纪录片《我们的地球》 第21期 从南极到北极(21)

The hunt is on. Three dogs close in on one impala. Missed.

狩猎开始。3只野狗紧追一只黑班羚。没捉到。

The lead dog drives the impala towards the hidden flankers.

头犬将黑斑羚赶向侧翼的埋伏区

Anticipating their line, the leader cuts the corner and joins a flanker for the final assault.

它估计了一下它们逃跑的路线，然后立刻从边角切入，从侧翼加入这次总攻

It's all or nothing. One on one.

成败在此一举。一对一。

The dog has stamina¹, the impala has speed.

野狗拥有耐力，而黑斑羚拥有速度

Leaping into the lake is an act of desperation - impala can barely swim.

跳入湖中是绝望的选择，黑斑羚可不太会游泳

The dogs know their prey² must come out or drown - now it's a waiting game.

野狗们知道它们的猎物迟早会上岸，否则就会淹死，现在，它们只需等待

The rest of the pack are calling.

狗群中的其它成员正在发出呼唤

They've made a kill in the forest and this is an invitation to join in the meal.

它们已在树丛中捕到了一只猎物，这是邀请它们加入宴席的信号

The impala is in luck.

这只黑斑羚非常走运

A pack this size kills once a day and everything is shared.

这种规模的狗群每天都得进行一次捕杀，并且一起分享猎物

And this impala is reprieved³.

这只黑斑羚只不过被延缓了行刑的日子

1 stamina   

n.体力；精力；耐力

参考例句：

• I lacked the stamina to run the whole length of the race.我没有跑完全程的耐力。
• Giving up smoking had a magical effect on his stamina.戒烟神奇地增强了他的体力。

2 prey   

n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨

参考例句：

• Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
• The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。

3 reprieved   

v.缓期执行（死刑）( reprieve的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• 70 jobs have been reprieved until next April. 有70个职位暂时保留到明年四月份。
• We were reprieved from the danger for a time. 我们暂免危险。 来自辞典例句