纪录片《我们的地球》 第260期 壮丽山脉(05)

During winter, even eagles rely almost entirely¹ on carrion².

在冬季，即使鹰类也几乎完全仰赖腐尸度日。

It's a dead fox, and it could sustain her for days.

这是一只死去的狐狸，这顿美餐能让她支撑数日。

Other scavengers must defer³.

其它食腐者只能等着了。

The hungry crows soon regain⁴ their courage.

饥饿的乌鸦很快重新鼓起勇气。

They'll try any trick to steal a morsel⁵.

他们想尽办法，试图分一杯羹。

And they are annoyingly persistent⁶.

顽固地令人厌烦。

But this mob are the least of her worries.

但这群乌鸦是她最不需要担心的。

A bigger eagle takes control.

一只更大的金雕抢走了食物。

But this kill is too important to give up. So she must fight.

但这顿美餐太过重要，不能轻易放弃。必须奋起一搏。

For the moment, she's won the carcass back.

她暂时抢回了尸体。

But a kill like this will attract every eagle for miles around.

但这样的猎物会引来方圆数公里内所有的鹰。

As ever, the strongest wins the lion's share.

最终依然是最强者赢得大部分食物。

Unable to defend the carcass any longer, the first eagle must now continue its search.

抢不到那具尸体，第一只雕只能继续它的觅食之旅。

It may be many days before she feeds again.

也许下一次饱餐就是数日之后的事情了。

Only the most competitive will survive the perils⁷ of the mountain winter.

只有最具竞争力的生物才能在山脉的寒冬中存活下来。

1 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。

2 carrion   

n.腐肉

参考例句：

• A crow of bloodthirsty ants is attracted by the carrion.一群嗜血的蚂蚁被腐肉所吸引。
• Vultures usually feed on carrion or roadkill.兀鹫通常以腐肉和公路上的死伤动物为食。

3 defer   

vt.推迟，拖延；vi.(to)遵从，听从，服从

参考例句：

• We wish to defer our decision until next week.我们希望推迟到下星期再作出决定。
• We will defer to whatever the committee decides.我们遵从委员会作出的任何决定。

4 regain   

vt.重新获得，收复，恢复

参考例句：

• He is making a bid to regain his World No.1 ranking.他正为重登世界排名第一位而努力。
• The government is desperate to regain credibility with the public.政府急于重新获取公众的信任。

5 morsel   

n.一口，一点点

参考例句：

• He refused to touch a morsel of the food they had brought.他们拿来的东西他一口也不吃。
• The patient has not had a morsel of food since the morning.从早上起病人一直没有进食。

6 persistent   

adj.坚持不懈的，执意的；持续的

参考例句：

• Albert had a persistent headache that lasted for three days.艾伯特连续头痛了三天。
• She felt embarrassed by his persistent attentions.他不时地向她大献殷勤，使她很难为情。

7 perils   

极大危险( peril的名词复数 )； 危险的事（或环境）

参考例句：

• The commander bade his men be undaunted in the face of perils. 指挥员命令他的战士要临危不惧。
• With how many more perils and disasters would he load himself? 他还要再冒多少风险和遭受多少灾难？