纪录片《我们的地球》 第283期 茂密丛林(01)

Earth is the only planet we know of where life exists.

地球是人类已知的唯一存在生命的星球。

And, here, it does so in abundance.

而且这里生机盎然。

The jungle is Eden. It covers less than 6% of the Earth's surface

雨林宛如伊甸园般美好。它仅占地球表面积的百分之六，

but it's home to half of all the plants and animals on land.

却分布着世界上一半的动植物物种。

Jungles have just the right amount of light, water and nutrients¹,

雨林拥有适宜的光照，水源和养分，

and they have had every day for millennia².

千百年来一直如此。

Life here should be easy.

在这里生存应该不难。

This is an indri. It's a primate³, like us.

这是一只大狐猴。他和我们一样，是灵长类动物。

And these forests in Madagascar are its home.

马达加斯加的这片森林就是他的家。

But to survive here... it has to face one major challenge.

但是要在这里生存，他不得不面对一个巨大的挑战。

Paradise is crowded. Life fills every niche⁴.

天堂有点拥挤。每个角落都有物种栖息。

And, at any one time,

每分每秒，

a staggering variety of species and countless⁵ individuals are striving for space and food.

都有生命为了空间与食物斗争不已，种类繁多，数不胜数。

Like every jungle animal,

和所有雨林中的动物一样

indri have to find their own way to survive in the most competitive place on Earth.

大狐猴需要找到自己的方法，才能在地球上竞争最为激烈的地方生存下去。

1 nutrients   

n.（食品或化学品）营养物，营养品( nutrient的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a lack of essential nutrients 基本营养的缺乏
• Nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream. 营养素被吸收进血液。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 millennia   

n.一千年，千禧年

参考例句：

• For two millennia, exogamy was a major transgression for Jews. 两千年来，异族通婚一直是犹太人的一大禁忌。
• In the course of millennia, the dinosaurs died out. 在几千年的时间里，恐龙逐渐死绝了。

3 primate   

n.灵长类（目）动物，首席主教；adj.首要的

参考例句：

• 14 percent of primate species are highly endangered.14%的灵长类物种处于高度濒危状态。
• The woolly spider monkey is the largest primate in the Americas.绒毛蛛猴是美洲最大的灵长类动物。

4 niche   

n.壁龛；合适的职务(环境、位置等)

参考例句：

• Madeleine placed it carefully in the rocky niche. 玛德琳小心翼翼地把它放在岩石壁龛里。
• The really talented among women would always make their own niche.妇女中真正有才能的人总是各得其所。

5 countless   

adj.无数的，多得不计其数的

参考例句：

• In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
• I've told you countless times.我已经告诉你无数遍了。