纪录片《非洲》 第4期:喀拉哈里沙漠（4）

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The juicy scorpion¹ won't be for him.

可口的蝎子他是没有口福享受了

Then, suddenly, the sound of a sentry²'s warning.

但突然间狐獴哨兵的警报声响起

No meerkat can ignore that.Sentries³ never lie.

狐獴们不能无视这警报。哨兵们绝不会骗人。

But the sentry sees no danger.

可是哨兵并未发现任何危险

Guess who? Of course, it's the drongo.

猜猜是谁干的？当然就是这只卷尾燕。

He's learnt to mimic⁴ the meerkats'own warning call.

他已学会模仿狐獴们的警报声

And now, he can enjoy his prize.

现在 他可以慢慢享用战利品了

A gang of meerkats, outsmarted by a bird.

一群狐獴败在一只鸟的计谋之下

The drongo is only deceitful in the hardest winter months.

卷尾燕只会在最难熬的寒冬才会使出诡计

For the rest of the year, he provides honest protection.

其他时节他都会提供值得信赖的保护

So,in the long run,the meerkat family profit as well as the drongo.

因此长远来看狐獴家族与卷尾燕是互利互惠的。

It's a much harder life,if you haven't yet learned the tricks of your trade.

而如果你尚未掌握生存诀窍，那么生活将会艰苦得多。

1 scorpion   

n.蝎子，心黑的人，蝎子鞭

参考例句：

• The scorpion has a sting that can be deadly.蝎子有可以致命的螫针。
• The scorpion has a sting that can be deadly.蝎子有可以致命的螫针。

2 sentry   

n.哨兵，警卫

参考例句：

• They often stood sentry on snowy nights.他们常常在雪夜放哨。
• The sentry challenged anyone approaching the tent.哨兵查问任一接近帐篷的人。

3 sentries   

哨兵，步兵( sentry的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• We posted sentries at the gates of the camp. 我们在军营的大门口布置哨兵。
• We were guarded by sentries against surprise attack. 我们由哨兵守卫，以免遭受突袭。

4 mimic   

v.模仿，戏弄；n.模仿他人言行的人

参考例句：

• A parrot can mimic a person's voice.鹦鹉能学人的声音。
• He used to mimic speech peculiarities of another.他过去总是模仿别人讲话的特点。