纪录片《我们的地球》 第10期 从南极到北极(10)

All animals, rare or common, ultimately depend for their energy on the sun.

所有动物，无论稀有的还是常见的，归根结底都依赖于太阳的能量

In Japan the arrival of the cherry blossom announces the beginning of spring.

在日本，每到樱花盛开的时节，也意味着春天的来临

The sun's energy brings colour to the landscape.

太阳用能量创作了一幅色彩艳丽的山水画

The earth, as it makes its annual journey around the sun, spins on a tilted² axis³.

地球每年绕着太阳公转，同时也绕着一根倾斜的轴自转

And it's this tilt¹ that creates the seasons.

正是这种倾斜造成了季节变化

The advance of the seasons brings constant change.

世间万物随着季节的变迁不断改变

As the sun's influence diminishes in the north,

在北方，随着太阳影响力的减弱

so the deciduous⁴ forests of America begin to shut down

美洲落叶林开始放慢生命的脚步

losing their leaves in preparation for the dark cold months ahead.

它们落下树叶，以应对即将到来的几个月的严寒和黑暗

One season hands over to another.

一个季节接替另一个季节

Some organisms thrive on decay,

有的生物在腐败中获得兴盛

but most must make special preparations for winter and a life with little sun.

而更多的却得专门为冬天做好准备，以度过缺少阳光的日子。

1 tilt   

v.(使)倾侧；(使)倾斜；n.倾侧；倾斜

参考例句：

• She wore her hat at a tilt over her left eye.她歪戴着帽子遮住左眼。
• The table is at a slight tilt.这张桌子没放平，有点儿歪.

2 tilted   

v. 倾斜的

参考例句：

• Suddenly the boat tilted to one side. 小船突然倾向一侧。
• She tilted her chin at him defiantly. 她向他翘起下巴表示挑衅。

3 axis   

n.轴，轴线，中心线；坐标轴，基准线

参考例句：

• The earth's axis is the line between the North and South Poles.地轴是南北极之间的线。
• The axis of a circle is its diameter.圆的轴线是其直径。

4 deciduous   

adj.非永久的；短暂的；脱落的；落叶的

参考例句：

• Overgrown deciduous shrubs can be cut back at this time of year.过于繁茂的落叶灌木可以在每年的这个时候修剪。
• Deciduous trees shed their leaves in autumn.落叶树木在秋天落叶。