纪录片《我们的地球》 第197期 季节森林(11)

As winter approaches in Chile spring is arriving in the northern hemisphere.

冬季逼近智利，北半球的春天却来了。

These are the deciduous¹ forests of Homme.

这是我家乡的落叶林。

Dormant² throughout the winter,

从冬天苏醒后，

they now undergo one of the most magical transformations³ in the natural world.

它们开始了自然界最神奇的转变。

By late spring the landscape is wrapped in a vibrant⁴ fresh green.

到了晚春，大地一片翠绿，风景如画。

Here, instead of conifers, there are broad leaved trees,

阔叶林代替针叶林，

and that makes the character of this forest entirely⁵ different.

同时也展现了完全不同的世界。

Being broad, these leaves trap much more light than needles,

不仅叶子能比针叶吸收更多阳光，

but they're also thin, soft and edible⁶.

而且叶子更薄、更软、更好吃。

And others can eat the leaf eaters.

螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后。

1 deciduous   

adj.非永久的；短暂的；脱落的；落叶的

参考例句：

• Overgrown deciduous shrubs can be cut back at this time of year.过于繁茂的落叶灌木可以在每年的这个时候修剪。
• Deciduous trees shed their leaves in autumn.落叶树木在秋天落叶。

2 dormant   

adj.暂停活动的；休眠的；潜伏的

参考例句：

• Many animals are in a dormant state during winter.在冬天许多动物都处于睡眠状态。
• This dormant volcano suddenly fired up.这座休眠火山突然爆发了。

3 transformations   

n.变化( transformation的名词复数 )；转换；转换；变换

参考例句：

• Energy transformations go on constantly, all about us. 在我们周围，能量始终在不停地转换着。 来自辞典例句
• On the average, such transformations balance out. 平均起来，这种转化可以互相抵消。 来自辞典例句

4 vibrant   

adj.震颤的，响亮的，充满活力的，精力充沛的，(色彩)鲜明的

参考例句：

• He always uses vibrant colours in his paintings. 他在画中总是使用鲜明的色彩。
• She gave a vibrant performance in the leading role in the school play.她在学校表演中生气盎然地扮演了主角。

5 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

6 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。