纪录片《我们的地球》 第351期 广袤草原(16)

For the bison, it will be a matter of brute¹ strength.

对于美洲野牛来说，用蛮力就可以做到。

Massive neck muscles enable them to shovel² five tonnes of snow a day.

强大的颈部肌肉让他们每天可以铲五吨的雪。

Their light-weight neighbour needs more precision.

他们小巧的邻居则需要更高的准头。

The bison have reached their goal, a mouthful of withered³ grass.

美洲野牛达到了目的，一大口枯草。

And where the bison have dug, the fox now spots an opportunity.

在美洲野牛挖过的地方，狐狸也见缝插针。

Every footstep counts, but he mustn't break through... Yet.

每一步都至关重要，但是时机...还未到。

He listens carefully to pinpoint⁴ his target. It's moving.

他仔细监听着猎物的一举一动。它在移动。

A vole. Small, but 100 times more nutritious⁵ than a mouthful of dried grass.

一只野鼠。虽然小，但是比一嘴干草的营养价值高上百倍。

To get through the winter on these prairies, sometimes brain beats brawn⁶.

想要在这草原上度过严冬，有时候脑子比蛮力更加重要。

Ultimately, life on all grasslands⁷ depends on the turn of the seasons.

最终，所有草原上的生物都依赖于季节的更迭。

1 brute   

n.野兽，兽性

参考例句：

• The aggressor troops are not many degrees removed from the brute.侵略军简直象一群野兽。
• That dog is a dangerous brute.It bites people.那条狗是危险的畜牲，它咬人。

2 shovel   

n.铁锨，铲子，一铲之量；v.铲，铲出

参考例句：

• He was working with a pick and shovel.他在用镐和铲干活。
• He seized a shovel and set to.他拿起一把铲就干上了。

3 withered   

adj. 枯萎的，干瘪的，（人身体的部分器官）因病萎缩的或未发育良好的 动词wither的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• The grass had withered in the warm sun. 这些草在温暖的阳光下枯死了。
• The leaves of this tree have become dry and withered. 这棵树下的叶子干枯了。

4 pinpoint   

vt.准确地确定；用针标出…的精确位置

参考例句：

• It is difficult to pinpoint when water problems of the modern age began.很难准确地指出，现代用水的问题是什么时候出现的。
• I could pinpoint his precise location on a map.我能在地图上指明他的准确位置。

5 nutritious   

adj.有营养的，营养价值高的

参考例句：

• Fresh vegetables are very nutritious.新鲜蔬菜富于营养。
• Hummingbirds have discovered that nectar and pollen are very nutritious.蜂鸟发现花蜜和花粉是很有营养的。

6 brawn   

n.体力

参考例句：

• In this job you need both brains and brawn.做这份工作既劳神又费力。
• They relied on brains rather than brawn.他们靠的是脑力，而不是体力。

7 grasslands   

n.草原，牧场( grassland的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Songs were heard ringing loud and clear over the grasslands. 草原上扬起清亮激越的歌声。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Grasslands have been broken and planted to wheat. 草原已经开垦出来，种上了小麦。 来自《简明英汉词典》