英语听力：自然百科 澳大利亚 鲨鱼湾的海豚(25)

I really like May, because things are calming down, the sharks are gone.

我很喜欢5月，因为万物都很平静。鲨鱼全走了。

And the males and females actually have some nice interactions.

雌雄海豚在一起合作。

The males aren't harassing¹ the females like they do, 6 to 8 months earlier.

每年的6,7,8月份雄海豚不可以骚扰雌海豚。

With the big sharks finally gone, Samu has survived the most dangerous first moths² of his life.

鲨鱼走了，莎木最大的威胁消失了。

Seeing Samu growing up so strong and independent bodes³ well for his future.

莎木长得很强壮，未来独立的生活会很不错。

He's already showing all the signs of becoming one of the Bay's top males.

它有成为鲨鱼湾最优秀的雄性海豚的潜质。

But one day, he too, will have to leave the loving companionship of the Beachies.

但总有一天，它也会离开比奇家庭的怀抱。

At 33 years old, Puck's long reign⁴ of the Beachies will soon come to an end.

帕克33岁了，它在比奇家庭的领导地位会很快结束。

This wonderful dolphin has taught Janet more than any other.

这只优秀的海豚教会了珍妮特很多。

A wise and gentle mother, Puck showed her children how to survive in the dangerous waters of Shark Bay.

这位聪明有礼貌的海豚妈妈教会了孩子们在危险的鲨鱼湾求生。

And showing us the richness of dolphin family lives, if we just choose to look beneath the surface.

也给我们留下了海豚家庭生活的宝贵资料。

1 harassing   

v.侵扰，骚扰( harass的现在分词 )；不断攻击（敌人）

参考例句：

• The court ordered him to stop harassing his ex-wife. 法庭命令他不得再骚扰前妻。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• It was too close to be merely harassing fire. 打得这么近，不能完全是扰乱射击。 来自辞典例句

2 moths   

n.蛾( moth的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The moths have eaten holes in my wool coat. 蛀虫将我的羊毛衫蛀蚀了几个小洞。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The moths tapped and blurred at the window screen. 飞蛾在窗帘上跳来跳去，弄上了许多污点。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 bodes   

v.预示，预告，预言( bode的第三人称单数 )；等待，停留( bide的过去分词 )；居住；（过去式用bided）等待

参考例句：

• This bodes ill for the failure of the programme. 这是那项计划有凶兆。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• This bodes him no good. 这对他是不祥之兆。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 reign   

n.统治时期，统治，支配，盛行；v.占优势

参考例句：

• The reign of Queen Elizabeth lapped over into the seventeenth century.伊丽莎白王朝延至17世纪。
• The reign of Zhu Yuanzhang lasted about 31 years.朱元璋统治了大约三十一年。