纪录片《卧底企鹅帮》 第30期 蹒跚学步(13)

In Peru, the spycameras are operating using low-light technology.

在秘鲁，偷拍摄像机使用弱光技术在夜间拍摄

The Humboldt chicks are long overdue¹ a feed.

洪堡企鹅的幼雏已经很久没进食了

Their mother is still trapped on the beach with the sea lions.

企鹅妈妈还在沙滩上躲避着海狮

But she has gained an advantage.

但是它有优势了

She often hunts at night, so her night vision is better than the sea lions'.

它经常在晚上觅食，所以它的夜间视力好于海狮

This gives her confidence.

这让它很有信心

She holds her ground, but sea lions aren't the only danger here.

它坚守阵地，但海狮并不是这里唯一的威胁

Vampire² bats have woken up.

吸血蝙蝠醒来了

She tries to sneak³ away, but the sea lions block her path.

它想偷偷溜过去，但是海狮挡住了去路

The vampires⁴ skip among them, looking for a meal.

吸血蝙蝠在它们中间穿梭，想美餐一顿

Sea lions make a larger target and are easier to sneak up on.

海狮目标很大，很容易偷袭

But he feels the bat's razor incision⁵.

但是它感觉到了蝙蝠

It must find a less suspecting victim.

它得找个不这么敏感的海狮

The bat's saliva⁶ encourages the blood to flow.

蝙蝠的唾液可以促进血液流动

She's soon lapping it up.

很快它就吃饱了

With the sea lions distracted by the vampires, the penguin⁷ creeps back to her nest.

趁着海狮正忙着对付吸血蝙蝠，企鹅偷偷跑回了自己的巢穴

Her hungry chicks finally get the meal they were waiting for.

饥饿的宝宝终于吃到了久等的美餐

In the Antarctic, the weather is on the turn again and the chick is still lost.

南极又变天了，小企鹅仍然没找到妈妈

If her mother doesn't find her soon, she'll perish. She calls.

如果它妈妈不尽快找到它，它就会死去。它开始召唤妈妈

But the deepening snow deadens the sound.

但厚厚的雪减弱了声音

She's protected by down, but it's not enough.

它有绒毛保护，但这远远不够

She's beginning to struggle against the cold.

它开始与寒冷对抗

Then, just in time, a mother's warmth.

终于，妈妈的温暖及时到来

1 overdue   

adj.过期的，到期未付的；早该有的，迟到的

参考例句：

• The plane is overdue and has been delayed by the bad weather.飞机晚点了，被坏天气耽搁了。
• The landlady is angry because the rent is overdue.女房东生气了，因为房租过期未付。

2 vampire   

n.吸血鬼

参考例句：

• It wasn't a wife waiting there for him but a blood sucking vampire!家里的不是个老婆，而是个吸人血的妖精！
• Children were afraid to go to sleep at night because of the many legends of vampire.由于听过许多有关吸血鬼的传说，孩子们晚上不敢去睡觉。

3 sneak   

vt.潜行(隐藏,填石缝)；偷偷摸摸做；n.潜行；adj.暗中进行

参考例句：

• He raised his spear and sneak forward.他提起长矛悄悄地前进。
• I saw him sneak away from us.我看见他悄悄地从我们身边走开。

4 vampires   

n.吸血鬼( vampire的名词复数 )；吸血蝠；高利贷者；（舞台上的）活板门

参考例句：

• The most effective weapon against the vampires is avampire itself. 对付吸血鬼最有效的武器就是吸血鬼自己。 来自电影对白
• If vampires existed, don`t you think we would`ve found them by now? 如果真有吸血鬼，那我们怎么还没有找到他们呢？ 来自电影对白

5 incision   

n．切口，切开

参考例句：

• The surgeon made a small incision in the patient's cornea.外科医生在病人的眼角膜上切开一个小口。
• The technique involves making a tiny incision in the skin.这项技术需要在皮肤上切一个小口。

6 saliva   

n.唾液，口水

参考例句：

• He wiped a dribble of saliva from his chin.他擦掉了下巴上的几滴口水。
• Saliva dribbled from the baby's mouth.唾液从婴儿的嘴里流了出来。

7 penguin   

n.企鹅

参考例句：

• The penguin is a flightless bird.企鹅是一种不会飞的鸟。
• He walked with an awkward gait like a penguin.他走路的步子难看得就像企鹅。