纪录片《美丽中国》 第83期 潮涌海岸（13）

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Three groups of dolphins live close to Lantau Island.

有三群海豚生活在大屿山周围

As the tide comes in, they move with it to feed on small fish or squid

涨潮时 他们随着潮水利用回声

which travel with the currents,

在浑浊的水中定位随水而来的

using echolocation to see their prey¹ through the murky² water.

猎物——小鱼和乌贼

They also use sound to communicate.

他们还通过声音进行交流

But they face a deafening³ problem.

但如今却面临着震耳欲聋的噪音所带来的问题

The Pearl Estuary⁴ has become one of the busiest shipping⁵ channels in China,

珠江口已成为中国最繁忙的海运通道之一

and the dolphins are constantly bombarded with sound.

海豚也经常受到噪音的狂轰滥炸

New research suggests that they may now pack more information

新的研究指出他们的叫声中可能

into shorter calls in a bid to be heard.

包含了更多的信息并变得更短促

Local conservationists have now set up a protected zone near Lantau Island.

当地的环保主义者如今在珠江口附近建立起一个保护区

So, for now, China's white dolphins are holding on.

中华白海豚从此得以生存

1 prey   

n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨

参考例句：

• Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
• The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。

2 murky   

adj.黑暗的，朦胧的；adv.阴暗地，混浊地；n.阴暗；昏暗

参考例句：

• She threw it into the river's murky depths.她把它扔进了混浊的河水深处。
• She had a decidedly murky past.她的历史背景令人捉摸不透。

3 deafening   

adj. 振耳欲聋的, 极喧闹的 动词deafen的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• The noise of the siren was deafening her. 汽笛声震得她耳朵都快聋了。
• The noise of the machine was deafening. 机器的轰鸣声震耳欲聋。

4 estuary   

n.河口，江口

参考例句：

• We live near the Thames estuary.我们的住处靠近泰晤士河入海口。
• The ship has touched bottom.The estuary must be shallower than we thought.船搁浅了。这河口的水比我们想像的要浅。

5 shipping   

n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）

参考例句：

• We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
• There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。