纪录片《非洲》 第44期:好望角（2）

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Each one, just seven centimetres long,

每一只小海龟都只有7厘米长

must make a hundred-metre sprint¹ down the beach.

但他们得拿出百米冲刺的速度离开沙滩

From the moment they hatch,

从他们孵化出来那一刻

they're driven by an instinctive² urge to run to the sea.

就受着本能的驱使爬向大海

Few creatures start life

很少有生物刚出生时

with the odds³ for success so heavily stacked against them.

就面临如此多的危险 挣扎求生

Yellow-billed kites.

黄嘴黑鸢

Pied crows.

非洲白颈鸦

But so many of these hatchlings appear together,

但是众多刚孵化的小海龟一起出现

that predators⁴ can't catch them all.

捕食者也不能将他们全部抓光

1 sprint   

n.短距离赛跑；vi. 奋力而跑，冲刺；vt.全速跑过

参考例句：

• He put on a sprint to catch the bus.他全速奔跑以赶上公共汽车。
• The runner seemed to be rallied for a final sprint.这名赛跑者似乎在振作精神作最后的冲刺。

2 instinctive   

adj.(出于)本能的；直觉的；(出于)天性的

参考例句：

• He tried to conceal his instinctive revulsion at the idea.他试图饰盖自己对这一想法本能的厌恶。
• Animals have an instinctive fear of fire.动物本能地怕火。

3 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？

4 predators   

n.食肉动物( predator的名词复数 )；奴役他人者（尤指在财务或性关系方面）

参考例句：

• birds and their earthbound predators 鸟和地面上捕食它们的动物
• The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement. 捕食性动物的眼睛能感觉到最细小的动静。 来自《简明英汉词典》