纪录片《我们的地球》 第274期 壮丽山脉(19)

An adult female and her daughter.

一只成年雌雪豹和她的女儿。

She has devoted¹ the last two years to raising her cub² and very soon, it will be weaned.

雌雪豹花费了两年时间哺育幼崽，很快，幼崽就要断奶了。

For now, the cub is still entirely³ dependent on its mother.

目前，幼崽依旧完全依靠自己的母亲。

But staying together as long as this could cause problems.

但这样长时间的共处会引发问题。

The female is now in heat again,

雌雪豹此时又到了发情期，

and any male that smells her signature will know that.

雄雪豹只需闻到她的信号便会知晓。

From this moment on, her cub's life is at risk.

从此刻起，雌雪豹幼崽的生命陷入了危机。

Males kill cubs⁴ that are not their own.

雄雪豹会杀死非亲生的幼崽。

But the mother is now driven by an urge that she cannot control.

但雌雪豹此时正被体内无法控制的欲望驱使着。

She lets the males know exactly where she is.

她让雄雪豹知道了她的确切位置。

From up here, she can be heard for miles around.

从这片高地，她的声音可以传遍方圆数公里。

1 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

2 cub   

n.幼兽，年轻无经验的人

参考例句：

• The lion cub's mother was hunting for what she needs. 这只幼师的母亲正在捕猎。
• The cub licked the milk from its mother's breast. 这头幼兽吸吮着它妈妈的奶水。

3 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。

4 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》