纪录片《南太平洋》 第05期 大洋小岛（05）

One month later, another wave of migrants appear in the surf.

一个月后，另一批移民乘风破浪而来

These are royal penguins¹, and they're about to have their first sighting of land in seven months.

这是皇家企鹅，它们7个月以来首次看到陆地

They've spent that time hunting for fish and shrimp² in the open ocean.

企鹅一直在开阔的海域中捕食鱼虾

One last hurdle³ and they're back on terra firma.

越过最后的障碍，它们就可以登岸了

This island is actually the only solid ground these penguins will ever set foot on.

实际上，这里是企鹅们唯一能踏上的陆地

Macquarie's nearest neighbour is more than 400 miles away,

与麦加利最近的邻岛在600公里外

and in the opposite direction from their favourite feeding grounds.

而且与它们钟爱的觅食地是相反方向

Within days of the first arrivals, it's standing⁴ room only.

在第一批企鹅抵达后数天，海滩只剩下可以立足的地方

Nobody knows exactly how these penguins navigate⁵ back to Macquarie,

没人知道这些企鹅如何回到麦加利岛

but with this many adults returning every year to breed, it clearly works.

但毫无疑问，每年都会有许多成年企鹅回到这里繁育后代

1 penguins   

n.企鹅( penguin的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Why can penguins live in cold environment? 为什么企鹅能生活在寒冷的环境中？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Whales, seals, penguins, and turtles have flippers. 鲸、海豹，企鹅和海龟均有鳍形肢。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 shrimp   

n.虾，小虾；矮小的人

参考例句：

• When the shrimp farm is built it will block the stream.一旦养虾场建起来，将会截断这条河流。
• When it comes to seafood,I like shrimp the best.说到海鲜，我最喜欢虾。

3 hurdle   

n.跳栏，栏架；障碍，困难；vi.进行跨栏赛

参考例句：

• The weather will be the biggest hurdle so I have to be ready.天气将会是最大的障碍，所以我必须要作好准备。
• She clocked 11.6 seconds for the 80 metre hurdle.八十米跳栏赛跑她跑了十一秒六。

4 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

5 navigate   

v.航行，飞行；导航，领航

参考例句：

• He was the first man to navigate the Atlantic by air.他是第一个飞越大西洋的人。
• Such boats can navigate on the Nile.这种船可以在尼罗河上航行。