纪录片《我们的地球》 第134期 辽阔平原(09)

A wolf has finally picked up the trail. The caribou¹ are close.

一头狼终于找到了猎物的痕迹。驯鹿近在眼前。

At last, a chance. The hunt is on.

机会终于来了！猎捕开始了。

The wolf panics the herd², and the weak and young are singled out.

狼从受到惊吓的鹿群中寻找老弱孤残。

A calf³ is separated from its mother.

一头小鹿和母亲失散了。

At the goose colony, it's high summer and eggs are hatching.

在雪雁的领地，此时正值盛夏，小鸟正在孵化。

The young all emerge within a day or two, a marvel⁴ of timing⁵.

让人惊讶的是，所有的小雪雁差不多都在一两天内出生。

The colony is now home to a million goslings.

现在，这片领地上一下子多出了上百万只小雪雁。

The fox is still gathering⁶ all she can get.

这只狐狸还在拼命地收集食物。

Sometimes one mouth simply isn't enough.

有时候，一张嘴根本就不够。

One will have to do.

总有一只难逃噩运。

1 caribou   

n.北美驯鹿

参考例句：

• Afar off he heard the squawking of caribou calves.他听到远处有一群小驯鹿尖叫的声音。
• The Eskimos played soccer on ice and used balls filled with caribou hair and grass.爱斯基摩人在冰上踢球，他们用的是驯鹿的毛发和草填充成的球。

2 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。

3 calf   

n.小牛，犊，幼仔，小牛皮

参考例句：

• The cow slinked its calf.那头母牛早产了一头小牛犊。
• The calf blared for its mother.牛犊哞哞地高声叫喊找妈妈。

4 marvel   

vi.(at)惊叹vt.感到惊异；n.令人惊异的事

参考例句：

• The robot is a marvel of modern engineering.机器人是现代工程技术的奇迹。
• The operation was a marvel of medical skill.这次手术是医术上的一个奇迹。

5 timing   

n.时间安排，时间选择

参考例句：

• The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。
• The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。

6 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。