纪录片《我们的地球》 第373期 奇迹城市(15)

The ancient meat market.

一家历史悠久的肉店。

The scent¹ of all these carcasses lies heavy in the air.

动物残骸的浓重气息飘散在空气中。

This tradition goes back over 400 years.

这个传统已经持续了四百多年。

The human butchers put out the bones they don't need and these hyenas² deal with them.

屠夫们会把不要的骨头扔出来，由这些鬣狗负责处理。

They're the only animals that can.

只有它们有这个能力。

No other here has such powerful bone-crushing jaws³.

其他动物的咬合力不足以咬断骨头。

And this relationship between man and beast has now been taken a step further.

人类与野兽的这种关系如今已经发展到了新高度。

Yousuf is calling the hyenas to his house.

优素福在呼唤鬣狗们去他家。

He and his forefathers⁴, going back five generations, have been feeding the hyenas by hand.

他和他的祖辈，连续五代人，在喂食这些鬣狗时都直接用手。

The inhabitants of this town believe that hyenas provide another very important service.

住在这里的市民们认为鬣狗还有一个非常重要的本事。

Eating the bad spirits that haunt the streets.

能够吞噬游荡在街道上的恶魂。

These are wild and ferocious⁵ animals,

这种动物凶猛而残暴

but once within these city walls, they behave in a completely different way.

但是在城区内，他们表现出了完全不同的一面。

Throughout the rest of Africa, spotted⁶ hyenas are feared

在非洲的其他地区，大家都十分惧怕斑鬣狗，

because they kill livestock⁷, sometimes even children.

因为它们猎食家畜，甚至伤及孩童。

They are perhaps the most vilified⁸ animal on our planet.

斑鬣狗大概是地球上最受诟病的动物。

However, here in Harar, their relationship with people is entirely⁹ peaceful.

然而，在哈勒尔，他们却能够与人类和平共处。

They have won the trust of man.

赢得了人类的信任。

1 scent   

n.气味，香味，香水，线索，嗅觉；v.嗅，发觉

参考例句：

• The air was filled with the scent of lilac.空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。
• The flowers give off a heady scent at night.这些花晚上散发出醉人的芳香。

2 hyenas   

n.鬣狗( hyena的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• These animals were the prey of hyenas. 这些动物是鬣狗的猎物。 来自辞典例句
• We detest with horror the duplicity and villainy of the murderous hyenas of Bukharinite wreckers. 我们非常憎恨布哈林那帮两面三刀、杀人破坏，干尽坏事的豺狼。 来自辞典例句

3 jaws   

n.口部；嘴

参考例句：

• The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws. 那只羚羊无法从鱷鱼张开的大口中逃脱。
• The scored jaws of a vise help it bite the work. 台钳上有刻痕的虎钳牙帮助它紧咬住工件。

4 forefathers   

n.祖先，先人；祖先，祖宗( forefather的名词复数 )；列祖列宗；前人

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left. 它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All of us bristled at the lawyer's speech insulting our forefathers. 听到那个律师在讲演中污蔑我们的祖先，大家都气得怒发冲冠。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 ferocious   

adj.凶猛的，残暴的，极度的，十分强烈的

参考例句：

• The ferocious winds seemed about to tear the ship to pieces.狂风仿佛要把船撕成碎片似的。
• The ferocious panther is chasing a rabbit.那只凶猛的豹子正追赶一只兔子。

6 spotted   

adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的

参考例句：

• The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
• Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。

7 livestock   

n.家畜，牲畜

参考例句：

• Both men and livestock are flourishing.人畜两旺。
• The heavy rains and flooding killed scores of livestock.暴雨和大水淹死了许多牲口。

8 vilified   

v.中伤，诽谤( vilify的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was vilified in newspapers. 他在报纸上受到了诽谤。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She was vilified by the press for her controversial views. 因她持有异议，新闻界对她横加挞伐。 来自互联网

9 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。