纪录片《我们的地球》 第261期 壮丽山脉(06)

An avalanche¹. 100,000 tonnes of snow travelling at 80 miles an hour,

一场雪崩。十万吨积雪以130公里的时速席卷而下，

capable of smashing everything in its path.

足以粉碎沿途的一切。

The mountains of North America are hit by thousands of avalanches² every year.

北美洲的山脉每年要发生数千起雪崩。

Yet one animal spends the whole winter slumbering³ within the snow on these avalanche-prone slopes.

然而有一种动物整个冬季都在这些极易发生雪崩的山坡上冬眠。

And when spring comes, they emerge.

待春天来临，它们就出洞了。

All across these mountains,

在这些山脉中，

grizzly⁴ bears make their winter dens⁵ 10,000 feet up in the deep snow of leeward⁶ slopes.

灰熊将巢筑在背风坡厚厚的积雪之下，海拔高达三千米。

And while they were half-asleep in the depths of winter, their young were born.

他们在隆冬半梦半醒之际产下幼崽。

Now these cubs⁷ are taking their first steps into the outside world.

现在这些熊宝宝正迈出他们走向外界的第一步。

1 avalanche   

n.雪崩，大量涌来

参考例句：

• They were killed by an avalanche in the Swiss Alps.他们在瑞士阿尔卑斯山的一次雪崩中罹难。
• Higher still the snow was ready to avalanche.在更高处积雪随时都会崩塌。

2 avalanches   

n.雪崩( avalanche的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The greatest dangers of pyroclastic avalanches are probably heat and suffocation. 火成碎屑崩落的最大危害可能是炽热和窒息作用。 来自辞典例句
• Avalanches poured down on the tracks and rails were spread. 雪崩压满了轨道，铁轨被弄得四分五裂。 来自辞典例句

3 slumbering   

微睡，睡眠（slumber的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• It was quiet. All the other inhabitants of the slums were slumbering. 贫民窟里的人已经睡眠静了。
• Then soft music filled the air and soothed the slumbering heroes. 接着，空中响起了柔和的乐声，抚慰着安睡的英雄。

4 grizzly   

adj.略为灰色的，呈灰色的；n.灰色大熊

参考例句：

• This grizzly liked people.这只灰熊却喜欢人。
• Grizzly bears are not generally social creatures.一般说来，灰熊不是社交型动物。

5 dens   

n.牙齿，齿状部分；兽窝( den的名词复数 )；窝点；休息室；书斋

参考例句：

• Female bears tend to line their dens with leaves or grass. 母熊往往会在洞穴里垫些树叶或草。 来自辞典例句
• In winter bears usually hibernate in their dens. 冬天熊通常在穴里冬眠。 来自辞典例句

6 leeward   

adj.背风的；下风的

参考例句：

• The trees all listed to leeward.树木统统向下风方向倾。
• We steered a course to leeward.我们向下风航驶。

7 cubs   

n.幼小的兽，不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a lioness guarding her cubs 守护幼崽的母狮
• Lion cubs depend on their mother to feed them. 狮子的幼仔依靠母狮喂养。 来自《简明英汉词典》