纪录片《非洲》 第22期:萨瓦纳大草原（6）

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Three days of battle is at an end.

三天的决斗已经接近尾声

The victor has won the right to the females.

胜利者赢得了与母象的交配权

The process to replace what the drought took away has begun.

干旱造成的创伤正开始一点点复原

Soon, the elephants will be at full strength again.

很快 象群又能充满活力了

Every day, the animals of Eastern Africa

每天 生活在东非草原上的动物们

gamble with their lives,

都在用生命做赌注

but despite the continual changes they face,

尽管生存环境变化莫测

their extraordinary adaptability¹

它们却凭借着卓绝的适应力

just tips the odds² of survival in their favour.

一次又一次地幸存下来

East Africa may seem very cruel,

东非或许环境恶劣

but there's nowhere else that provides such rich opportunities

但也只有这里能为那些顽强的生命

for those that are prepared to take them.

提供千锤百炼的机会

And in the end, it was these ever-changing savannahs

最终 正是这片变化莫测的草原

that produced the most adaptable³ species of all...

造就了适应力最强的物种

ourselves.

人类

1 adaptability   

n.适应性

参考例句：

• It has a wide range of adaptability.它的应用性广。

2 odds   

n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别

参考例句：

• The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
• Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？

3 adaptable   

adj.能适应的，适应性强的，可改编的

参考例句：

• He is an adaptable man and will soon learn the new work.他是个适应性很强的人，很快就将学会这种工作。
• The soil is adaptable to the growth of peanuts.这土壤适宜于花生的生长。