纪录片《我们的地球》 第39期 雄伟高山(16)

At high altitudes, the monsoon¹ rains fall as snow.

高海拔地区的季风雨变成了雪

Here, at the far eastern end of the range in China,

这里是中国境内的山脉东部起点

one inhabitant endures the bitter winters out in the open.

有一位居民在户外忍受着严冬的寒冷

Most other bears would be sleeping underground by now

现在其它大部分熊都已躲在地下睡大觉

but the giant panda can't fatten² up enough to hibernate³.

可是大熊猫没能储备足够的脂肪冬眠

Its food, bamboo, on which it totally relies,

它完全依赖竹子为生

has so little nutritional⁴ value that it can't build up a store of fat like other bears.

但是竹叶没有太多营养价值，所以它无法像别的熊那样积累起脂肪

Most of the creatures here move up or down the slopes with the seasons,

这里的大部分动物都随着季节变化上下迁移

but the panda is held captive by its diet, for the kind of bamboo it eats only grows at this altitude.

只有大熊猫因为食物始终逗留此地，它吃的这种竹子只生长在这一海拔地区

But these forests hold fewer challenges for the more mobile.

不过这些森林对于更灵活的动物来说却没有什么挑战性

The golden snub-nosed monkey, like the giant panda, lives only in China.

和大熊猫一样，川金丝猴只生活在中国境内

Their thick fur allows them to survive at greater altitudes than any other monkey.

它们有厚实的毛发，所以能比其它猴类更能适应高海拔气候

And when the cold bites, they have these upper slopes to themselves.

每当严寒袭来，这些山坡就成了它们的天下。

1 monsoon   

n.季雨，季风，大雨

参考例句：

• The monsoon rains started early this year.今年季雨降雨开始得早。
• The main climate type in that region is monsoon.那个地区主要以季风气候为主要气候类型。

2 fatten   

v.使肥，变肥

参考例句：

• The new feed can fatten the chicken up quickly enough for market.新饲料能使鸡长得更快，以适应市场需求。
• We keep animals in pens to fatten them.我们把动物关在围栏里把它们养肥。

3 hibernate   

v.冬眠，蛰伏

参考例句：

• Bears often hibernate in caves.熊常在山洞里冬眠。
• Some warm-blooded animals do not need to hibernate.一些温血动物不需要冬眠。

4 nutritional   

adj.营养的，滋养的

参考例句：

• A diet lacking in nutritional value will not keep a person healthy.缺乏营养价值的饮食不能维持人的健康。
• The labels on food products give a lot of information about their nutritional content.食品上的标签提供很多关于营养成分的信息。