英语听力：自然百科 澳大利亚 鲨鱼湾的海豚(19)

As soon as Samu learns her call the better,

莎木越快学会妈妈的叫声越好，

it's been a fascinating day for the research team,

今天真是迷人的一天，

but as they return to base, there is another surprise,

但当研究小队回到基地，还有个更大的惊喜等着他们。

Puck's older son India has reappeared,

帕克的儿子因迪亚再次出现了，

no longer in the bad company of the rogue¹ mother,he has finally joined up with other young males.

也不再和那个粗暴的海豚妈妈在一起了，它还是和其他的雄海豚呆在一起。

When boys leave their families, it can take them up to 15 years to form an all male alliance,

年轻的雄海豚离开家庭来到这个已经有15年历史的雄海豚联盟，

once formed, they will stay together for the rest of their lives.

它们会呆在一起度过余下的日子。

Many young males go missing when they leave their families, seeing India finally joined up with his new teenage mates is good news,

离家的雄海豚很多都失踪了，看见因迪亚和伙伴在一起真是个好消息。

it looks like India is finally cutting his ties with Puck and the beaches family, even with his found friends, a young dolphin like India is still vulnerable.

看起来因迪亚已经独立于帕克和比奇家庭了，即使有了新伙伴，像因迪亚这样的小海豚还是很脆弱的。

A big adult male gang has arrived, and they have cornered a female to mate with, these encounters can be brutal².

成年雄海豚想和雌海豚强行交配。这些行为很野蛮。

Not far away India and his mates need to be very careful, they can easily be beaten up and chased out of the area by the gang,

就在不远处的因迪亚和它的伙伴们要小心了。它们很容易就被成年海豚逼入绝境。

India's little group take flight, it's a wise move.

因迪亚的小团队要快点逃跑，聪明的决定。

1 rogue   

n.流氓；v.游手好闲

参考例句：

• The little rogue had his grandpa's glasses on.这淘气鬼带上了他祖父的眼镜。
• They defined him as a rogue.他们确定他为骗子。

2 brutal   

adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的

参考例句：

• She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
• They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。