纪录片《我们的地球》 第294期 茂密丛林(12)

She's not the only female here.

她不是这里唯一的母豹。

Each part of this jungle's edge is ruled by a different queen.

在雨林边缘的不同区域，各有一只母豹称后。

Few places on Earth have enough food to support so many big cats.

很少地方有足够的食物能养活这么多只大猫。

The male hunts in a different way.

公美洲豹的捕猎方式则有所不同。

Weighing almost 300 lbs, it's hard to be stealthy...

一百三十公斤的体重，很难做到悄无声息，

and with so many other jaguars¹ around, he doesn't bother with wary² capybara.

加上周围还有很多美洲豹，他就不费心去抓警觉的水豚了。

He seeks a different prey³.

他寻找另一种猎物。

He's become a killer⁴ of killers⁵.

他成了捕猎杀手的杀手。

Jaguars have the most powerful bite of any cat.

美洲豹的咬合力是所有猫科动物里最强的。

And he knows the caiman's most vulnerable point... the back of its skull⁶.

而且他知道凯门鳄最脆弱的部位，是它的后脑勺。

1 jaguars   

n.（中、南美洲的）美洲虎( jaguar的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Jaguars are largely nocturnal creatures. 美洲虎基本上是夜行动物。 来自辞典例句
• Jaguars (Panthera onca) once ranged from southern South America to theUnited States. 美洲虎曾经分布在北美洲南部和美洲南部。 来自互联网

2 wary   

adj.谨慎的，机警的，小心的

参考例句：

• He is wary of telling secrets to others.他谨防向他人泄露秘密。
• Paula frowned,suddenly wary.宝拉皱了皱眉头，突然警惕起来。

3 prey   

n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨

参考例句：

• Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
• The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。

4 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

5 killers   

凶手( killer的名词复数 )； 消灭…者； 致命物； 极难的事

参考例句：

• He remained steadfast in his determination to bring the killers to justice. 他要将杀人凶手绳之以法的决心一直没有动摇。
• They were professional killers who did in John. 杀死约翰的这些人是职业杀手。

6 skull   

n.头骨；颅骨

参考例句：

• The skull bones fuse between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five.头骨在15至25岁之间长合。
• He fell out of the window and cracked his skull.他从窗子摔了出去，跌裂了颅骨。