英语听力：自然百科 澳大利亚 鲨鱼湾的海豚(18)

Just how the news of the birth travel so far and how only the mums with their calves¹ know where to come is unknown.

只是这些新生儿怎么会游的这么远，只有妈妈和孩子过来了，从哪里来的一点也不知道。

But just the Beaches family seems to welcome Puck and Samuel.

就像比奇家庭的成员欢迎帕克和莎木那样。

The bay's other mums seem to want to do the same.

鲨鱼湾的其他海豚妈妈也想欢迎它们。

It's Samuel's first chance to meet other baby calves, but young females also are drawn² to the gathering³.

这是莎木第一次见到其他小海豚，但小雌海豚看起来很疲惫。

Fascinated by new borns, these want-to-be mums often try to lure⁴ them away to play.

妈妈们对新生儿很感兴趣，想带着它们的孩子一起玩耍。

With so many dolphins all meeting together, it's a challenge for Puck to keep track of Samuel.

这么多海豚聚在一起，帕克很难一直跟着莎木。

He's extremely sensitive to motion.

它对动作很敏感。

It's how he knows how to follow his mum.

它知道该怎样向妈妈学习。

Until he's learned his call, there's a risk that Samuel would chase any fast-moving dolphin that comes close.

一直学会妈妈的叫声，追逐游得快的海豚很危险。

A mischievous⁵ young female deliberately⁶ rushes pass Samuel, knowing the new born would instinctively⁷ follow.

一只顽皮的海豚故意从莎木旁边冲过，知道莎木会本能的追赶它。

Another female looks being stealing.

另一只雌海豚看起来想…

She's trying to take Samuel. Ohh.

它想带走莎木。噢！

Puck is having none of it.

帕克对它毫不客气。

It's the only time female dolphins ever show an aggression⁸ towards each other.

现在是雌海豚的战斗时间，互相争斗。

Rushing pass Samuel is the only way Puck can retrieve⁹ him.

想要找回莎木，帕克必须冲到它的身边。

The young female meant no harm to Samuel, but Puck isn't taking any more chances and lead him away to safety.

雌海豚对莎木没有恶意，但帕克必须抓住机会把它带到安全的地方。

1 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》

2 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

3 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

4 lure   

n.吸引人的东西，诱惑物；vt.引诱，吸引

参考例句：

• Life in big cities is a lure for many country boys.大城市的生活吸引着许多乡下小伙子。
• He couldn't resist the lure of money.他不能抵制金钱的诱惑。

5 mischievous   

adj.调皮的，恶作剧的，有害的，伤人的

参考例句：

• He is a mischievous but lovable boy.他是一个淘气但可爱的小孩。
• A mischievous cur must be tied short.恶狗必须拴得短。

6 deliberately   

adv.审慎地；蓄意地；故意地

参考例句：

• The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
• They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。

7 instinctively   

adv.本能地

参考例句：

• As he leaned towards her she instinctively recoiled. 他向她靠近，她本能地往后缩。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He knew instinctively where he would find her. 他本能地知道在哪儿能找到她。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 aggression   

n.进攻，侵略，侵犯，侵害

参考例句：

• So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
• Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。

9 retrieve   

vt.重新得到，收回；挽回，补救；检索

参考例句：

• He was determined to retrieve his honor.他决心恢复名誉。
• The men were trying to retrieve weapons left when the army abandoned the island.士兵们正试图找回军队从该岛撤退时留下的武器。