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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上Seven World,One Planet S01E07七个世界 一个星球 第七集Africa. 非洲 No continent on Earth today has such spectacular wildlife. 这里拥有世界上最为雄浑壮丽的野生动物奇观。 At its heart lies a vast tropical rainforest.大陆中心是郁郁葱葱的广阔热带雨林。Over a million square miles of wilderness,much of it still unexplored even now. 一片占地200多万平方

2、公里的荒野，大部分是迄今都无人涉足的原始森林。There are more species of animals and plants in these jungles than anywhere else on the continent. 这里野生动植物多样，种类之多超过非洲大陆的其它任何地方。 But even in this land of plenty wildlife now faces major challenges. 但即使是在这片富饶之地，野生动物们也面临着许多严峻挑战。The forests of the Ivory Coast contain over 1,500 sp

3、ecies of plant,but some are very difficult to get at even for one of the most intelligent of animals. 非洲科特迪瓦的森林资源丰富，共有1500多种植物，但有些很难获得，就连一些最聪明伶俐的动物也只能望洋兴叹。 Chimpanzees. 黑猩猩。 The elders in this group know where to find the most nutritious food and how to extract it.这个族群的长者知道从哪里能找到最有营养的食物以及如何提取其中的养分。

4、But if they are to survive to adulthood,the youngsters must learn these skills from their parents.年轻幼崽要想长大成年，必须跟随父母学习这些生存技能。 This young female is five years old old enough to be given an important lesson. 这只年轻雌性黑猩猩今年5岁，这个年纪可以学习一门重要的课程了。And this is her teacher. 这是负责传授知识的老师。Her mother. 也是它的妈妈。 The les

5、son is how to crack a nut. 课程内容是学习如何打开坚果。 Using tools like this is so complex that it has only been mastered by a handful of chimpanzee communities. 熟练使用工具是一项复杂的技能，所以目前只有少数黑猩猩群体能够掌握。 This is a skill that has been practised by chimps for several thousand years.这是黑猩猩历经数千年通过不断实践获得的非凡本领。 Time to try for

6、 herself.可以自己试一下了。 She needs to find a better tool.它需要找到一个更好的工具。 Small rocks just dont have the clout.小石块的撞击力不够大 And larger ones are too cumbersome. 大石头又显得过于笨重。 Wood is both light and strong but not strong enough. 木头看似既轻便又结实但用在这里还不够。 Back to teacher. 它返回继续观摩学习。It may take a young chimp up to a decad

7、e to perfect the skills it needs for nut-cracking. 年轻黑猩猩可能需要将近10年才能熟练掌握敲碎坚果的技能。 But shes already mastered one thing. 但它现在已经掌握了一项本领。 When her fingers cant reach the nut inside she strips down a branch to size and makes herself a spoon. 当手指够不到果仁时，它会折下一根树枝，调整到合适大小当成勺子用。Shell learn to use many tools in

8、her life and eventually shell share this knowledge with youngsters of her own,enabling them to harvest the riches of their rainforest home. 它一生中要学习使用许多工具，最终它会把这些知识传授给自己的幼崽，使它们能够在广阔的雨林家园里尽情享用各种各样的食物资源。 The sheer abundance of life in the rainforests is rivalled by that on the eastern side of the conti

9、nent. 热带雨林中纷繁多样的动植物令人眼花缭乱，而东非的物种之多毫不逊色。 The Great Rift Valley runs for 4,000 miles down the length of Africa. 大裂谷是纵贯东非南北的地理奇观 总长近6500公里。 It developed some 30 million years ago,when a giant plume of molten rock pushing up from the depths cracked the Earths crust apart. 它形成于大约3000万年前，由于地壳板块运动，一股巨大的熔岩从

10、地下深处喷涌而出导致地壳断裂。 Fresh water began to accumulate on the floor of this rift and a chain of lakes developed. 淡水在大裂谷的谷底位置大量聚集，由此形成了一串链状排列的大小湖泊。These lakes are now one of the richest freshwater habitats to be found anywhere. 如今这些湖泊为各种各样的淡水动物提供了栖息地。 One single family of fish here - the cichlids -has evolv

11、ed into more than 1,500 different species. 一个独特的鱼类家族慈鲷在这里繁衍兴盛，已经进化出1500多个不同种类。 This might look like paradise,but competition between these cichlid species is intense. 这里仿佛世外桃源一般，其实不同种类的慈鲷之间竞争异常激烈。 This crowded world is a dangerous one. 这片拥挤的水下世界，危机四伏。 Baby fish, after all, make a tasty meal.毕竟，幼鱼可是不

12、错的美味。 So, many cichlid mothers have developed a very effective way of keeping their offspring safe. 许多慈鲷妈妈进化出一套高效的育儿措施来确保幼鱼的安全。They use their mouths as a mobile nursery. 它们把大嘴当成移动的育儿所。 Its a safe haven where the fry can stay until danger has passed. 旦遇到危验，慈鲷幼鱼可以一直躲在妈妈嘴里享受庇护。 When the coast is clear,

13、 she releases them. 当危机解除，妈妈会再把幼鱼吐出来。 This kind of behaviour starts when the cichlid female picks up her newly laid eggs and holds them in her mouth to keep them safe. 这种行为源于慈鲷妈妈在新产下卵时就会将其含入口中提供保护。 During spawning, her mate flashes his yellow tail spots to encourage her to keep laying. 在繁殖期，雄性慈鲷会不断闪

14、动尾部的黄色斑点鼓励雌性持续产卵。 As each batch of eggs emerges,she scoops them up. 当鱼卵产出后，慈鲷妈妈迅速含起鱼卵。 But this couple are being watched by cuckoo catfish.但这对慈鲷的举动全部被监视到了，它就是密点歧须鮠。 They work as a gang and devour as many cichlid eggs as they can find.密点歧须鮠成群结队地扫荡，肆意吞食能发现的慈鲷鱼卵。 Then, in the middle of all this activit

15、y, one of the catfish also spawns. 在一片嘈杂和混乱中，其中一条密点歧须鮠也开始产卵。 The cichlid mother collects every egg she can see. 慈鲷妈妈匆忙收集着所有鱼卵。 Now, by herself, she must wait while the eggs in her mouth develop. 现在 它要独自静静等待鱼卵在自己的嘴里发育。It will take three weeks. 这需要大概三周时间。She doesnt eat throughout that entire time. 慈鲷妈

16、妈在这期间始终不吃不喝。 But 18 days later,something is not right. 18天之后，好像有情况不太对劲。 The female blows out her young before theyre fully ready to emerge.慈鲷妈妈居然把没有发育成熟的鱼卵直接吐了出来。 And they are followed by young cuckoo catfish three times the size of her own babies. 紧接着它的嘴中赫然出现了密点歧须鮠的幼鱼，它们的个头是慈鲷幼鱼的3倍。She may have as

17、many as six of them in her mouth. 它的嘴里可能有多达6条密点歧须鮠。 And now they begin to eat the cichlid babies. 现在，它们开始狼吞虎咽 抢食慈鲷鱼卵。 The female cichlid treats the baby catfish as if they were hers.雌性慈鲷把密点歧须鮠幼鱼当成了自己的亲生孩子。 They are truly cuckoos among fish! 它们是鱼类中如假包换的“杜鹃”！ The forces that created the Great Rift Val

18、ley continue to shape Africas landscape even today. 曾经鬼斧神工创造出东非大裂谷的自然力量，至今仍在塑造着非洲的地貌。 At weak spots in the Earths crust, molten rock continues to erupt. 在地壳的许多薄弱地点，炽热的岩浆仍旧在喷涌而出。 There are some 200 volcanoes on the continent many of them active. 非洲大陆拥有大约200座火山，其中许多都是活火山。They may bring destruction but

19、 also, eventually, fertility. 它们可能会带来破坏，但最终会是沃土。 This is Ol Doinyo Lengai.这是伦盖伊火山。 For the past 400,000 years, ash from this great volcano has fallen on the surrounding savannas of the Serengeti and greatly enriched them. 在过去的40万年里 这座巨型活火山不断喷发火山灰，铺天盖地般撒落在塞伦盖蒂草原上滋养着这里的土壤。This is the best grazing on t

20、he continent. 这是非洲大陆最好的草场。 On it live the worlds largest herds of migrating animals and they, in turn, support predators. 广阔的草原上生活着世界上最大的迁徙动物群，反过来它们又供养着各种猎食者。Here, in Kenya, cheetahs have formed an unusual alliance. 这里是肯尼亚，猎豹们形成了不同寻常的捕猎联盟。 These swiftest of cats usually hunt in groups of two or thre

21、e. 猎豹是最敏捷的猫科动物，通常两三只结伴捕猎。 But this team of five is one of the largest ever recorded. 但这次是五只猎豹搭档 是有记载以来最大的猎豹群体。 Two sets of brothers and a lead male.其中包括两对兄弟，还有一只雄性首领。 They have now lived and hunted together for almost three years. 最近三年来它们一直共同生活和捕猎。 By teaming up, they can hold the best territory in

22、the area.它们团结协作，占据了这片地区的最佳领地。 But, even so, with five mouths to feed, every hunt is very important. 但即便如此，要供养五张嘴，每次捕猎都至关重要。 They havent eaten for three days. 它们已经连续三天没有进食了 To make a kill, they must get within 30 metres of their quarry without being detected.想获得猎物，它们必须不被觉察地进入距离猎物30米的范围内。 Thick cover.

23、 灌木丛遮蔽。 That will help them. 这对它们大有帮助。Topi - nearly three times their size and quite strong enough to fight off a lion,let alone a single cheetah. 转角牛羚几乎有猎豹的3倍大，它们身体强壮，足以击退一头狮子，更别说一只猎豹了。 Now out in the open every step the cheetahs take increases their chance of success. 如今在开阔地带，每靠近一步，猎豹们的成功几率就增加一分。T

24、he herd scatter, and the team splits up. 牛羚四散而逃，猎豹分头展开追击。 But they didnt get close enough.但它们距离目标还不够近。 They switch targets to zebra.它们转而袭击斑马。 Everyone now knows that theyre here. 现在猎豹的行踪已经暴露无遗。 They must devise a different approach.它们必须迅速调整捕猎战术。 All eyes are on the brothers. 草原居民密切提防着它们的举动。 Out in t

25、he open, they seem to be no threat. 在开阔地带 它们看上去毫无威胁。 But the lead male is missing.但雄性首领却不见踪影。 The brothers are decoys.四只猎豹负责迷惑敌人。 The trap is set. 陷阱已经设置完毕。 The other four now join the lead male. 其它四只猎豹与雄性首领会合。 Under the combined weight of five cheetah,death comes quickly. 在五只猎豹的联合攻击下，猎物很快丧命。Today,

26、Africas savannas support larger herds of big game than anywhere else in the world. 今天，非洲草原供养着世界上最大规模的大型食草动物群体。And they, one way or another, provide food for all kinds of smaller creatures. 它们以不同的方式为各种小型动物提供了食物。 An oxpecker.一只牛椋鸟。 A resourceful little bird with an unusual diet. 这种聪明的小鸟拥有独特的进食习性。 Flea

27、s, ticks and even dandruff are food, as far as they are concerned.对它们来说，跳蚤和蜱虫等寄生虫，甚至皮屑都是美味。Both parties benefit. 真是各得所需。 The oxpecker gets a good meal and the host is cleaned in those places it could never reach for itself. 牛椋鸟能够饱餐一顿，而寄主自己永远也够不到的身体部位也得到了清理。Each bird, every day, collects hundreds of

28、ticks and thousands of insect larvae. 每只牛椋鸟每天要吃掉数百只蜱虫和成千上万的昆虫幼虫。 But some oxpeckers go for rather riskier meals. 有些牛椋鸟会更加冒险取食。 Hippopotamus are highly territorial and very aggressive so oxpeckers tackling them must always be on their guard. 河马的领地意识很强而且凶猛残暴，牛椋鸟在帮助它们清理寄生虫时必须时刻保持警惕。But theres much to b

29、e gained.但它的收获不止于此。 Blood is the most nutritious meal of all.鲜血是最有营养的食物。 Pecking ensures that cuts remain open and blood keeps flowing. 它们会不停啄食避免伤口愈合，让血液不断流出。 And an oxpecker, once its found an open wound,will stay alongside it, no matter how much that irritates its host. 牛椋鸟一旦发现开放的伤口便会紧跟不舍，根本不管寄主有多

30、恼火。 The reward? An endless supply of food,whatever the conditions. 好处是什么呢？无论境况好坏都有源源不断的血液供应。 Not all of Africa is rich and fertile. 非洲并非处处都是富饶肥沃之地。 A third of the continent is desert. 这片大陆有三分之一是沙漠。 This is the Namib in the southwest. 这是位于非洲西南的纳米布沙漠。 At its heart, a disused diamond mine that was aban

31、doned nearly 70 years ago.在沙漠中心，有一处70年前就已经废弃的钻石矿。 But it still has one inhabitant. 但这里还生活着一位动物居民 A desert specialist and one of Africas rarest predators. 它是名副其实的沙漠专家，也是非洲难得一见的捕食者之一。The brown hyena. 它就是棕鬣狗。 This ghost town is her home. 这座空寂之城成了棕鬣狗的家园。 Its ruins give her valuable protection from the e

32、lements. 废墟能保护它免受风吹日晒。 She has been here for 15 years. 这只雌性棕鬣狗已经在这里生活了15年。 Shes already reared nine generations of cubs.它成功养育了9窝幼崽。 These two youngsters have reached a critical stage in their lives. 这两只年轻幼崽已经步入生命中的关键阶段。 Theyre four months old, and now they need regular solid food. 它们现在四个月大 需要不断获得固体食

33、物。 But there is nothing edible in these ruins,so their mother has to look elsewhere and may leave them for several days on end. 但废墟里根本没有可吃的东西，棕鬣狗妈妈只能到其它地方觅食，可能一去就是数天。 Brown hyenas may walk over 20 miles a day in search of food. 棕鬣狗每天可能要跋涉30多公里外出觅食。 This is some of the most hostile country on the pla

34、net. 这里称得上是我们星球上最为恶劣的环境之一。 Temperatures reach a blistering 50 degrees Celsius. 这里的温度可高达50摄氏度。 Strong winds blow incessantly.狂风漫天袭来。 Hyenas from all over the Namib head for where the sand dunes meet the sea. 纳米布沙漠的棕鬣狗从四面八方来到沙丘与海洋的衔接处。Somewhere along this seemingly barren stretch of sand, there is foo

35、d in great quantity. 绵延的沙滩地带看似贫瘠荒凉，但有的地方存在大量的食物。 Cape fur seals. 南非海狗。 There are around 10,000 of them here. 这里生活着大约10000只南非海狗。 Adult seals are large and strong. 成年南非海狗威猛强壮。 But their pups are neither.但南非海狗幼崽却十分无助。 The youngsters are closely guarded by their mothers. 南非海狗妈妈严密守护着幼崽。 A hyena, however,

36、 knows to be patient.而棕鬣狗很清楚这需要耐心。 Sooner or later, seal mothers must return to the ocean to cool off.南非海狗妈妈迟早会不堪酷热，返回海洋中消暑降温。 A single seal pup could feed a hyena and her family for days. 一只南非海狗幼崽够棕鬣狗及其家人吃上几天时间。 But finding food is only half the battle. 但是找到食物只是成功了半。 It now has to be carried back.现

37、在必须把食物安全带回。 A jackal is here too and its not alone. 胡狼早已闻风而至，而且它并非孤身一个。 If a hyena loses her kill, shell have nothing with which to feed her cubs.如果棕鬣狗失去猎物，它就没有食物来喂养自己的幼崽。 The jackals wont follow her very far from the coast. 胡狼在海边活动，不会纠缠太远。 Its too hot for them in the desert interior. 内陆沙漠对它们来说炽热得可怕

38、。 Only by making these long journeys can brown hyenas manage to survive in the middle of the Namib. 棕鬣狗只有长途跋涉到海岸觅食，才能在纳米布沙漠的中心维持生存。 But some desert animals seldom move far. 但是有些沙漠动物很少出远门。 The Kalahari Desert.这里是卡拉哈里沙漠。 Here, food is more plentiful but its hidden. 这里的食物非常充足，但都隐藏得很深。A pangolin. 一只穿山甲。

39、 She can collect food that others cant reach.它可以捕获其它动物望尘莫及的猎物。 A keen sense of smell enables her to detect the presence of ants and termites in their nests beneath the sand. 穿山甲凭借敏锐的嗅觉能够发现黄沙下面的蚁巢，挖掘蚂蚁和白蚁。 Her sticky tongue, some 30cm long,enables her to collect them from deep underground. 它充满黏性的舌头大约

40、有30厘米长，能够从地下深处舔食到蚂蚁。 And shes being carefully watched.它的举动在密切监控之下。 The drier it gets, the deeper the termites live. 天气越干燥，白蚁的巢穴就越深。 Many are way beyond the reach of even a pangolin. 许多蚁巢深藏地下，就连穿山甲都束手无策。 But not of an aardvark.但是这难不倒土豚。 Its the worlds largest burrowing animal. 土豚是世界上体形最大的穴居动物。 Its se

41、nse of smell is extremely acute.它的嗅觉异常敏锐。 Shovel-like claws and powerful legs enable it to dig down to depths of five or six metres.凭借铲子般的爪子和有力的四肢，它可以挖掘深达五六米的洞穴。 A full-grown aardvark needs to eat about 50,000 termites every day. 一只长大成年的土豚每天需要吃掉大约5万只白蚁。 Termites are highly nutritious and full of moi

42、sture,and they can be collected here year round.白蚁富含营养、肥美多汁而且全年都可以找得到。 Aardvark are usually nocturnal.土豚通常在夜间活动。 But the fact that this one is foraging in daylight is a sign that food is scarce.但这只土豚却一反常态，在白天觅食，说明当地食物十分匮乏。 Recent droughts in the Kalahari have led to low termite numbers and, as a con

43、sequence, aardvarks here are close to starvation. 卡拉哈里沙漠近来久旱不雨，结果导致白蚁数量大幅减少，而土豚也深受其害，濒临饿死。 Changes in the worlds climate are affecting many of Africas animals. 全球气候变化正在严重影响非洲许多动物的命运。 Its predicted that in the next century,Southern Africa will warm twice as much as the global average. 根据预测，到下个世纪南非的气温

44、会持续升高，幅度会是全球平均升幅的两倍。 The future will be bleak for those that cannot adapt fast enough. 对那些无法快速适应变化的动物来说，未来变得希望渺茫。 In Zimbabwe, it hasnt rained in six months. 津巴布韦已经持续六个月没有降雨了。 During a drought, food becomes harder and harder to find. 旱季食物匮乏，动物们的觅食行动变得难上加难。 Apple-ring acacias produce pods that are full of protein but mostly on their higher branches. 微白相思树的荚果中富含蛋白质，但它们大都挂在高高的枝头。 Six metres up, theyre out of reach even for the continents largest animals. 荚果距离地面大约有6米，动物们只能望洋兴叹，即便是非洲最大型的动物们。This bull elephant needs to eat about 90kg of vegetation every day.这