纪录片《卧底企鹅帮》 第40期 成长的烦恼(5)（在线收听）

The chicks are all learning to grow up.

小企鹅都要学会成长

Like the emperors, the rockhopper adolescents

和帝企鹅一样，未成年的跳岩企鹅

spend most of their time waiting for their parents to return.

无时无刻不在等待着爸爸妈妈的归来

It's easy for them to get bored and that's when predators take them by surprise.

它们很容易变得烦躁不堪，捕食者也会出其不意，攻其无备

Fortunately, they're now quite a challenge for gulls and skuas.

幸运的是，它们现在应经可以应付海鸥和贼鸥了

And there are always a few adults standing guard.

并且还有少数的成年企鹅在站岗放哨

With time to kill, a chick starts exploring.

闲极无聊，一只小企鹅开始了探险

For a social bird, being alone is never a good idea.

对于群居的鸟类来说，离开大部队可能不是一个好主意

A giant petrel - a predator still to be feared.

一只硕大的海燕，这样的捕食者仍然是让人畏惧的

And an adventurous chick is just what he's after.

这只勇于冒险的小企鹅身后，危险正在逼近

He's grabbed by his feathers!

它咬住了小企鹅的羽毛

The petrel loses its grip and the guardians pile in.

海燕并没能够咬紧它，趁此机会，卫兵们一拥而上

Together, they overpower the most feared predator of penguin colonies.

它们团结一致，共御外敌，赶走了最令企鹅胆战的捕食者

The petrel must accept defeat.

海燕必须愿赌服输

The chick may have escaped, but he can't expect sympathy.

小企鹅或许逃过一劫，但是这并不能换取到成年企鹅的同情心

With a few pecks, he's unceremoniously dispatched back to the creche.

被啄了几下后，它狼狈不堪地回到小企鹅群中

Even though emperors live over 4,000 miles away,

尽管帝企鹅生活的地方远在4000英里之外

they face the same penguin predator.

它们却面临着同一个天敌

The petrel's arrival causes a wave of anxiety through the colony.

海燕的到来在企鹅群中激起了一波紧张情绪

But dividing the group was exactly what he was after.

把企鹅群驱散正是它想要的