纪录片《非洲》 第99期:非洲的未来（18）

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The rains did return to Amboseli.

雨水最终回到了安博塞利

And thanks in part to the work of those dedicated¹ three women,

多亏了那三位无私奉献的女士的努力

elephant numbers are now beginning to rise again.

大象的数量又开始增长

There's no doubt that this was an extremely severe event.

毫无疑问这是一次非常严重的事件

But is it an isolated² incident or a developing pattern?

但这是偶然还是发展趋势呢

They say that with global warming,

因为全球变暖的影响

we actually don't know what's going to happen.

我们根本不知道将发生什么

But we just have to cross fingers and hope for a better future.

我们只能默默祈祷未来会更好

Given the opportunity,

一旦有休养生息的机会

the numbers of elephants in East Africa will recover.

东非的大象数量将会回升

Especially, if they're given the freedom to range widely

尤其是如果他们能在更宽广的土地上自由迁徙

and so avoid the harshest³ conditions.

以避免严酷的外部环境

One solution to help elephants find the space they need

帮助大象找到他们所需空间的一个办法

is to link parks together

就是把公园连接在一起

and provide safe routes between them.

在公园间设立安全路径

1 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

2 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

3 harshest   

adj.刺耳的( harsh的最高级 )；粗糙的；严厉的；残酷的

参考例句：

• Cheating deserves our harshest condemnation. 作弊理应受到我们最严厉的谴责。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Fannie and Freddie's harshest critics want the companies shut down. 对两房抱有最严厉意见的人，希望两家公司停业关门。 来自互联网