纪录片《非洲》 第32期:刚果雨林（4）（在线收听）

A mob of red river hogs.

一群红河猪来了

They have travelled over two miles through the thick undergrowth

他们在茂密的灌木丛跋涉了两英里

to get to this fall of fruit.

才吃到这些落下的果实

But in the African forest, little comes for free.

但是在非洲森林里 没什么可以不劳而获

This feast is a bribe.

这顿饕餮盛宴就当是贿赂了

The hogs will carry the seeds in their stomachs

那些猪会用自己的胃把树种

and deposit them far from the parent tree.

散播到远离母树的地方

Night falls.

夜幕降临了

But one living community, which is neither animal nor plant

但是一群既非动物又非植物的生灵

continues its never ending work in the darkness.

还在黑暗中继续着无穷无尽的工作

This ground is alive with fungi

真菌的存在让这片土地充满生机

that digest all the litter discarded by the forest.

它们会消化森林产生的全部垃圾

Some rare fungi do so with enzymes that are luminous.

一些稀有的菌类所用的酶能够发光