纪录片《非洲》 第15期:喀拉哈里沙漠（15）

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And what they heard was astonishing.

他们听到了令人惊讶的声音

They're really talkative.

他们可真健谈

They really are having a good chat.

他们聊得可真欢

These guys are far more communicative than elephants, even.

他们之间的交流甚至比大象还多

This is carrying on and on, chatting away.

他们持续不断地交流 聊得酣畅淋漓

It's a beautiful, crystal clear night,

外面是美丽干净的晴天夜晚

so we've got beautiful starry¹ shots.

我们用星光摄像机拍到美丽的画面

Loads of amazing noise. Puffing² and huffing.

超多的噪声 喘息声和怒吼声

So it's about two in the morning.

现在大约是凌晨2点

There's only one rhino³ left up there.

外面只剩下一头犀牛了

The rest of the them have gone to bed,

其余的可能都已经"上床睡觉"了

but he's decided⁴ to lie down right on top of the radio mic.

但他决定直接躺在无线麦克风上

The crew prepared for one more night at the waterhole

摄制组决定在小水坑边多待一晚

under the full moon.

拍摄满月时的情形

It seems that they're not really here for the water,

似乎它们来到这里不是为了饮水

but more to socialise.

而是为了社交

A bit like going out for the evening.

有点像是趁夜间出来玩乐一下

He's got some kudu horns on his face, draped over his nose!

他的脸上挂着羚羊角 就在他的鼻子上面

1 starry   

adj.星光照耀的, 闪亮的

参考例句：

• He looked at the starry heavens.他瞧着布满星星的天空。
• I like the starry winter sky.我喜欢这满天星斗的冬夜。

2 puffing   

v.使喷出( puff的现在分词 )；喷着汽（或烟）移动；吹嘘；吹捧

参考例句：

• He was puffing hard when he jumped on to the bus. 他跳上公共汽车时喘息不已。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• My father sat puffing contentedly on his pipe. 父亲坐着心满意足地抽着烟斗。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 rhino   

n.犀牛，钱, 现金

参考例句：

• The rhino charged headlong towards us.犀牛急速地向我们冲来。
• They have driven the rhino to the edge of extinction.他们已经令犀牛濒临灭绝。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。