纪录片《我们的地球》 第153期 富饶丛林(08)

Up here, the calls of Siamang gibbons seem to dominate the airwaves.

合趾猴通过声音广播来统治领土。

But with the jungle's incredible diversity, there are countless¹ others trying to be heard, too.

可在雨林这个物种多样的国度里，还可听到更多的声音。

Every layer seems to beat to a different tune².

森林的每一层都有不同的曲调。

In the early morning, the forest's chorus is particularly rich.

在清早，森林合唱团特别热闹。

Sounds travel further in the cooler air.

声音在冷空气中传的更远一些。

But few calls can penetrate³ as far through the dense⁴ vegetation as this one, the deep bass⁵ solo of a male orang-utan.

有的叫声可以穿透密密的植被，例如这只，重低音独奏--雄红毛猩猩。

In the middle of the day, little stirs in the jungle and the hot, dense air muffles⁶ the sound.

时近中午，声音稀少，雨林中湿热的空气也阻挡了声音的传送。

As the afternoon wears on, a different set of players begin to warm up.

午后，各种声音又开始活跃起来。

Insects work in harmony, timing⁷ their calls to fall between the notes of others.

昆虫鸣得很和协，他们按照时间规律来互相传达着信息。

Many singers stick to precise schedules. And right on cue, the 6:00 cicada.

许多歌唱家都严格按照日程表来。蝉很准时的在六点钟开始鸣叫。

Night brings out a whole new orchestra.

夜晚带来了新的管弦乐章。

1 countless   

adj.无数的，多得不计其数的

参考例句：

• In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
• I've told you countless times.我已经告诉你无数遍了。

2 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。

3 penetrate   

v.透(渗)入；刺入，刺穿；洞察，了解

参考例句：

• Western ideas penetrate slowly through the East.西方观念逐渐传入东方。
• The sunshine could not penetrate where the trees were thickest.阳光不能透入树木最浓密的地方。

4 dense   

a.密集的，稠密的，浓密的；密度大的

参考例句：

• The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。
• The path was completely covered by the dense foliage. 小路被树叶厚厚地盖了一层。

5 bass   

n.男低音(歌手)；低音乐器；低音大提琴

参考例句：

• He answered my question in a surprisingly deep bass.他用一种低得出奇的声音回答我的问题。
• The bass was to give a concert in the park.那位男低音歌唱家将在公园中举行音乐会。

6 muffles   

v.压抑，捂住( muffle的第三人称单数 )；用厚厚的衣帽包着（自己）

参考例句：

• Snow muffles the shriek of metal and the rasp of motion. 大雪掩盖了金属的尖叫声和机器的刺耳声。 来自互联网

7 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。