纪录片《我们的地球》 第296期 茂密丛林(14)（在线收听）

Danger passed, and that's just as well,

危险过去了，幸好如此，

because he is a father... and he's guarding some very precious eggs.

因为他作为一名父亲正在保护珍贵的卵。

For the last few weeks, females, one after the other,

过去几周，雌蛙们相继来和他交配，

have visited him and entrusted him with their offspring.

并将保护后代的重任交给他。

Some are now almost ready to hatch.

有些卵快孵化了。

There are several clutches on the leaf,

叶子上有几团卵块，

and those at the top, the most recently laid, are barely a day old.

最上面的那一团是最近产下的，还不到一天大。

But in the jungle, there's always someone out to get you.

可是在雨林里，总有其它动物虎视眈眈。

This wasp is a specialist hunter of frogs' eggs.

这只黄蜂是捕食蛙卵的专家。

It's noticed the wriggling tadpoles at the bottom of the leaf.

它在叶子底部发现了正在蠕动的小蝌蚪们。

He mustn't move. The youngest eggs are the most vulnerable, and he can't guard them all.

他决不能移动。刚产下的卵是最脆弱的，他无法同时保护所有的卵。