纪录片《我们的地球》 第304期 茂密丛林(22)

Jungles are still some of the least explored places on Earth, and with good reason.

雨林仍然是地球上被探索最少的地方，而这是有原因的。

They are testing places to work.

在这种地方工作是一项考验。

Here in the flooded forests of Brazil,

在巴西这片泛洪雨林里，

the team are on the trail of a newly discovered species of river dolphin.

摄制组正在追踪一种新发现的淡水豚。

So little is known about it that just finding it will be a challenge.

我们对它知之甚少，光是找到它的踪迹都是一项挑战。

Their base for five weeks is a hut on the only bit of dry land around, but it's already occupied.

他们未来五周的驻地，是仅有一小块干地环绕的一间茅屋，但这里已经被占领了。

It appears someone's been making a nest. A resident rat.

看起来有小东西在此筑巢了。一只家鼠。

Hello, little rat. And on the food cupboard...

你好，小老鼠。而在食品架上...

Hello. Are you a bit shy?

你好呀。你是不是有点害羞？

If the housemates are hostile, the hitchhikers are even worse. A large spider.

如果说室友不太友好，那搭便车的乘客就更糟了。一只巨型蜘蛛。

Oh, my God.

我的天啊。

And a colony of aggressive red ants looking for a ride.

以及一群咄咄逼人的想要搭车的红蚂蚁。

If we knock into them, they'll board the boat like a bunch of pirates, and they'll gnaw¹ our faces off.

如果我们撞上蚁群，它们会像海盗一样占领我们的船只，把我们的脸给咬掉。

That might not be quite true, but intimidating² animals are the least of their problems.

以上所言或许不大正确，但那些令人生畏的动物是他们最不需要担心的。

1 gnaw   

v.不断地啃、咬；使苦恼，折磨

参考例句：

• Dogs like to gnaw on a bone.狗爱啃骨头。
• A rat can gnaw a hole through wood.老鼠能啃穿木头。

2 intimidating   

vt.恐吓，威胁( intimidate的现在分词)

参考例句：

• They were accused of intimidating people into voting for them. 他们被控胁迫选民投他们的票。
• This kind of questioning can be very intimidating to children. 这种问话的方式可能让孩子们非常害怕。