纪录片《我们的地球》 第125期 冰封世界(21)

By early summer, the chicks are surprisingly well-developed and now look ready to take on the world.

到了初夏，小企鹅已经发育得非常良好，它们已经做好了当上这个世界的主人的准备。

Those that survive their first year have the best possible start in life

那些在第一年里存活下来的小企鹅有着最光明的前途，

thanks to the extraordinary hardships endured by their parents.

多亏了它们的爸爸和妈妈承受了非凡的考验。

Parents who battled with the Antarctic winter and won.

在同南极的冬天抗争并取得了胜利

In the Arctic, the two polar bear cubs¹ are now independent of their mother

在北冰洋，两只小北极熊现在可以离开妈妈独立生活了，

and they briefly² reunite where their home ranges overlap³.

之前它们曾短暂地在陆地的家园团聚过。

Their time together will be fleeting⁴.

它们在一起的时间很短。

Most of their lives are now spent alone, wandering the vast tracts⁵ of frozen ocean.

它们一生的大部分时间都独来独往，在冰封的海洋上四处游猎。

Following their mother has prepared them for life at the pole, an ever-changing land ruled by ice.

在跟它们母亲在一起的时候，它们已经学会怎样生存在极地，在这个永远在变的冰的国度。

Whether they are ready for the bigger changes

它们是否已经做好了适应更大的变化，

that have begun to shape the ice worlds of our planet remains⁶ to be seen.

适应已经开始影响这个冰雪世界的变化的准备，还不得而知。

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 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

3 overlap   

v.重叠，与…交叠；n.重叠

参考例句：

• The overlap between the jacket and the trousers is not good.夹克和裤子重叠的部分不好看。
• Tiles overlap each other.屋瓦相互叠盖。

4 fleeting   

adj.短暂的，飞逝的

参考例句：

• The girls caught only a fleeting glimpse of the driver.女孩们只匆匆瞥了一眼司机。
• Knowing the life fleeting,she set herself to enjoy if as best as she could.她知道这种日子转瞬即逝，于是让自已尽情地享受。

5 tracts   

大片土地( tract的名词复数 )； 地带； （体内的）道； （尤指宣扬宗教、伦理或政治的）短文

参考例句：

• vast tracts of forest 大片大片的森林
• There are tracts of desert in Australia. 澳大利亚有大片沙漠。

6 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。