纪录片《我们的地球》 第311期 极端沙漠(2)

Hunting here presents special problems.

沙漠狩猎有着特殊的难题。

A herd¹ of oryx, the only prey² within 20 miles.

这群直角大羚羊是方圆三十二公里内唯一的猎物。

Out here, there is no cover for an ambush³.

这里没有任何伏击可用的遮挡物。

It'll have to be a straight chase.

唯有直截了当扑杀过去。

They have failed, and each failed hunt brings the lions closer to starvation.

她们失败了，每失败一次，狮群离饿死就更近一步。

To find enough to eat,

为了寻找食物充饥，

the pride continually searches an area the size of Switzerland.

狮群不断地在瑞士国境那么大的区域内搜寻。

Three days and 100 miles later, and still no kill.

三天里它们走了161公里，仍然一无所获。

These are desperate times.

这是濒临绝望的时刻。

1 herd   

n.兽群，牧群；vt.使集中，把…赶在一起

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.他从无主见，只是人云亦云。

2 prey   

n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨

参考例句：

• Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
• The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。

3 ambush   

n.埋伏(地点)；伏兵；v.埋伏；伏击

参考例句：

• Our soldiers lay in ambush in the jungle for the enemy.我方战士埋伏在丛林中等待敌人。
• Four men led by a sergeant lay in ambush at the crossroads.由一名中士率领的四名士兵埋伏在十字路口。