英语听力：自然百科 澳大利亚 鲨鱼湾的海豚(1)

Shark Bay, Western Australia, home to more than 3,000 bottlenose dolphins.

澳洲西部的鲨鱼湾，3000多宽吻海豚的家园。

Here, a devoted¹ mother called Puck battles to keep her little calf² Samu alive in a very dangerous world.

就在这里，一位充满母爱名叫帕克的母亲为保护它的幼崽山姆而与自然界无处不在的危险搏斗。

Every summer thousands of tiger sharks come to the Bay looking for an easy meal, many of the calves³ are taken.

每个夏天，数以千计的鲨鱼会来到这里寻找易捕食的猎物。许多海豚幼崽会被吃掉。

"...the shark! the shark!"

鲨鱼，鲨鱼！

The survival of Puck's baby calf Samu will depend on the devotion of his mom and the strength of his family.

帕克的孩子幼崽山姆的存活取决于母亲对于它的爱以及整个家族的力量。

For the first time the extraordinary behaviour of a family of dolphins has been captured on camera.

摄像机首次捕捉到了海豚一家的奇特行为。

All the drama of Samu's first few months is played out in the shallow waters of Shark Bay where only the lucky few survive.

山姆头几个月的戏剧生活在鲨鱼湾的浅水区上演了。在那里只有少数幸存者能够存活下来。

800 miles north of Perth, a group of islands stretch out into the rough waters of the Indian Ocean, sheltering a vast shallow bay beyond.

距离帕斯北部800公里处，一群岛屿坐落在波涛汹涌的印度洋中，在更远处，潜藏着巨大的浅水湾。

1 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

2 calf   

n.小牛，犊，幼仔，小牛皮

参考例句：

• The cow slinked its calf.那头母牛早产了一头小牛犊。
• The calf blared for its mother.牛犊哞哞地高声叫喊找妈妈。

3 calves   

n.(calf的复数)笨拙的男子，腓；腿肚子( calf的名词复数 )；牛犊；腓；小腿肚v.生小牛( calve的第三人称单数 )；（冰川）崩解；生（小牛等），产（犊）；使（冰川）崩解

参考例句：

• a cow suckling her calves 给小牛吃奶的母牛
• The calves are grazed intensively during their first season. 小牛在生长的第一季里集中喂养。 来自《简明英汉词典》