纪录片《我们的地球》 第246期 偏远岛屿(17)

There are 50 million of them.

迁徙的红蟹数量多达五千万只。

It's an event that has brought the island worldwide fame.

这一景象让这座岛屿举世闻名。

But in recent years, millions of red crabs¹ haven't managed to reach the sea.

但近些年来，数以百万的红蟹未能成功抵达海洋。

An invader² has occupied this island. Yellow crazy ants.

一种入侵物种占领了这座岛屿。黄疯蚁。

They escaped from visiting ships and with no predators³ to control them,

它们搭乘来访的船只来到岛上，由于缺乏天敌控制，

they have now created vast super colonies in the forest.

它们在森林里建立了巨大的超级蚁群。

When migrating red crabs march into their territory, the ants attack.

当迁徙的红蟹经过它们的领地时，黄疯蚁便展开攻击。

Squirting acid into the crabs' eyes and mouths.

它们朝红蟹的双眼和嘴中喷射酸液。

The crabs have no defence.

红蟹毫无还手之力。

Blinded and confused... they're doomed⁴.

双目失明，迷失方向，它们便死定了。

Humans brought these ant invaders⁵ here, and now humans are having to control them.

是人类把这些蚂蚁入侵者带上了岛，而现在人类不得不采取措施控制局面。

1 crabs   

n.蟹( crab的名词复数 )；阴虱寄生病；蟹肉v.捕蟹( crab的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• As we walked along the seashore we saw lots of tiny crabs. 我们在海岸上散步时看到很多小蟹。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The fish and crabs scavenge for decaying tissue. 鱼和蟹搜寻腐烂的组织为食。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 invader   

n.侵略者，侵犯者，入侵者

参考例句：

• They suffered a lot under the invader's heel.在侵略者的铁蹄下，他们受尽了奴役。
• A country must have the will to repel any invader.一个国家得有决心击退任何入侵者。

3 predators   

n.食肉动物( predator的名词复数 )；奴役他人者（尤指在财务或性关系方面）

参考例句：

• birds and their earthbound predators 鸟和地面上捕食它们的动物
• The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement. 捕食性动物的眼睛能感觉到最细小的动静。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 doomed   

命定的

参考例句：

• The court doomed the accused to a long term of imprisonment. 法庭判处被告长期监禁。
• A country ruled by an iron hand is doomed to suffer. 被铁腕人物统治的国家定会遭受不幸的。

5 invaders   

入侵者，侵略者，侵入物( invader的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They prepared to repel the invaders. 他们准备赶走侵略军。
• The family has traced its ancestry to the Norman invaders. 这个家族将自己的世系追溯到诺曼征服者。