纪录片《卧底企鹅帮》 第51期 成长的烦恼(16)

The chicks' parents will soon be doing the same.

它们的父母紧随其后

While in this unsightly state, they are marooned¹ on land.

由于这难看的旧羽毛，它们留在了陆地上

They also become bad-tempered² and hate being disturbed.

它们的脾气也会变坏，讨厌被打扰

The chicks are soon forced on.

小企鹅们被迫继续向前进

The frontrunners are nearly at the sea.

领先的已经快到大海了

They may be brave, but they haven't the skills of their parents.

它们很勇敢，却不像父母们那样娴熟

Not everyone is quite so gung-ho.

也不是所有企鹅都劲头十足

This youngster thinks he's found a safer route.

这只小企鹅觉得它找到了更安全的路线

But while he's dithering, the others make it to the sea.

但它还在慌乱的时候，其他企鹅已经到了海边

They leap into the waves with typical rockhopper gusto.

它们用跳岩企鹅的方式跳进了波浪中

1 marooned   

adj.被围困的；孤立无援的；无法脱身的

参考例句：

• During the storm we were marooned in a cabin miles from town. 在风暴中我们被围困在离城数英里的小屋内。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Five couples were marooned in their caravans when the River Avon broke its banks. 埃文河决堤的时候，有5对夫妇被困在了他们的房车里。 来自辞典例句

2 bad-tempered   

adj.脾气坏的

参考例句：

• He grew more and more bad-tempered as the afternoon wore on.随着下午一点点地过去，他的脾气也越来越坏。
• I know he's often bad-tempered but really,you know,he's got a heart of gold.我知道他经常发脾气，但是，要知道，其实他心肠很好。