纪录片《南太平洋》 第62期 四海为家（30）

With few scientific leads, they would have to rely on local knowledge.

由于缺乏专业指导，他们不得不依靠当地的知识

The crocodile tales began, interpreted by Wade¹, a fluent pidgin-speaker.

鳄鱼故事开始了，由维德口译，他可以流利地讲多种语言

Oh, yeah? Sacred crocodile. And he's got no tail? No, no tail.

噢，是么？神圣的鳄鱼。它没有尾巴？没有尾巴

Following the tip-off of the four-metre tail-less crocodile,

据说有条四米长的无尾鳄鱼

they decided² to track him down that night, when these reptiles³ are most active.

他们决定晚上去追踪它，爬行类动物在那时最活跃

To minimise disturbance⁴, they scanned the mangroves with infrared⁵ light, invisible to crocodiles.

为将打扰降至最低，他们用鳄鱼无法看见的红外线光源扫视红树林

Well, that's remarkable⁶. I would have guaranteed that we were onto something here,

真了不起。我敢保证水下有东西

but we haven't seen one crocodile.

但我们一条鳄鱼也没看到

Aside from a mysterious splash, the only confirmed sightings were juveniles⁷.

除了有一次神秘的飞溅声，只见到一条小鳄鱼

Where were the adults?

成年鳄在哪里?

Over the next two nights, the tail-less croc continued to elude⁸ them.

随后的两个晚上，无尾鳄始终躲着他们

It was time to move on.

该离开这里了

70 miles to the east, they reached the island of Liapari, in the central Solomons.

他们到达110公里以东，所罗门群岛中部的里阿帕里岛。

1 wade   

v.跋涉，涉水；n.跋涉

参考例句：

• We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.我们只好涉水过河到对岸。
• We cannot but wade across the river.我们只好趟水过去。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 reptiles   

n.爬行动物，爬虫( reptile的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Snakes and crocodiles are both reptiles. 蛇和鳄鱼都是爬行动物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Birds, reptiles and insects come from eggs. 鸟类、爬虫及昆虫是卵生的。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 disturbance   

n.动乱，骚动；打扰，干扰；(身心)失调

参考例句：

• He is suffering an emotional disturbance.他的情绪受到了困扰。
• You can work in here without any disturbance.在这儿你可不受任何干扰地工作。

5 infrared   

adj./n.红外线(的)

参考例句：

• Infrared is widely used in industry and medical science.红外线广泛应用于工业和医学科学。
• Infrared radiation has wavelengths longer than those of visible light.红外辐射的波长比可见光的波长长。

6 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

7 juveniles   

n.青少年( juvenile的名词复数 )；扮演少年角色的演员；未成年人

参考例句：

• Do you think that punishment for violent crimes should be the same for juveniles and adults? 你对暴力犯罪的惩罚对于青少年和成人应一样吗？ 来自生活英语口语25天快训
• Juveniles Should we not exactly in need of such strength and conviction? 少年的我们难道不正是需要这种力量和信念吗？ 来自互联网

8 elude   

v.躲避，困惑

参考例句：

• If you chase it,it will elude you.如果你追逐着它， 它会躲避你。
• I had dared and baffled his fury.I must elude his sorrow.我曾经面对过他的愤怒，并且把它挫败了；现在我必须躲避他的悲哀。