纪录片《我们的地球》 第189期 季节森林(03)

With so few prey¹ animals here, life for a hunter is particularly hard.

猎物是如此之少，捕猎对于它们来说是极端困难。

Creatures are scarce because few can eat conifer needles.

这里缺乏生物的原因是很少有生物以针叶为食。

The moose is an exception.

北美驼鹿是个例外。

Growth is so difficult that conifers protect their precious leaves by filling them with resin².

因为生长困难，针叶树木用树脂来保护宝贵的叶子。

That reduces water loss, but it also makes them very distasteful.

以减少水分流失.这样也让针叶变得难以食用。

At least the conifer's seeds are edible³,

至少松果是可以食用的，

but they're protected within armor plated cones⁴,

但松果被层层装甲包围着，

and it takes a specialist to reach them.

还是有破甲专家可以吃到。

The crossbill's extraordinary beak⁵ can prise apart the scales,

交喙鸟用非常特别的喙分开松果的鳞片，

so that it's tongue can extract the seeds.

然后用舌头来卷取种子。

Birds are fortunate. When the seasonal⁶ crop is gathered, they can fly south.

鸟类是幸福的。当收获季节结束时，它们可以向南方飞去。

1 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。

2 resin   

n.树脂，松香，树脂制品；vt.涂树脂

参考例句：

• This allyl type resin is a highly transparent, colourless material.这种烯丙基型的树脂是一种高度透明的、无色材料。
• This is referred to as a thixotropic property of the resin.这种特性叫做树脂的触变性。

3 edible   

n.食品，食物；adj.可食用的

参考例句：

• Edible wild herbs kept us from dying of starvation.我们靠着野菜才没被饿死。
• This kind of mushroom is edible,but that kind is not.这种蘑菇吃得，那种吃不得。

4 cones   

n.（人眼）圆锥细胞；圆锥体( cone的名词复数 )；球果；圆锥形东西；（盛冰淇淋的）锥形蛋卷筒

参考例句：

• In the pines squirrels commonly chew off and drop entire cones. 松树上的松鼠通常咬掉和弄落整个球果。 来自辞典例句
• Many children would rather eat ice cream from cones than from dishes. 许多小孩喜欢吃蛋卷冰淇淋胜过盘装冰淇淋。 来自辞典例句

5 beak   

n.鸟嘴，茶壶嘴，钩形鼻

参考例句：

• The bird had a worm in its beak.鸟儿嘴里叼着一条虫。
• This bird employs its beak as a weapon.这种鸟用嘴作武器。

6 seasonal   

adj.季节的，季节性的

参考例句：

• The town relies on the seasonal tourist industry for jobs.这个城镇依靠季节性旅游业提供就业机会。
• The hors d'oeuvre is seasonal vegetables.餐前小吃是应时蔬菜。