国家地理 企鹅远行

Penguins² have their own waterproof³ down survival suits.

企鹅有自己的防水生存套装。

They replace their feathers each year in one short burst.

它们每年都会在短时间内更换羽毛。

Indeed, Kings completely replace every single feather.

的确，“列王”会更换每一根羽毛。

New feathers grow through underneath⁴ to push out the old and there is

lots of them.

新的羽毛从下面长出来，将许多旧羽毛推出去。

Penguin¹ feathers are three to four times more densely⁵ packed than

those of the average flying bird.

企鹅羽毛的密度是普通飞鸟的三到四倍。

As spring takes the chill from the air, members of the colony display

different stages.

当春天从空气中带走寒意时，企鹅们呈现出不同的阶段。

Some are changing feathers before they can go fishing; others are

already in their new suits and start a court.

有些企鹅在能捕鱼前就开始换羽了；还有些企鹅早就换完羽开始捕食了。

Their brassy coats advertise their availability and interest.

企鹅黄铜色的羽毛表明了对食物的兴趣。

Hungry chicks are only thinking about food, they follow any adult

returning from the sea with a belly⁶ full of fish.

饥饿的小企鹅只想着食物，它们跟着从海里回来的肚子里装满了鱼的成年企鹅

。

They will soon gain the strength for their first voyage to sea.

小企鹅们很快成长起来，开始第一次出海航行。

We can safely leave the Kings to meet our second penguin stars.

我们可以安全地离开“列王”去见我们的第二个企鹅明星家族。

Over the picturesque⁷ Cobblers cove⁸, warm winds are blowing ashore⁹.

在风景如画的考布勒斯湾，暖风正吹向岸边。

And new arrivals are pop-singing from short trips to catch fish just

offshore¹⁰.

新到的企鹅在短途旅行中唱着流行歌曲到近海捕鱼。

Gentoo penguins, there is a high-speed approach.

巴布亚企鹅有一种效率极高的捕鱼方式。

They snatch a breath every time they are out of the water.

他们每次从水里出来都要吸一口气。

Our second penguin personality spots triangular¹¹ white patch behind

the eye, a bright orange bill and a spatter of white on the back of

the head.

第二种企鹅的特征是眼睛后面有三角形白色斑点，喙呈亮橙色，后脑勺上有白

色斑点。

Gentoo actually means a pagan in Hindustan.

巴布亚企鹅在印度的意思是异教徒。

It's a mystery why this word applies to a bird.

这个词为什么用在鸟身上是个谜。

Gentoos have a long climb ahead to their nesting colony.

巴布亚企鹅要走到筑巢区有很长的一段路。

A penguin walkway stretches off into the distance.

一条企鹅走道一直延伸到远处。

In fact, these birds make their way a whole 500 yards uphill to reach

their sheltered spots.

事实上，这些鸟在爬坡500码才能到达它们的庇护点。

Pygoscelis is their Latin family name.

阿德利企鹅是其拉丁类属名。

It means brush-tailed.

意思是帚尾。

Gentoos sweep the ground with one of the longest tails of any of the

17 species of penguin.

巴布亚企鹅是17种企鹅中尾巴最长的一种。

Their living nest is as far as a mile from the coast.

他们的巢穴离海岸有一英里远。

Of the three penguins on our safari¹², Gentoos construct the biggest nests.

在我们游猎之旅碰到的三个企鹅家族中，巴布亚企鹅建造了最大的巢穴。

They can be almost 8 inches above the ground and 18 inches across.

巢穴离地面约8英寸，直径约18英寸。

In Gentoo's society, there seems to be an awful lot of rivalry¹³.

在巴布亚企鹅的社会中，似乎有很多的竞争。

They try to build their nests as big as possible.

他们试图把巢筑得尽可能大。

The hard-working birds go up into the tussock grass to bring back

nesting materials.

辛勤工作的企鹅爬到草丛中带回筑巢的材料。

The lazy ones simply steal construction materials from their

neighbors.

懒惰的企鹅只是从邻居那里偷建筑材料。

This little thief is so house-proud, he's erected¹⁴ the biggest

residence in this suburb.

这个小蟊贼对自己的巢非常骄傲，并在这个郊区建造了最大的住宅。

When the neighbors return, the perpetrator looks like he is

pretending nothing suspicious is going on.

当邻居们回来的时候，小蟊贼看起来像是在假装没有发生任何可疑的事情。

1 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。

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 waterproof   

n.防水材料；adj.防水的；v.使...能防水

参考例句：

• My mother bought me a waterproof watch.我妈妈给我买了一块防水手表。
• All the electronics are housed in a waterproof box.所有电子设备都储放在一个防水盒中。

4 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。

5 densely   

ad.密集地；浓厚地

参考例句：

• A grove of trees shadowed the house densely. 树丛把这幢房子遮蔽得很密实。
• We passed through miles of densely wooded country. 我们穿过好几英里茂密的林地。

6 belly   

n.肚子，腹部；(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分，膛

参考例句：

• The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
• His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。

7 picturesque   

adj.美丽如画的，（语言）生动的，绘声绘色的

参考例句：

• You can see the picturesque shores beside the river.在河边你可以看到景色如画的两岸。
• That was a picturesque phrase.那是一个形象化的说法。

8 cove   

n.小海湾，小峡谷

参考例句：

• The shore line is wooded,olive-green,a pristine cove.岸边一带林木蓊郁，嫩绿一片，好一个山外的小海湾。
• I saw two children were playing in a cove.我看到两个小孩正在一个小海湾里玩耍。

9 ashore   

adv.在(向)岸上，上岸

参考例句：

• The children got ashore before the tide came in.涨潮前，孩子们就上岸了。
• He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore.他抓住绳子拉船靠岸。

10 offshore   

adj.海面的，吹向海面的；adv.向海面

参考例句：

• A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。
• A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。

11 triangular   

adj.三角（形）的，三者间的

参考例句：

• It's more or less triangular plot of land.这块地略成三角形。
• One particular triangular relationship became the model of Simone's first novel.一段特殊的三角关系成了西蒙娜第一本小说的原型。

12 safari   

n.远征旅行(探险、考察)；探险队，狩猎队

参考例句：

• When we go on safari we like to cook on an open fire.我们远行狩猎时，喜欢露天生火做饭。
• They went on safari searching for the rare black rhinoceros.他们进行探险旅行，搜寻那稀有的黑犀牛。

13 rivalry   

n.竞争，竞赛，对抗

参考例句：

• The quarrel originated in rivalry between the two families.这次争吵是两家不和引起的。
• He had a lot of rivalry with his brothers and sisters.他和兄弟姐妹间经常较劲。

14 ERECTED   

adj. 直立的，竖立的，笔直的 vt. 使 ... 直立，建立

参考例句：

• A monument to him was erected in St Paul's Cathedral. 在圣保罗大教堂为他修了一座纪念碑。
• A monument was erected to the memory of that great scientist. 树立了一块纪念碑纪念那位伟大的科学家。