纪录片《我们的地球》 第151期 富饶丛林(06)

At the top is the canopy¹, the engine room of the jungle.

雨林的顶部是树冠层--雨林的动力室。

It's up here that most of the animal life in a rainforest can be found.

在这里也可以找到大量的雨林动物。

But despite the apparent abundance of vegetable food, gathering² it is seldom easy.

显而易见的原因是这里有丰富的蔬果，尽管这样，收集食物也不容易。

With no real seasons, each tree flowers or fruits at a different time of the year,

因为没有明显的季节变化，树木全年不同时候都可以开花结果，

which means that food is very widely spaced.

食物就相当广泛了。

Monkeys, like these tamarins, must search the canopy for all kinds of food if they're to survive.

绢毛猴为了生存，要到处寻找树冠层的食物。

But across the world's rainforests, there's one type of fruiting tree that always delivers. The fig³.

遍寻世界的雨林，只有一种植物一整年都会结果。无花果树。

Wherever they grow, figs⁴ are a magnet for a great diversity of animals.

不管怎样，无花果树是造成生物多样性的一个重要原因。

In the Amazon, the first to appear are the spider monkeys.

在亚马逊，第一个映入眼帘的是蜘蛛猴。

These large primates⁵ are big fig-eaters.

这些灵长类动物最爱吃无花果。

But they won't have the tree to themselves for long. Others will want a share.

但他们也不会轻易享受下去，还有猴子在觑觎着。

Like the diminutive⁶ Emperor tamarins.

这些皇柽柳猴也想霸占无花果树。

The tamarins love figs, too, but being petite means they're easily scared off.

皇柽柳猴虽然也爱吃无花果，但因长得细小也很容易受到惊动。

Squirrel monkeys are also small, but they have strength in numbers.

松鼠猴也很细小，但他们以数量取胜。

Their time-share on the tree may be short so their tactics are more smash-and-grab.

他们在树上分享的时光可能很短，所以尽量多抓东西来吃。

Capuchin Monkeys are the bully⁷ boys in these forests and they want the ripe figs for themselves.

卷尾猴恃强凌弱，他们也来抢夺无花果。

1 canopy   

n.天篷，遮篷

参考例句：

• The trees formed a leafy canopy above their heads.树木在他们头顶上空形成了一个枝叶茂盛的遮篷。
• They lay down under a canopy of stars.他们躺在繁星点点的天幕下。

2 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。

3 fig   

n.无花果(树)

参考例句：

• The doctor finished the fig he had been eating and selected another.这位医生吃完了嘴里的无花果，又挑了一个。
• You can't find a person who doesn't know fig in the United States.你找不到任何一个在美国的人不知道无花果的。

4 figs   

figures 数字，图形，外形

参考例句：

• The effect of ring dyeing is shown in Figs 10 and 11. 环形染色的影响如图10和图11所示。
• The results in Figs. 4 and 5 show the excellent agreement between simulation and experiment. 图4和图5的结果都表明模拟和实验是相当吻合的。

5 primates   

primate的复数

参考例句：

• Primates are alert, inquisitive animals. 灵长目动物是机灵、好奇的动物。
• Consciousness or cerebration has been said to have emerged in the evolution of higher primates. 据说意识或思考在较高级灵长类的进化中已出现。

6 diminutive   

adj.小巧可爱的，小的

参考例句：

• Despite its diminutive size,the car is quite comfortable.尽管这辆车很小，但相当舒服。
• She has diminutive hands for an adult.作为一个成年人，她的手显得非常小。

7 bully   

n.恃强欺弱者，小流氓；vt.威胁，欺侮

参考例句：

• A bully is always a coward.暴汉常是懦夫。
• The boy gave the bully a pelt on the back with a pebble.那男孩用石子掷击小流氓的背脊。