纪录片《我们的地球》 第66期 洞穴迷宫(05)

This is the biggest underground river passage in the world,

这是世界上最大的地下河通道

so big a jumbo jet could fly through it.

大到可以通过一架大型喷气式客机

It's Deer Cave in Borneo.

它就是婆罗洲的鹿洞

The sheer size of Deer Cave allows some animals to gather there in huge numbers.

鹿洞的容量很大，使得大批动物到此聚集

A staggering three million wrinkle-lipped bats live here.

这里住着数量惊人的300万只犬吻蝠

The bats roost high on the walls and ceilings,

这些蝙蝠倒挂在洞壁和天顶上

where they're well protected from the outside elements and safe from predators¹.

它们在此完全不受外界因素的干扰，还能躲开天敌。

And while they're up here, the bats produce something very important.

它们高悬在洞穴上方时会产生一种非常重要的东西

This 1 00-metre-high mound² is made entirely³ of bat droppings, guano.

这堆100多米高的东西全都是蝙蝠的排泄物，粪便。

Its surface is covered by a thick carpet of cockroaches⁴. Hundreds of thousands of them.

地面上爬满了密密麻麻的蟑螂。它们的数量无以为计。

Caves are one of the few habitats on Earth not directly powered by sunlight.

洞穴是地球上少数几种不直接依赖阳光的生态环境之一

In the absence of plants, this food chain is based on a continuous supply of bat droppings.

在缺少植物的情况下，这里的食物链完全依赖供应不断的蝙蝠粪便

The cockroaches feed on the guano and anything that falls into it.

蟑螂的食物就是粪便以及任何掉进里面的东西。

1 predators   

n.食肉动物( predator的名词复数 )；奴役他人者（尤指在财务或性关系方面）

参考例句：

• birds and their earthbound predators 鸟和地面上捕食它们的动物
• The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement. 捕食性动物的眼睛能感觉到最细小的动静。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 mound   

n.土墩，堤，小山；v.筑堤，用土堆防卫

参考例句：

• The explorers climbed a mound to survey the land around them.勘探者爬上土丘去勘测周围的土地。
• The mound can be used as our screen.这个土丘可做我们的掩蔽物。

3 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

4 cockroaches   

n.蟑螂( cockroach的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• At night, the cockroaches filled the house with their rustlings. 夜里，屋里尽是蟑螂窸窸瑟瑟的声音。 来自辞典例句
• It loves cockroaches, and can keep a house clear of these hated insects. 它们好食蟑螂，可以使住宅免除这些讨厌昆虫的骚扰。 来自百科语句