纪录片《非洲》 第26期:萨瓦纳大草原（10）

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The "Rain makers¹" are certainly living up to their name,

"造雨师"不负盛名

but by complete contrast,

但完全相反的是

other parts of East Africa were gripped by drought.

东非的其他地区却被干旱控制

At the beginning of the production,

制作初期阶段

Mark Deeble travelled to Amboseli,

马克·迪波便前往离安伯塞利平原

just a few hundred miles from the Rwenzoris,

距离"鲁文佐里山"只有几百英里

to film the plight² of the animals there.

拍摄当地动物的生活情况

I mean, I've never seen anything quite as bad as that drought.

我从未见识过像那场干旱那样严重的灾难

And we talked to some of the Masai elders.

我们和马萨伊的长者交流过

They said it was the worst drought they'd seen in 50 years.

他们说这是五十年来最严重的干旱

Amboseli is famous for its huge herds³ of elephant,

安波塞利平原以庞大的象群闻名

but the drought had dispersed⁴ them far and wide.

但是干旱却让大象背井离乡

Those that remained

剩余的象群

were struggling to find what little food was left.

挣扎地寻觅仅存的一点食物

When we first saw the group, we could tell instantly

我们第一次见到象群时 一眼就能

that they were in a really serious condition.

看出它们面临的情况很严峻

They were thin and obviously starving.

它们瘦骨嶙峋 饥肠辘辘

1 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 plight   

n.困境，境况，誓约，艰难；vt.宣誓，保证，约定

参考例句：

• The leader was much concerned over the plight of the refugees.那位领袖对难民的困境很担忧。
• She was in a most helpless plight.她真不知如何是好。

3 herds   

兽群( herd的名词复数 )； 牧群； 人群； 群众

参考例句：

• Regularly at daybreak they drive their herds to the pasture. 每天天一亮他们就把牲畜赶到草场上去。
• There we saw herds of cows grazing on the pasture. 我们在那里看到一群群的牛在草地上吃草。

4 dispersed   

adj. 被驱散的, 被分散的, 散布的

参考例句：

• The clouds dispersed themselves. 云散了。
• After school the children dispersed to their homes. 放学后，孩子们四散回家了。