纪录片《我们的地球》 第269期 壮丽山脉(14)

Night comes to an end... and the sunshine returns.

寒夜将尽，阳光回归大地。

The groundsels spread their leaves wide to bask¹ in the sunshine once again.

木本千里光舒展它们的叶子，再一次沐浴在阳光之中。

Dawn in the High Andes.

安第斯山脉的黎明来到。

Here too, the rising sun brings rapid relief to animals living amongst these volcanic² peaks.

在这里，升起的朝阳同样解放了生活在火山山峰之间的动物。

Mountain viscacha are up early to claim the best places to catch the sun's first rays.

山兔鼠早早起来，抢占最佳位置，享受第一缕阳光。

For others up here, the sunrise is even more welcome.

对于其他的动物，太阳更加受到欢迎。

At over 14,000 feet, this is the highest flamingo³ colony in the world.

这里的海拔超过四千米，是世界上海拔最高的火烈鸟栖息地。

At night, it gets so cold that even this salty water freezes over.

这里的夜晚非常寒冷，连盐水湖都会结冰。

And now the flamingos⁴ are trapped in the ice.

这些火烈鸟就被冻在了冰里。

Eventually, the sun thins the ice, but it's still a struggle for the flamingos to break free.

终于太阳晒薄了冰面，但是火烈鸟仍然需要努力冲破冰层。

1 bask   

vt.取暖，晒太阳，沐浴于

参考例句：

• Turtles like to bask in the sun.海龟喜欢曝于阳光中。
• In winter afternoons,he likes to bask in the sun in his courtyard.冬日的午后，他喜欢坐在院子晒太阳。

2 volcanic   

adj.火山的；象火山的；由火山引起的

参考例句：

• There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。
• Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

3 flamingo   

n.红鹳，火烈鸟

参考例句：

• This is the only species of flamingo in the region,easily recognized by its pink plumage.这是那个地区唯一一种火烈鸟，很容易凭粉红色的羽毛辨认出来。
• In my family,I am flamingo in the flock of pigeons.在家里，我就像一只被困在鸽笼里的火烈鸟。

4 flamingos   

n.红鹳，火烈鸟（羽毛粉红、长颈的大涉禽）( flamingo的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Flamingos stand in a salt lake in Larnaca, Cyprus. 塞浦路斯的拉纳卡市一个盐湖中的火烈鸟。 来自互联网
• The research started researchers studied greater flamingos and in a bird sanctuary in southern Spain. 研究人员在西班牙南部的一个鸟类保护区对大型火烈鸟进行研究。 来自互联网