纪录片《我们的地球》 第06期 从南极到北极(6)

Wolves. Packs of them, eight to ten strong, shadow the migration¹. And they are hungry.

狼。8～10只狼组成的小股部队，悄悄地尾随着迁徙的大军。它们已是饥肠辘辘

It's the newly born calves² that they are after.

它们的目标就是新生的小鹿

Running directly at the herd³ is a ploy⁴ to generate panic.

直冲向鹿群是一种制造恐慌的战术

The herd breaks up and now it's easier to target an individual.

鹿群奔散开来，狼群便更容易锁定单个目标

In the chaos⁵ a calf⁶ is separated from its mother.

混乱中一只小鹿与它的母亲失散了

The calf is young, but it can outrun the wolf if only it manages to keep its footing.

小鹿虽然很小，但如果全速奔跑起来，它仍可以比狼跑得更快

At this stage the odds⁷ are even -

这种情况下一般有两种可能

either the caribou⁸ will make a mistake or after a mile the wolf will give up.

一是驯鹿自己犯下错误，否则就是狼追出1英里之后选择放弃

1 migration   

n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙

参考例句：

• Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
• He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。

2 calves   

n.(calf的复数)笨拙的男子，腓；腿肚子( calf的名词复数 )；牛犊；腓；小腿肚v.生小牛( calve的第三人称单数 )；（冰川）崩解；生（小牛等），产（犊）；使（冰川）崩解

参考例句：

• a cow suckling her calves 给小牛吃奶的母牛
• The calves are grazed intensively during their first season. 小牛在生长的第一季里集中喂养。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 herd   

n.兽群，牧群；vt.使集中，把…赶在一起

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.他从无主见，只是人云亦云。

4 ploy   

n.花招，手段

参考例句：

• I think this is just a government ploy to deceive the public.我认为这只是政府欺骗公众的手段。
• Christmas should be a time of excitement and wonder,not a cynical marketing ploy.圣诞节应该是兴奋和美妙的时刻，而不该是一种肆无忌惮的营销策略。

5 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

6 calf   

n.小牛，犊，幼仔，小牛皮

参考例句：

• The cow slinked its calf.那头母牛早产了一头小牛犊。
• The calf blared for its mother.牛犊哞哞地高声叫喊找妈妈。

7 odds   

n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别

参考例句：

• The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
• Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？

8 caribou   

n.北美驯鹿

参考例句：

• Afar off he heard the squawking of caribou calves.他听到远处有一群小驯鹿尖叫的声音。
• The Eskimos played soccer on ice and used balls filled with caribou hair and grass.爱斯基摩人在冰上踢球，他们用的是驯鹿的毛发和草填充成的球。