纪录片《我们的地球》 第340期 广袤草原(5)

One distracts the bull up front,

一头母狮正面诱敌，

while her sisters attack from behind.

她的姐妹从后方进攻。

The cats must somehow topple the buffalo¹,

母狮们必须想办法压倒公牛，

but with swamp under foot, they can't get any traction².

但沼泽太过湿滑，脚底无法借力。

The bull is weakening, but the lions are tiring, too.

公牛逐渐虚弱，但狮群也露出疲态。

It's now a battle of will as much as strength.

现在是体力与毅力的双重考验。

To live, the bull must somehow shake off the lioness.

要想活下去，公牛必须想办法甩掉母狮。

The bull is wounded, but thanks to his two-inch-thick hide, he will recover.

这头公牛受了伤，但幸亏有五厘米厚的牛皮，他会慢慢痊愈。

For the pride, these are hungry times.

而狮群，只能忍饥挨饿了。

But, ultimately, once the water recedes³, there will be new life, and new food to benefit all.

但等到水位降低，便会有新生命来临，也就有了新的食物来源。

1 buffalo   

n.(北美)野牛；(亚洲)水牛

参考例句：

• Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's. 亚洲水牛比美洲水牛温顺些。
• The boots are made of buffalo hide. 这双靴子是由水牛皮制成的。

2 traction   

n.牵引；附着摩擦力

参考例句：

• I'll show you how the traction is applied.我会让你看如何做这种牵引。
• She's injured her back and is in traction for a month.她背部受伤，正在作一个月的牵引治疗。

3 recedes   

v.逐渐远离( recede的第三人称单数 )；向后倾斜；自原处后退或避开别人的注视；尤指问题

参考例句：

• For this reason the near point gradually recedes as one grows older. 由于这个原因，随着人渐渐变老，近点便逐渐后退。 来自辞典例句
• Silent, mournful, abandoned, broken, Czechoslovakia recedes into the darkness. 缄默的、悲哀的、被抛弃的、支离破碎的捷克斯洛伐克，已在黑暗之中。 来自辞典例句