纪录片《冰冻星球》 第38期 极地之秋（4）

 

Once finally clear of the ice boulders¹,

一旦最终清理了冰石

they spot their goal

他们就认出了目标

a patch of open ocean with penguins².

一片有企鹅的开放水域

John is first in position.

约翰第一个就位

He hopes to capture the most striking images

他想用一台数码慢速摄像机

by using a computerised slow motion camera.

抓住最惊人的画面

But attempts to film the penguins underwater

但由于一位不受欢迎的访客

are halted by an unwelcome visitor.

拍摄水下企鹅的尝试暂停了下来

We just saw the head of a massive leopard³ seal

我们只看见一只巨大海豹

so we'll get closer to see what's going on.

所以我们要过去看看发生了什么

We must be careful

我们必须很小心

because those guys can come out very quickly,

因为这些动物的动作很快

out of the hole, and give a bite,

从洞里出来 咬你一口

but being red like that,

但如果像那样穿成红色

we should be quite protected, you know?

我们就比较安全了

Being dressed in red may be Didier's idea of safety,

穿红色衣服也许是迪迪尔的安全建议

but the rest of the crew

但摄制组的其他人

have a healthy respect for leopard seals.

还是对海豹非常敬畏

They can be fiercely territorial⁴

它们有很强的领土意识

and are not afraid to attack humans.

并不畏惧攻击人类

1 boulders   

n.卵石( boulder的名词复数 )；巨砾；（受水或天气侵蚀而成的）巨石；漂砾

参考例句：

• Seals basked on boulders in a flat calm. 海面风平浪静，海豹在巨石上晒太阳。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The river takes a headlong plunge into a maelstrom of rocks and boulders. 河水急流而下，入一个漂砾的漩涡中。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 penguins   

n.企鹅( penguin的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Why can penguins live in cold environment? 为什么企鹅能生活在寒冷的环境中？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Whales, seals, penguins, and turtles have flippers. 鲸、海豹，企鹅和海龟均有鳍形肢。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 leopard   

n.豹

参考例句：

• I saw a man in a leopard skin yesterday.我昨天看见一个穿着豹皮的男人。
• The leopard's skin is marked with black spots.豹皮上有黑色斑点。

4 territorial   

adj.领土的，领地的

参考例句：

• The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
• They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。