2020年经济学人 新冠疫情封锁期,野生动物侵入意大利(1)

Wildlife encroaches in Italy

野生动物侵入意大利

Rus in urbe

乡村小镇的景象

The small consolations¹ of covid-19

新冠肺炎疫情下的小慰藉

A wolf slinks out of a park in Sesto Fiorentino, an industrial centre near Florence. Goslings waddle² behind their mothers along deserted³ thoroughfares in Treviso. Fallow deer invade a golf course on Sardinia and take a dip in the clubhouse swimming pool. As Italians entered the sixth week of Europe's longest covid-19 lockdown on April 13th, one thing they had to cheer them up was the sight of animals in spaces that humankind had temporarily abandoned.

在佛罗伦萨附近的工业中心塞斯托佛罗伦萨，一只狼偷偷溜出了公园。在特雷维索，小鹅跟在母亲身后，在荒芜的大道上蹒跚而行。在撒丁岛，小鹿侵入一个高尔夫球场，随后在会所的游泳池里畅游。当意大利人在4月13日进入欧洲历时最长的新冠肺炎封锁期的第六周时，有一件事能让他们高兴起来，那就是在市民暂时遗弃的空间里，能看到各种动物。

At Cagliari on Sardinia, bottlenose dolphins have long been known to wait at the mouth of the port to play in the wake of departing motor vessels⁴. But since the lockdown some have entered right into the port, where they have been filmed swimming up and down under a quay⁵, looking at the humans above. A similar phenomenon has been observed at Trieste. "A non-scientist might speculate that the dolphins are thinking: 'Why aren't you moving around in your boats any longer?'" says Giuseppe Bogliani, formerly⁶ a University of Pavia professor.

在撒丁岛的卡利亚里，众所周知，宽吻海豚会等在港口，跟着驶离的机动船后面嬉戏。但是自从封锁以来，一些宽吻海豚直接进入港口，人们拍摄到它们在码头下面游上游下，看着码头上的人。人们在的里雅斯特也看到了类似的景象。“不是科学家的人可能推测，这些海豚正在想：‘为什么你们不坐船上四处走动了？’”曾任帕维亚大学教授的朱塞佩·博格利亚尼说道。

1 consolations   

n.安慰，慰问( consolation的名词复数 )；起安慰作用的人（或事物）

参考例句：

• Recent history had washed away the easy consolations and the old formulas. 现代的历史已经把轻松的安慰和陈旧的公式一扫而光。 来自辞典例句
• When my anxious thoughts multiply within me, Your consolations delight my soul. 诗94:19我心里多忧多疑、安慰我、使我欢乐。 来自互联网

2 waddle   

vi.摇摆地走；n.摇摆的走路(样子)

参考例句：

• I am pregnant.I waddle awkwardly and my big stomach pressed against the weight of the world. 我怀孕了，我滑稽可笑地瞒珊而行，大肚子上压着全世界的重量。
• We waddle and hop and have lots of fun.我们走起路来摇摇摆摆，还一跳一跳的。我们的生活很有趣。

3 deserted   

adj.荒芜的，荒废的，无人的，被遗弃的

参考例句：

• The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静。
• The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers.敌人头目众叛亲离。

4 vessels   

n.血管( vessel的名词复数 )；船；容器；（具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的）人

参考例句：

• The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 quay   

n.码头，靠岸处

参考例句：

• There are all kinds of ships in a quay.码头停泊各式各样的船。
• The side of the boat hit the quay with a grinding jar.船舷撞到码头发出刺耳的声音。

6 formerly   

adv.从前，以前

参考例句：

• We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard.我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件。
• This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.这船从前航行在中国内河里。