纪录片《美丽中国》 第54期 风雪塞外（14）（在线收听）

But the Zhunge'er is not entirely lifeless

但实际上准格尔并非真正的了无生机

In the darkness a little Roborovski's Hamster emerges to search for food

黑暗中的一只罗波夫斯基仓鼠正蠢蠢欲动搜索食物

They're the world's smallest hamsters

他们是世界上体积最小的仓鼠

the size of a ping-pong ball

仅仅和一只乒乓球一般大小

and they live in family groups around ten

他们以十只左右组成家庭

Unlike the Kazakhs hamsters cut migrate to avoid the severity of winter

与哈萨克人不同 仓鼠不靠迁徙来躲避严冬

They have to prepare for difficult times by storing up provisions

他们不得不为了艰难时刻而储备食物

to spend the season underground

以在地下度过这个寒冷季节

Anyone who has kept a pet hamster

任何一个养过仓鼠的宠物爱好者

knows what an energetic little creature it can be

都知道他是怎样一只活泼好动的小家伙

In a single night

仅仅一个夜晚的功夫

a hamster may cover the equivalent of four human marathons

一只仓鼠能跑相当于人类马拉松竞赛四倍的路程

but foraging far and wide creates a problem

不停歇的四处搜集粮食带引发了一个问题

how to carry the harvest back to its nest

那就是怎样将货物尽数带回巢穴

Here the hamster's famous flexible cheek pouches come into play

这里仓鼠那著名的柔软颊囊发挥了他们的作用

They can be stuffed full of seeds for carrying back to the burrow

他们将颊囊塞得满满 把收集的食物带回巢穴

Underground the family has special food chambers to store the bounty

仓鼠家族在地下有专门的食物储藏室来放置大量储备

The supply will have to last them

这些储备能支撑他们

trough the lean and cold times ahead

度过贫寒的漫长冬季

Winter is on its way

冬季将至