纪录片《南太平洋》 第120期 水火相容（25）

The Galpagos are very special.

加拉帕戈斯群岛相当的特别

It was of course these volcanic¹ islands that inspired Darwin.

当然这些火山岛让达尔文受到启发

And here, there are an astounding² number of creatures that exist nowhere else in the world.

这里存在世界上其它地方所没有的惊人的动物种群数量

One of these unique animals is the Galpagos penguin³.

特有的动物之一是加拉帕戈斯企鹅

This is what the team wanted to film.

为什么小组想要拍这

Recently, their survival has become increasingly uncertain.

近来它们的生存变得前途未卜

And the crew knew this could make filming very difficult.

小组知道这会使拍摄十分困难

Fortunately, the cameramen had close ties with the Galpagos.

幸亏摄影师非常熟悉加拉帕戈斯

Richard Wollocombe worked as a wildlife guide on Galpagos for several years.

理查德·维勒肯姆作为野生动物向导，在加拉帕戈斯工作多年

He was aware of the penguins⁴' problems, so this filming trip was a chance to find out more.

他知道企鹅的问题，所以这次拍摄行程想趁机找出更多。

Ironically, it's people's love of the islands which has actually caused some of the problems.

具有讽刺的是，事实上岛民的喜爱也导致一些问题。

The major problem is the big increase in the amount of tourists going to Galpagos

来到加拉帕戈斯岛的游客大增是主要问题

has meant that the service industries who supply those tourists have increased the amount of products going to the islands

意味着服务行业将更多的产品运到岛上提供给游客

and those products can contain very damaging species, introduce species,

这些产品非常损害物种引入的物种

which can have huge detrimental⁵ impacts on the native flora⁶ and fauna⁷.

对本地动植物群有巨大的有害影响

Richard hoped to film inside the nests of Galpagos penguins.

理查德希望影片中有加拉帕戈斯企鹅巢穴的镜头

How easy this was going to be, nobody knew.

这会容易么，没人知道。

1 volcanic   

adj.火山的；象火山的；由火山引起的

参考例句：

• There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。
• Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

2 astounding   

adj.使人震惊的vt.使震惊，使大吃一惊astound的现在分词)

参考例句：

• There was an astounding 20% increase in sales. 销售量惊人地增加了20%。
• The Chairman's remarks were so astounding that the audience listened to him with bated breath. 主席说的话令人吃惊，所以听众都屏息听他说。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 penguin   

n.企鹅

参考例句：

• The penguin is a flightless bird.企鹅是一种不会飞的鸟。
• He walked with an awkward gait like a penguin.他走路的步子难看得就像企鹅。

4 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》

5 detrimental   

adj.损害的，造成伤害的

参考例句：

• We know that heat treatment is detrimental to milk.我们知道加热对牛奶是不利的。
• He wouldn't accept that smoking was detrimental to health.他不相信吸烟有害健康。

6 flora   

n.(某一地区的)植物群

参考例句：

• The subtropical island has a remarkably rich native flora.这个亚热带岛屿有相当丰富的乡土植物种类。
• All flora need water and light.一切草木都需要水和阳光。

7 fauna   

n.(一个地区或时代的)所有动物，动物区系

参考例句：

• This National Park is an area with unique fauna and flora.该国家公园区域内具有独特的动物种群和植物种群。
• Fauna is a biological notion means all the animal life in a particular region or period. 动物群是一个生物学的概念，指的是一个特定时期或者地区的所有动物。