纪录片《卧底企鹅帮》 第44期 成长的烦恼(9)

Identity checked and confirmed.

身份确认完毕

The parents lead their chick away from the begging masses, to feed him undisturbed.

这对父母把自己的孩子带离拥挤的乞食群，安静地给它喂食

Soon, he'll be big enough to leave for the sea.

不久后，它便能独自前往大海了

At the emperor colony, the chicks are also getting close to becoming independent.

帝企鹅群中的小企鹅也快独立了

In any class, there is always one more advanced than any other.

在任何群体里，总有比其他人突出的一个

This one's nearly as big as his mother.

这只企鹅已经快跟它妈妈一样大了

He's now putting away five kilos of fish in a single session

它现在一顿能吃5千克鱼

and it's almost impossible to keep up with his demands.

妈妈都快满足不了它的胃口了

With all this food, he's putting on huge reserves of protein, stored in his muscle.

这些食物能给它补充足够的蛋白质，并储存在肌肉中

It's just as well he's big for his age.

在它这个年纪，这样的体型刚刚好

Little does he know, this will be the last meal she'll give him.

它也许不知道，这将是它妈妈最后一次给它喂食

Without fuss or ceremony, she leaves for the sea.

无任何叨扰或告别，它将奔向大海

He doesn't know it yet,

它并不知道

but she and most of the other parents are quietly leaving their chicks and the colony for good.

如大多数父母一样，它的妈妈将静悄悄地永远离开自己的孩子和这片巢穴

The chicks, unaware¹ of the great change in their lives,

小企鹅并未意识到这一巨大转变

are left with just a few adults for company.

今后将只剩下几只成年企鹅陪伴在左右

They won't see their once-devoted parents ever again.

它们再也见不到自己的父母了

The rockhopper chicks have also reached a turning point.

跳岩企鹅们也迎来了生命中的转折点

Before they can enter the ocean, they must preen² off their baby down.

在它们前往大海之前，得先弄掉自己的胎毛

Gradually, they reveal the sleek³ adult feathers beneath.

慢慢地，顺滑又整齐羽毛显露了出来

Eggcam captures some of the punk styles that have started to appear.

企鹅蛋摄像机拍到了一些朋克风的企鹅

But before they become proper rockhoppers,

在成为合格的跳岩企鹅之前

they have one more skill to master - hopping⁴.

它们还得掌握一门本领，跳岩

1 unaware   

a.不知道的，未意识到的

参考例句：

• They were unaware that war was near. 他们不知道战争即将爆发。
• I was unaware of the man's presence. 我没有察觉到那人在场。

2 preen   

v.（人）打扮修饰

参考例句：

• 50% of men under 35 spend at least 20 minutes preening themselves every morning in the bathroom.50%的35岁以下男性每天早上至少花20分钟在盥洗室精心打扮。
• Bill preened his beard.比尔精心修剪了他的胡须。

3 sleek   

adj.光滑的，井然有序的；v.使光滑，梳拢

参考例句：

• Women preferred sleek,shiny hair with little decoration.女士们更喜欢略加修饰的光滑闪亮型秀发。
• The horse's coat was sleek and glossy.这匹马全身润泽有光。

4 hopping   

n. 跳跃 动词hop的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• The clubs in town are really hopping. 城里的俱乐部真够热闹的。
• I'm hopping over to Paris for the weekend. 我要去巴黎度周末。