存3个月之久

The male joins a leaving party.

雄企鹅加入了离开的队伍

They won't return from the sea for around four weeks.

它们要4周后才会从海边回来

In Peru, when Humboldt penguins² go fishing, they are almost unrecognisable.

在秘鲁，洪堡企鹅去捕鱼的时候几乎已经没了企鹅的样子

They are plastered with muck from their burrows³.

它们身上满是巢穴周围的泥土

The desert sun will soon cake the dirt into their plumage and they must take a bath to survive.

沙漠的阳光很快就能让泥土在羽毛里结块，为了生存它们必须好好洗洗

Unfortunately, it means leaving their chicks alone.

不幸地是，这意味着把幼雏单独抛下

Predators⁴ have waited for this moment.

捕猎者等的就是这一刻

Belcher gulls⁵ - common killers⁶ of young chicks.

斑尾鸥，常见的幼雏杀手

The chicks may seem defenceless, but they have a few surprises in store.

幼雏看似毫无防备，但它们给斑尾鸥准备了点小惊喜

Their final deterrent⁷ is truly repulsive⁸.

它们最后的防线威慑力十足

Gull's can't risk clogging⁹ their feathers.

海鸥不敢冒险让羽毛黏住

It seeks a more wholesome¹⁰ meal.

它决定去找些更卫生的食物

At the rockhopper colony, it's time for a change of shifts.

在跳岩企鹅聚居地，父母该换班了

The Rockhopper fathers have been relieved of parenting duties.

企鹅爸爸结束了照顾孩子的工作

It's now their turn to go fishing.

现在轮到它们去捕鱼

They have a 100-metre cliff to get down.

它们得走下100米高的悬崖

They must take the knocks on the chin.

因此必须承受磕碰摔打

1 antibiotics   

n.（用作复数）抗生素；（用作单数）抗生物质的研究；抗生素，抗菌素( antibiotic的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• the discovery of antibiotics in the 20th century 20世纪抗生素的发现
• The doctor gave me a prescription for antibiotics. 医生给我开了抗生素。

2 penguins   

n.企鹅( penguin的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Why can penguins live in cold environment? 为什么企鹅能生活在寒冷的环境中？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Whales, seals, penguins, and turtles have flippers. 鲸、海豹，企鹅和海龟均有鳍形肢。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 burrows   

n.地洞( burrow的名词复数 )v.挖掘（洞穴），挖洞( burrow的第三人称单数 )；翻寻

参考例句：

• The intertidal beach unit contains some organism burrows. 潮间海滩单元含有一些生物潜穴。 来自辞典例句
• A mole burrows its way through the ground. 鼹鼠会在地下钻洞前进。 来自辞典例句

4 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》

5 gulls   

n.鸥( gull的名词复数 )v.欺骗某人( gull的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• A flock of sea gulls are hovering over the deck. 一群海鸥在甲板上空飞翔。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The gulls which haunted the outlying rocks in a prodigious number. 数不清的海鸥在遥远的岩石上栖息。 来自辞典例句

6 killers   

凶手( killer的名词复数 )； 消灭…者； 致命物； 极难的事

参考例句：

• He remained steadfast in his determination to bring the killers to justice. 他要将杀人凶手绳之以法的决心一直没有动摇。
• They were professional killers who did in John. 杀死约翰的这些人是职业杀手。

7 deterrent   

n.阻碍物，制止物；adj.威慑的，遏制的

参考例句：

• Large fines act as a deterrent to motorists.高额罚款是对开车的人的制约。
• I put a net over my strawberries as a deterrent to the birds.我在草莓上罩了网，免得鸟歇上去。

8 repulsive   

adj.排斥的，使人反感的

参考例句：

• She found the idea deeply repulsive.她发现这个想法很恶心。
• The repulsive force within the nucleus is enormous.核子内部的斥力是巨大的。

9 clogging   

堵塞，闭合

参考例句：

• This process suffers mainly from clogging the membrane. 这种过程的主要问题是滤膜的堵塞。
• And you know that eyewitness that's been clogging up the airwaves? 你知道那个充斥着电视广播的目击证人？

10 wholesome   

adj.适合；卫生的；有益健康的；显示身心健康的

参考例句：

• In actual fact the things I like doing are mostly wholesome.实际上我喜欢做的事大都是有助于增进身体健康的。
• It is not wholesome to eat without washing your hands.不洗手吃饭是不卫生的。