纪录片《我们的地球》 第30期 雄伟高山(07)

It will be another year before the cubs¹ can hunt for themselves.

小狮至少还需要一年时间才能学会独自狩猎

Without their mother's skill and experience,

如果没有母狮的技术和经验

they would never survive their first winter.

它们肯定无法活过第一个冬天

Battered² by hurricane-force winds, these slopes are now lifeless.

凛冽的山风在崖坡上呼啸肆虐，生命根本无法在此扎根

Further north, they hold other dangers.

在更远的北方，它们还潜藏着其它危险

Moving at 250 miles an hour, an avalanche³ destroys everything in its path.

雪崩时速可达250英里/小时，足以摧毁路过的一切

In the American Rockies, 1 00,000 avalanches⁴ devastate⁵ the slopes every winter.

位于美国的落基山脉，每年冬季会发生10万次毁灭性的雪崩

This huge mountain chain continues the great spine⁶ that runs from Patagonia to Alaska.

巨大的山系脊梁从巴塔哥尼亚一直延伸到阿拉斯加。

The slopes of the Rockies, bleak⁷ though they are, provide a winter refuge for some animals.

尽管落基山地荒凉凄冷，却能为一些动物提供越冬场所

A mother grizzly⁸ emerges from her den⁹ after six months dozing¹⁰ underground.

灰熊妈妈正走出巢穴，长达6个月的地下冬眠结束了

Her two cubs follow her and take their first steps in the outside world.

两只小熊紧跟着它们的母亲，第一次踏足这个陌生的户外世界。

1 cubs   

n.幼小的兽，不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a lioness guarding her cubs 守护幼崽的母狮
• Lion cubs depend on their mother to feed them. 狮子的幼仔依靠母狮喂养。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 battered   

adj.磨损的；v.连续猛击；磨损

参考例句：

• He drove up in a battered old car.他开着一辆又老又破的旧车。
• The world was brutally battered but it survived.这个世界遭受了惨重的创伤,但它还是生存下来了。

3 avalanche   

n.雪崩，大量涌来

参考例句：

• They were killed by an avalanche in the Swiss Alps.他们在瑞士阿尔卑斯山的一次雪崩中罹难。
• Higher still the snow was ready to avalanche.在更高处积雪随时都会崩塌。

4 avalanches   

n.雪崩( avalanche的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The greatest dangers of pyroclastic avalanches are probably heat and suffocation. 火成碎屑崩落的最大危害可能是炽热和窒息作用。 来自辞典例句
• Avalanches poured down on the tracks and rails were spread. 雪崩压满了轨道，铁轨被弄得四分五裂。 来自辞典例句

5 devastate   

v.使荒芜，破坏，压倒

参考例句：

• A few days before,a fire had devastated large parts of Windsor Castle.几天前，温莎城堡的大部分被一场大火烧毁。
• Earthquakes can also cause tsunamis,which devastate coastal regions.地震还引发海啸，它直接破坏海岸地区。

6 spine   

n.脊柱，脊椎；(动植物的)刺；书脊

参考例句：

• He broke his spine in a fall from a horse.他从马上跌下摔断了脊梁骨。
• His spine developed a slight curve.他的脊柱有点弯曲。

7 bleak   

adj.(天气)阴冷的；凄凉的；暗淡的

参考例句：

• They showed me into a bleak waiting room.他们引我来到一间阴冷的会客室。
• The company's prospects look pretty bleak.这家公司的前景异常暗淡。

8 grizzly   

adj.略为灰色的，呈灰色的；n.灰色大熊

参考例句：

• This grizzly liked people.这只灰熊却喜欢人。
• Grizzly bears are not generally social creatures.一般说来，灰熊不是社交型动物。

9 den   

n.兽穴；秘密地方；安静的小房间，私室

参考例句：

• There is a big fox den on the back hill.后山有一个很大的狐狸窝。
• The only way to catch tiger cubs is to go into tiger's den.不入虎穴焉得虎子。

10 dozing   

v.打瞌睡,假寐 n.瞌睡

参考例句：

• The economy shows no signs of faltering. 经济没有衰退的迹象。
• He never falters in his determination. 他的决心从不动摇。