纪录片《我们的地球》 第289期 茂密丛林(07)

In Ecuador, the competition is at its most intense.

在厄瓜多尔，生存竞争尤为激烈。

Here, there are 100 species of hummingbirds² alone... all fighting for nectar.

在这里，光是蜂鸟就有一百种，都在争夺花蜜。

Each flower only has a small amount at any one time, and so it's first come, first served.

每朵花一次只能产出少量花蜜，所以先到先得。

One hummingbird¹ has gone to great lengths to avoid conflict with other species.

这种蜂鸟竭尽全力试图避免与其他物种的争斗。

Swordbills are the only bird with a beak³ longer than their body.

刀嘴蜂鸟是唯一一种喙长于身体的鸟类。

And some flowers are too elongated⁴ for the other 99 species of hummingbirds here to feed from them.

有些植物花冠极其细长，其它九十九种蜂鸟都无法吃到里面的花蜜。

A swordbill's extraordinary beak, however, enables it to reach the places that others can't...

刀嘴蜂鸟凭借极长的喙，可以够到其它蜂鸟无法触及的地方，

the top of this flower, where the sweet nectar is produced.

也就是这种花朵基部的蜜腺。

It has found a solution that means it doesn't have to join the fight.

它找到了解决方法，不必和其它蜂鸟争夺食物。

And, as each long flower blooms, it gives the swordbill a fresh supply of food all to itself.

细长的花朵们竞相盛开，为刀嘴蜂鸟提供了专属的新鲜花蜜。

1 hummingbird   

n.蜂鸟

参考例句：

• The hummingbird perches on a twig of the hawthorn.小蜂鸟栖在山楂树枝上。
• The hummingbird is the only bird that can fly backward.蜂鸟是唯一能倒退向后飞的鸟。

2 hummingbirds   

n.蜂鸟( hummingbird的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Hummingbirds have discovered that nectar and pollen are very nutritious. 蜂鸟发现花蜜和花粉是很有营养的。
• Why do hummingbirds and gorillas both have backbones? 为什么蜂鸟和大猩猩都有脊骨？

3 beak   

n.鸟嘴，茶壶嘴，钩形鼻

参考例句：

• The bird had a worm in its beak.鸟儿嘴里叼着一条虫。
• This bird employs its beak as a weapon.这种鸟用嘴作武器。

4 elongated   

v.延长，加长( elongate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Modigliani's women have strangely elongated faces. 莫迪里阿尼画中的妇女都长着奇长无比的脸。
• A piece of rubber can be elongated by streching. 一块橡皮可以拉长。 来自《用法词典》