纪录片《非洲》 第53期:好望角（11）

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And shadowing them...

而紧随他们身后的是

..Africa's biggest predator¹.

非洲最大的食肉动物

A Bryde's whale.

布氏鲸

This female is 15 metres long

这条雌鲸有15米长

and weighs more than a whole family of elephants.

比一个大象家族还重

The dolphins are in pursuit of sardines² - millions of them.

海豚们正在追逐上百万条的 沙丁鱼

But these cold-water fish

但这些冷水鱼

are heading towards an impenetrable barrier of warm water

正在朝一道他们无法穿过的

that they will not cross, the Agulhas Current.

暖水流前进 即厄加勒斯暖洋流

They're trapped.

他们被困住了

And that gives the whale her chance.

这就让鲸鱼有了可趁之机

But the sardines are so speedy

但沙丁鱼游得很快

that the whale only catches a few with each pass.

庞大的鲸鱼每次出击只能吃到几条

1 predator   

n.捕食其它动物的动物；捕食者

参考例句：

• The final part of this chapter was devoted to a brief summary of predator species.本章最后部分简要总结了食肉动物。
• Komodo dragon is the largest living lizard and a fearsome predator.科摩多龙是目前存在的最大蜥蜴，它是一种令人恐惧的捕食性动物。

2 sardines   

n. 沙丁鱼

参考例句：

• The young of some kinds of herring are canned as sardines. 有些种类的鲱鱼幼鱼可制成罐头。
• Sardines can be eaten fresh but are often preserved in tins. 沙丁鱼可以吃新鲜的，但常常是装听的。