纪录片《非洲》 第97期:非洲的未来（16）

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Caught up in this catastrophe¹, were three sisters.

有三姐妹曾直面这场灾难

They are the front line for elephant protection² in the park.

她们站在公园大象保护的最前线

And they know these animals better than anyone else.

她们比任何人都更了解这些动物

Nora Njiraini and Katito and Soila Sayialel.

诺拉·尼加妮莉 卡迪图和索伊娜·苏耶拉

You know, all the elephants have been given names.

所有的大象都有自己的名字

They are family to us.

他们就像我们的家人

Hello, Anastasia!

你好 安娜斯塔希娅

The sisters have been following these elephants for over 25 years,

三姐妹追踪大象已有25年

trying to ensure their safety,

努力保证他们的安全

particularly at times when life is tough for these animals.

特别是当生存环境恶劣的时候

It really was terrible.

当时真的很可怕

There was nothing actually to feed on.

真的没有东西可吃

I even went and asked the old Maasai men

我甚至去问过马赛族的老人们

whether they have ever experienced³ such a drought⁴.

有没有经历过这样的干旱

The only time it was close to what it was then, was in 1961.

唯一类似那次干旱的是在1961年

In 2009...

2009年

we lost quite a number of elephants.

我们失去了很多头大象

I think we lost about 400 elephants.

我想大概有400头

And it started with the young ones.

年轻的小象最先开始死去

1 catastrophe   

n.大灾难，大祸

参考例句：

• I owe it to you that I survived the catastrophe.亏得你我才大难不死。
• This is a catastrophe beyond human control.这是一场人类无法控制的灾难。

2 protection   

n.保护，防卫，保护制度

参考例句：

• The protection of the country is the duty of everyone.保卫国家是每个人的责任。
• The young in our society need care and protection.我们社会的年轻人需要关怀和照顾。

3 experienced   

adj.有经验的；经验丰富的，熟练的

参考例句：

• Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather.有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
• Perhaps you and I had better change over;you are more experienced.也许我们的工作还是对换一下好，你比我更有经验。

4 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。