纪录片《非洲》 第96期:非洲的未来（15）

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Elephants require vast amounts of space to roam¹.

大象需要广袤的土地漫步

They have a range of up to 1,300 square miles.

他们需要近1300平方英里的土地

Given the chance, they will even move between countries

如果可能 他们甚至在不同国家间迁徙

in search of the best food.

只为寻找最好的食物

Particularly, if conditions get rough.

特别是环境变得恶劣的时候

This was the scene in Amboseli National Park in 2009.

眼前是2009年安博塞利国家公园的场景

The park is home to nearly 1,500 elephants.

公园里栖息着将近1500头大象

And this was the worst drought² for half a century.

现在却遭遇了半个世纪以来最严重的干旱

60% of zebras and 95% of wildebeests were wiped out.

60%的斑马和95%的牛羚死亡

The seasonal³ rains had failed for the last two years.

季节性雨水在过去的两年中都没有降临

And the elephants that lived here were slowly starving.

生活在这里的大象们逐渐饿死

The park created to protect them is now surrounded by farmland.

为保护他们而建立的国家公园被农田包围

The elephants had little choice of where else to go.

大象们几乎没有别处可去

1 roam   

vi.漫游，闲逛，徜徉

参考例句：

• He used to roam the streets for hours on end.他过去常逛大街，一逛就是几个小时。
• I like to roam about over the countryside.我喜欢在乡间走一走。

2 drought   

n.旱灾，干旱，久旱

参考例句：

• The plants are growing in again,despite the drought.尽管干旱，植物又长出来了。
• The ground is as hard as stone after the drought.长期干旱后土地硬得就像石头一样。

3 seasonal   

adj.季节的，季节性的

参考例句：

• The town relies on the seasonal tourist industry for jobs.这个城镇依靠季节性旅游业提供就业机会。
• The hors d'oeuvre is seasonal vegetables.餐前小吃是应时蔬菜。