纪录片《我们的地球》 第180期 多样浅海(14)

Millions of invertebrates¹ invade the seabed.

百万只无脊椎动物侵袭了海床。

The most fearsome predator² here is a giant.

这里有可怕的大型掠食动物。

The sunflower starfish is a meter across, with an appetite for brittle³ stars.

向日葵海星长达1米，它喜欢吃蛇尾海星。

It uses it's feet to taste for prey⁴.

向日葵海星用触角来试探猎物。

When it's actions are speeded up,

在快速镜头下，

it becomes clear that the predator's fondness for the brittle stars

可以清楚看到向日葵海星喜欢吃蛇尾海星，

is almost matched by the brittle stars ability to get out of the way.

这与蛇尾海星快速逃离现场也是相吻合的。

Sand dollars flat sea urchins⁵ cluster together as a defense⁶

成群的饼海胆叠加起来组成防御阵线。

But it doesn't seem to work against the sunflower starfish.

不过好像在向日葵海星面前没有作用。

The predator extrudes⁷ it's stomach, and wraps it around it's victims liquefying their soft parts.

向日葵海星挤出它的胃，包住饼海胆直接消化其软组织。

Nothing is left of them, except their white skeletons.

最后只剩下饼海胆的白色骨架。

1 invertebrates   

n.无脊椎动物( invertebrate的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Insects and worms are all invertebrates. 昆虫和蠕虫都是无脊椎动物。 来自辞典例句
• In the earthworm and many other invertebrates, these excretory structures are called nephridia. 在蚯蚓和许多其它无脊椎动物中，这些排泄结构称为肾管。 来自辞典例句

2 predator   

n.捕食其它动物的动物；捕食者

参考例句：

• The final part of this chapter was devoted to a brief summary of predator species.本章最后部分简要总结了食肉动物。
• Komodo dragon is the largest living lizard and a fearsome predator.科摩多龙是目前存在的最大蜥蜴，它是一种令人恐惧的捕食性动物。

3 brittle   

adj.易碎的；脆弱的；冷淡的；(声音)尖利的

参考例句：

• The pond was covered in a brittle layer of ice.池塘覆盖了一层易碎的冰。
• She gave a brittle laugh.她冷淡地笑了笑。

4 prey   

n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨

参考例句：

• Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
• The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。

5 urchins   

n.顽童( urchin的名词复数 )；淘气鬼；猬；海胆

参考例句：

• Some dozen barefooted urchins ganged in from the riverside. 几十个赤足的顽童从河边成群结队而来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• People said that he had jaundice and urchins nicknamed him "Yellow Fellow." 别人说他是黄胆病，孩子们也就叫他“黄胖”了。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

6 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

7 extrudes   

v.挤压出( extrude的第三人称单数 )；挤压成；突出；伸出

参考例句：

• A snail extrudes its horns. 一只蜗牛伸出它的触角。 来自辞典例句