纪录片《我们的地球》 第364期 奇迹城市(6)

Mumbai, in India, is home to over 20 million people.

印度孟买人口超过两千万。

And there are predators¹ here that, though rarely seen, are rightly feared.

也生存着许多猎食者，尽管难得一见，也着实令人胆战心惊。

Carnivores, lured² by the prospect³ of plentiful⁴ unsuspecting prey⁵ are on the prowl. A leopard⁶.

食肉动物们正向着毫无戒心的猎物一步步靠近。一只金钱豹。

Every night, under the cover of darkness they come out to hunt.

在夜色的掩护下，他们每晚都会出来猎食。

These are big animals, and they're looking for large prey to satisfy their hunger.

大型食肉动物需要寻找大型猎物才能充饥。

To catch more than a glimpse of them and reveal their hunting behaviour, you need night-vision cameras.

为了多捕捉一些画面揭示他们的猎食行为，我们需要夜视摄像机。

Leopards⁷ have attacked almost 200 people here in the last 25 years.

在过去的二十五年里，金钱豹袭击过约两百个人。

But humans are not their usual prey.

但人类并不是他们日常的捕食对象。

These leopards are on the hunt for something else.

这些金钱豹在寻找其他猎物。

Pigs. These leopards prefer to hunt the domestic animals that people have brought to the city in considerable numbers.

猪。他们更喜欢人类圈养在城市里、数量可观的家畜。

The pigs keep their family close.

猪喜欢群居。

The ceaseless noise of the city plays to their advantage. It conceals⁸ their approach.

城市里无休止的嘈杂为金钱豹提供了便利。掩盖了他们的脚步。

And the leopards are using this cover to hunt all over the city.

金钱豹利用掩护能在全城各地捕猎。

This is a thriving population.

这个种群日益繁荣。

In fact, the highest concentration of leopards in the world is right here.

事实上，世界上金钱豹数量最多的地方就是这里。

1 predators   

n.食肉动物( predator的名词复数 )；奴役他人者（尤指在财务或性关系方面）

参考例句：

• birds and their earthbound predators 鸟和地面上捕食它们的动物
• The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement. 捕食性动物的眼睛能感觉到最细小的动静。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 lured   

吸引，引诱（lure的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The child was lured into a car but managed to escape. 那小孩被诱骗上了车，但又设法逃掉了。
• Lured by the lust of gold,the pioneers pushed onward. 开拓者在黄金的诱惑下，继续奋力向前。

3 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

4 plentiful   

adj.富裕的，丰富的

参考例句：

• Their family has a plentiful harvest this year.他们家今年又丰收了。
• Rainfall is plentiful in the area.这个地区雨量充足。

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 leopard   

n.豹

参考例句：

• I saw a man in a leopard skin yesterday.我昨天看见一个穿着豹皮的男人。
• The leopard's skin is marked with black spots.豹皮上有黑色斑点。

7 leopards   

n.豹( leopard的名词复数 )；本性难移

参考例句：

• Lions, tigers and leopards are all cats. 狮、虎和豹都是猫科动物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• For example, airlines never ship leopards and canaries on the same flight. 例如，飞机上从来不会同时运送豹和金丝雀。 来自英语晨读30分（初三）

8 conceals   

v.隐藏，隐瞒，遮住( conceal的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• He conceals his worries behind a mask of nonchalance. 他装作若无其事，借以掩饰内心的不安。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Drunkenness reveals what soberness conceals. 酒醉吐真言。 来自《简明英汉词典》