纪录片《非洲》 第82期:非洲的未来（1）

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Africa.

非洲

In the four years of making this series,

拍摄这个系列的四年里

we've been to some astonishing places

我们去过很多令人称奇的地方

and seen animals behaving in ways that have never been filmed before.

见过很多从未被拍摄记录过的动物行为

But Africa has another story to tell.

但是非洲又有新故事要讲述

The wildlife of this continent

非洲大陆的野生动物

has seen more changes in the last 50 years

在过去的50年见证的变迁

than it has in the last two million.

要远超过去200万年

Changing landscapes and changing climate.

沧海桑田 气候变幻

Today's animals are facing unprecedented¹ challenges.

如今的动物们时刻得面对不可预知的挑战

Whilst around them, Africa's human population

而动物世界之外 非洲大陆的人口

is growing at nearly double the global rate.

以近乎全球增长率的2倍在增加

There is an increasing urgency to understand

当务之急便是要理解

and, crucially, to conserve² the wildlife of this great continent.

并去保护非洲野生动物的生存空间

Today, there is a new generation of naturalists³ and scientists

如今 有着一群年轻的自然学家和科学家

who are fighting to save the wild places

为了原始的自然生存环境

and the animals that live in them.

和生活在其中的动物们而努力

1 unprecedented   

adj.无前例的，新奇的

参考例句：

• The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
• A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。

2 conserve   

vt.保存，保护，节约，节省，守恒，不灭

参考例句：

• He writes on both sides of the sheet to conserve paper.他在纸张的两面都写字以节省用纸。
• Conserve your energy,you'll need it!保存你的精力，你会用得着的！

3 naturalists   

n.博物学家( naturalist的名词复数 )；（文学艺术的）自然主义者

参考例句：

• Naturalists differ much in determining what characters are of generic value. 自然学者对于不同性状决定生物的属的含义上，各有各的见解。 来自辞典例句
• This fact has led naturalists to believe that the Isthmus was formerly open. 使许多自然学者相信这个地蛱在以前原是开通的。 来自辞典例句