纪录片《冰冻星球》 第期 极地之冬（）

 

The High Arctic in late autumn.

时值北极的深秋

Empty and abandoned to ice and snow.

冰雪覆盖 万物寂寥

Most animals migrated south weeks ago.

大多数动物已在几周前迁徙至南方

The few that stay will face violent winds,

少数留守的动物将承受凛冽的寒风

plunging¹ temperatures and months of darkness.

骤降的气温和数月的漆黑

A female polar bear searches for shelter.

一只雌性北极熊正在寻觅庇护所

Other bears are out on the frozen ocean looking for food,

其他北极熊正在结冰的海面上觅食

but she won't feed again until next spring.

但她要等到来年春天才会再次进食

Using as little energy as possible,

她要在尽量降低体能消耗的情况下

she starts to dig a shallow nest.

为自己挖掘一个浅窝

The snow here is easy to work.

这里的雪很好挖

It's soft and light.

又软又轻

A sure sign that soon, plenty more

这预示着 随着冬季的推移

will accumulate on this slope as winter advances.

将有更多雪堆积在这个山坡上

And that is what she needs.

而这正合她的心意

1 plunging   

adj.跳进的，突进的v.颠簸( plunge的现在分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降

参考例句：

• War broke out again, plunging the people into misery and suffering. 战祸复发，生灵涂炭。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He is plunging into an abyss of despair. 他陷入了绝望的深渊。 来自《简明英汉词典》