纪录片《我们的地球》 第325期 极端沙漠(16)

Termites¹. Not easy to catch when you're blind.

白蚁。双目失明自然不太好捉。

Far better to go into stealth mode.

最好还是切换成隐身模式。

Once below the sand, it can detect the slightest movement...

一旦潜入沙中，金毛鼹鼠可以感知微弱的震动，

allowing it to strike with pinpoint² accuracy.

让它能发动精准袭击。

Well, most of the time.

大多数时候是这样。

They can travel two thirds of a mile a night in search of its dinner...

它们一晚可以行进1.1公里来寻找晚餐

and right now, it has just detected its main course.

现在，它刚刚发现了自己的主菜。

Little wonder it's sometimes called "The shark of the dunes³".

难怪它有时候被称作“沙丘之鲨”。

Food can be so scarce in the desert that, even at night,

食物在沙漠中非常稀缺，即便是在夜晚，

animals can't afford to be choosy about what they eat.

动物们也无权挑剔自己的饮食。

1 termites   

n.白蚁( termite的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Termites are principally tropical in distribution. 白蚁主要分布在热带地区。 来自辞典例句
• This spray will exterminate the termites. 这种喷剂能消灭白蚁。 来自辞典例句

2 pinpoint   

vt.准确地确定；用针标出…的精确位置

参考例句：

• It is difficult to pinpoint when water problems of the modern age began.很难准确地指出，现代用水的问题是什么时候出现的。
• I could pinpoint his precise location on a map.我能在地图上指明他的准确位置。

3 dunes   

沙丘( dune的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The boy galloped over the dunes barefoot. 那男孩光着脚在沙丘间飞跑。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat. 将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。