纪录片《我们的地球》 第326期 极端沙漠(17)

Israel's Negev desert.

以色列的内盖夫沙漠。

Otonycteris, the desert long-eared bat, is on the hunt.

中东尖耳蝠，沙漠中的长耳蝙蝠，正在捕猎。

Most bats catch flying insects on the wing,

大多数蝙蝠在飞行中捕捉飞虫，

but there are so few of these in the desert that this bat must do things differently.

但在沙漠中飞虫数量极少，这只蝙蝠必须另寻他路。

It has to hunt on the ground.

它必须在地面捕猎。

But what really sets it apart is what it's hunting...

但真正让它与众不同的是它的猎物。

A deathstalker scorpion¹. The venom² of this species is potent³ enough to kill a human.

一只以色列金蝎。这种蝎子的毒液足以毒死一个人。

Tackling it seems madness for a bat weighing just half an ounce.

捕捉毒蝎对于仅有14克重的蝙蝠来说近乎疯狂。

In the pitch-black, both predator⁴ and prey⁵ are effectively blind, but the scorpion has one advantage...

周围一片漆黑，猎食者和猎物都丧失了视力，但是蝎子有一项优势，

he can sense the approach of the bat through vibrations⁶ in the sand.

他能够通过沙子的振动感知到蝙蝠的靠近。

Otonycteris must rely entirely⁷ on its hearing.

尖耳蝠则要完全依靠自己的听觉。

If the scorpion doesn't move, it won't know it's there.

如果蝎子不动，它就无法感知其位置。

The battle is on.

战斗打响了。

Armed with crushing pincers and a sting loaded with venom, this scorpion is a dangerous opponent.

凭借强大的双钳和一根毒刺，这只毒蝎是一个危险的对手。

A direct strike on the head.

蝙蝠脑袋遭到一记猛刺。

Is it all over? Not for this bat.

战斗结束了吗？对这只蝙蝠来说并没有。

Otonycteris clearly has some immunity⁸ to the venom,

尖耳蝠显然对毒液有一定的免疫，

but repeated stings must still be extraordinarily⁹ painful.

但连续的猛刺给它带来了难言的剧痛。

And if the bat is not to go hungry, it must catch another three scorpions¹⁰ before sunrise.

如果这只蝙蝠不想挨饿，它必须在日出之前再抓住三只蝎子。

1 scorpion   

n.蝎子，心黑的人，蝎子鞭

参考例句：

• The scorpion has a sting that can be deadly.蝎子有可以致命的螫针。
• The scorpion has a sting that can be deadly.蝎子有可以致命的螫针。

2 venom   

n.毒液，恶毒，痛恨

参考例句：

• The snake injects the venom immediately after biting its prey.毒蛇咬住猎物之后马上注入毒液。
• In fact,some components of the venom may benefit human health.事实上，毒液的某些成分可能有益于人类健康。

3 potent   

adj.强有力的，有权势的；有效力的

参考例句：

• The medicine had a potent effect on your disease.这药物对你的病疗效很大。
• We must account of his potent influence.我们必须考虑他的强有力的影响。

4 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。

5 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。

6 vibrations   

n.摆动( vibration的名词复数 )；震动；感受；（偏离平衡位置的）一次性往复振动

参考例句：

• We could feel the vibrations from the trucks passing outside. 我们可以感到外面卡车经过时的颤动。
• I am drawn to that girl; I get good vibrations from her. 我被那女孩吸引住了，她使我产生良好的感觉。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

8 immunity   

n.优惠；免除；豁免，豁免权

参考例句：

• The law gives public schools immunity from taxation.法律免除公立学校的纳税义务。
• He claims diplomatic immunity to avoid being arrested.他要求外交豁免以便避免被捕。

9 extraordinarily   

adv.格外地；极端地

参考例句：

• She is an extraordinarily beautiful girl.她是个美丽非凡的姑娘。
• The sea was extraordinarily calm that morning.那天清晨，大海出奇地宁静。

10 scorpions   

n.蝎子( scorpion的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• You promise me that Black Scorpions will never come back to Lanzhou. 你保证黑蝎子永远不再踏上兰州的土地。 来自电影对白
• You Scorpions are rather secretive about your likes and dislikes. 天蝎：蝎子是如此的神秘，你的喜好很难被别人洞悉。 来自互联网