新奇事件簿 饥饿北极熊觅食视频走红网络

A video of a starving and emaciated¹ polar bear collapsing² in Canada's wilderness³ has gone viral on the Internet. The video shows the bear in search of food, wandering across land with no snow or ice. The creature is all skin and bones and is seen foraging⁴ for food in rusty⁵ waste containers. It is at times too weak to support its own body weight and has difficulty standing⁶. Paul Nicklen, the photographer who took the video footage, stated the polar bear's plight⁷ was a clear sign of the devastating⁸ impact of climate change. He said filming the animal had been heart-wrenching. He explained his team were, "pushing through their tears and emotions while documenting this dying polar bear".

加拿大荒地里一只憔悴的北极熊因饥饿而瘫倒的视频走红网络。视频中，这只北极熊徘徊在没有冰雪覆盖的陆地上寻觅食物。这只骨瘦如柴的生物正在生锈的废弃容器中寻找食物。它因过于虚弱而无法支撑本身的体重，就连站立都变得困难。拍摄这组视频的摄影师保罗. 尼克伦（Paul Nicklen）说道，这只北极熊此刻的境况正是气候变化灾难性影响的明确信号。他表示拍摄动物的过程令人心痛。他说道，“当记录这只垂死的北极熊时，他的团队成员数次哽咽且心情沉重”。

Mr Nicklen is part of the environmental group Sea Legacy⁹. His team was on Canada's Baffin Island to shoot a documentary on conservation. He said the bear they filmed was not old and probably died within hours. He said: "This is what starvation looks like. The muscles atrophy¹⁰. No energy. It's a slow, painful death." He blamed the bear's sad plight on global warming. He said: "As temperatures rise and sea ice melts, polar bears lose access to the main staple¹¹ of their diets - seals." Climate change is the biggest threat to the world’s 26,000 polar bears. The video explains that bears are, "starving, and running out of energy" and are "forced to wander into human settlements for any source of food."

尼克伦先生是环保组织-海洋遗产的一员。他的团队驻扎在加拿大的巴芬岛上，拍摄关于保护的纪录片。他说道，他们拍摄的这只北极熊年龄并不大，却可能会在几小时内死去。他还说道：“这就是挨饿的样子。肌肉都萎缩了。没有丝毫活力。这是一种缓慢而痛苦的死亡。” 他将这只北极熊的凄惨困境归咎于全球变暖。他表示：“随着气温升高以及海上浮冰融化，北极熊失去了它们的主要食物来源-海豹。”气候变化是世界上26000头北极熊的最大威胁。视频中的北极熊，“饥饿且体力耗尽”，“它们被迫来到人类的居所寻找任何食物来源。”

1 emaciated   

adj.衰弱的，消瘦的

参考例句：

• A long time illness made him sallow and emaciated.长期患病使他面黄肌瘦。
• In the light of a single candle,she can see his emaciated face.借着烛光，她能看到他的被憔悴的面孔。

2 collapsing   

压扁[平]，毁坏，断裂

参考例句：

• Rescuers used props to stop the roof of the tunnel collapsing. 救援人员用支柱防止隧道顶塌陷。
• The rocks were folded by collapsing into the center of the trough. 岩石由于坍陷进入凹槽的中心而发生褶皱。

3 wilderness   

n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等，荒漠

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

4 foraging   

v.搜寻（食物），尤指动物觅（食）( forage的现在分词 )；（尤指用手）搜寻（东西）

参考例句：

• They eke out a precarious existence foraging in rubbish dumps. 他们靠在垃圾场捡垃圾维持着朝不保夕的生活。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The campers went foraging for wood to make a fire. 露营者去搜寻柴木点火。 来自辞典例句

5 rusty   

adj.生锈的；锈色的；荒废了的

参考例句：

• The lock on the door is rusty and won't open.门上的锁锈住了。
• I haven't practiced my French for months and it's getting rusty.几个月不用，我的法语又荒疏了。

6 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。

7 plight   

n.困境，境况，誓约，艰难；vt.宣誓，保证，约定

参考例句：

• The leader was much concerned over the plight of the refugees.那位领袖对难民的困境很担忧。
• She was in a most helpless plight.她真不知如何是好。

8 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

9 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。

10 atrophy   

n./v.萎缩，虚脱，衰退

参考例句：

• Patients exercised their atrophied limbs in the swimming pool.病人们在泳池里锻炼萎缩的四肢。
• Many hoped he would renew the country's atrophied political system.很多人都期望他能使该国萎靡的政治体系振作起来。

11 staple   

n.主要产物，常用品，主要要素，原料，订书钉，钩环；adj.主要的，重要的；vt.分类

参考例句：

• Tea is the staple crop here.本地产品以茶叶为大宗。
• Potatoes are the staple of their diet.土豆是他们的主要食品。