纪录片《我们的地球》 第293期 茂密丛林(11)

A jaguar¹, the supreme² jungle predator³.

美洲豹，雨林中顶端的捕食者。

The river marks the edge of his territory... but here he has competition.

这条河是他领地的边界，但在这里，他遇到了竞争对手。

He's now in the territory of a female.

他闯入了一只母美洲豹的地盘。

She has ruled this stretch of river for five years.

她统治这一河段已有五年之久。

This is her place to hunt.

这是她狩猎的地方。

Capybara are strong and wary⁴.

水豚既强壮又机警。

The key is stealth.

狩猎关键在于悄无声息。

She needs to get within three feet if she's to pounce⁵.

想袭击它们，她必须靠近到一米之内。

Not this time.

这次没成功。

1 jaguar   

n.美洲虎

参考例句：

• He was green with envy when he saw my new Jaguar car.看见我那辆美洲虎牌新车，他非常妒忌。
• Should you meet a jaguar in the jungle,just turn slowly,walk away.But slowly,never look back.你在丛林中若碰上美洲虎，就慢慢转身走开，可一定要慢，切莫回头看。

2 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

3 predator   

n.捕食其它动物的动物；捕食者

参考例句：

• The final part of this chapter was devoted to a brief summary of predator species.本章最后部分简要总结了食肉动物。
• Komodo dragon is the largest living lizard and a fearsome predator.科摩多龙是目前存在的最大蜥蜴，它是一种令人恐惧的捕食性动物。

4 wary   

adj.谨慎的，机警的，小心的

参考例句：

• He is wary of telling secrets to others.他谨防向他人泄露秘密。
• Paula frowned,suddenly wary.宝拉皱了皱眉头，突然警惕起来。

5 pounce   

n.猛扑；v.猛扑，突然袭击，欣然同意

参考例句：

• Why do you pounce on every single thing I say?干吗我说的每句话你都要找麻烦？
• We saw the tiger about to pounce on the goat.我们看见老虎要向那只山羊扑过去。