纪录片《我们的地球》 第128期 辽阔平原(03)

Fire sparks panic in the herd¹.

冲天的火光引起了一片恐慌。

Gazelles are born to run, and even young calves² easily outpace the flames,

瞪羚是天生的跑步能手，即使是小瞪羚，奔跑速度也快过火势蔓延的速度

if they can avoid being trampled³.

前提条件是它们没有被困住。

With nothing to stand in its way, the blaze consumes anything that can't flee.

一路无阻的大火，无情地吞噬了一切无力逃跑的生灵。

Huge quantities of grass, valuable food, have been lost.

大量的青草，宝贵的食物，片刻之间便化为乌有。

And with it, the old and the weak.

难逃一劫的还有老弱动物。

The gazelles move on to new pastures and leave the desolation behind them.

瞪羚们远离了这片狼籍不堪的荒芜之地，继续行进，寻找新的草原。

From the ashes rises the phoenix⁴. Grass, the incredible survivor⁵.

宛如从灰烬中复活的凤凰，草又匪夷所思地复活了。

Because it grows from a protected part at the base of its stems, grass is almost indestructible.

草茎的基部有很强的自我保护能力，几乎可以说，草是坚不可摧的。

Able to repair and reproduce itself rapidly,

草能迅速地自我修复，繁殖能力极强，

it covers more of the Earth's land than any other plant, and feeds more wildlife than any other.

在所有植物中，既是覆盖地球面积最大的，又是维系生命群落种类最多的。

1 herd   

n.兽群，牧群；vt.使集中，把…赶在一起

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.他从无主见，只是人云亦云。

2 calves   

n.(calf的复数)笨拙的男子，腓；腿肚子( calf的名词复数 )；牛犊；腓；小腿肚v.生小牛( calve的第三人称单数 )；（冰川）崩解；生（小牛等），产（犊）；使（冰川）崩解

参考例句：

• a cow suckling her calves 给小牛吃奶的母牛
• The calves are grazed intensively during their first season. 小牛在生长的第一季里集中喂养。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 trampled   

踩( trample的过去式和过去分词 )； 践踏； 无视； 侵犯

参考例句：

• He gripped his brother's arm lest he be trampled by the mob. 他紧抓着他兄弟的胳膊，怕他让暴民踩着。
• People were trampled underfoot in the rush for the exit. 有人在拼命涌向出口时被踩在脚下。

4 phoenix   

n.凤凰，长生(不死)鸟；引申为重生

参考例句：

• The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
• The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。

5 survivor   

n.生存者，残存者，幸存者

参考例句：

• The sole survivor of the crash was an infant.这次撞车的惟一幸存者是一个婴儿。
• There was only one survivor of the plane crash.这次飞机失事中只有一名幸存者。