英语听力：自然百科:黄石公园—夏天(11)

This female grew up on the lake, so she knows where to take the cubs¹ for a very special trip.

这只母兽在湖边长大,所以她知道在这次非常特殊的旅行中带幼崽去哪里。

Yellowstone cutthroat trout² are massing in the mouth of the stream that feeds the lake.

黄石鲑鱼在湖口集结。

They are preparing for their annual spawning³.

它们正准备一年一度的产卵。

But the trout must wait, the stream is still running fast, too turbulent to lay their eggs.

但鲑鱼必须等待,溪水仍然湍急,这种湍流不能产卵。

It's a nervous time for them, and for good reason.

对它们来说这是一个紧张的时期,而且理由十分充分。

1 cubs   

n.幼小的兽，不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a lioness guarding her cubs 守护幼崽的母狮
• Lion cubs depend on their mother to feed them. 狮子的幼仔依靠母狮喂养。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 trout   

n.鳟鱼；鲑鱼(属)

参考例句：

• Thousands of young salmon and trout have been killed by the pollution.成千上万的鲑鱼和鳟鱼的鱼苗因污染而死亡。
• We hooked a trout and had it for breakfast.我们钓了一条鳟鱼，早饭时吃了。

3 spawning   

产卵

参考例句：

• Encounter sites have a small chance of spawning a "Commander" NPC. 遭遇战地区有很小的几率遇到NPC指挥官。
• Instantly revives your Champion at your Spawning Pool, 9 minute cooldown. 立即在出生地复活你的英雄，冷却时间9分钟。