纪录片《非洲》 第116期:非洲的未来（35）

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But perhaps the most ambitious task for this shoot

但也许此次摄影最艰难的任务

is the filming with black rhinoceros².

就是拍摄黑犀牛

They have a reputation for being aggressive and with poor eyesight,

他们出了名的好斗 而且视力差

they're likely to charge objects or people they don't recognise.

他们很可能向不认识的物体或人冲去

But the plight³ of the rhino¹ is such an important story

但捕捉那些犀牛的境况是如此重要

that we want to get as close to them as possible.

所以我们想尽可能近一点拍摄

We also want to meet the people who are working to protect them.

我们也想见见那些致力于保护他们的人

So our team have come to assess

所以我们的摄制组评估了

the viability⁴ of filming up close with a rhino called Elvis

近距离拍摄一只叫艾维斯的犀牛的可行性

who's been reared by humans.

他曾经被人类饲养过

He should be safer than a wild rhino,

他应该要比野生犀牛安全一些

but there's still a risk he could be unpredictable with strangers.

但他在陌生人面前也可能变的难以捉摸

Wildlife ranger⁵, Tonga Kaseyo

野生动物管理员唐加·卡希奥

has brought up Elvis by hand

亲手养大艾维斯

and knows that tickling⁶ him gently with a stick keeps him calm.

他知道轻轻地用棍子给他挠痒能使他镇静

But if anything were to go seriously wrong,

但如果一有不对劲

there would be little he could do against a one-tonne Elvis.

对于一吨重的艾维斯他也束手无策

And this fact hasn't escaped cameraman Mike Fox.

而摄影师麦克·福克斯一直记着这件事

1 rhino   

n.犀牛，钱, 现金

参考例句：

• The rhino charged headlong towards us.犀牛急速地向我们冲来。
• They have driven the rhino to the edge of extinction.他们已经令犀牛濒临灭绝。

2 rhinoceros   

n.犀牛

参考例句：

• The rhinoceros has one horn on its nose.犀牛鼻子上有一个角。
• The body of the rhinoceros likes a cattle and the head likes a triangle.犀牛的形体像牛，头呈三角形。

3 plight   

n.困境，境况，誓约，艰难；vt.宣誓，保证，约定

参考例句：

• The leader was much concerned over the plight of the refugees.那位领袖对难民的困境很担忧。
• She was in a most helpless plight.她真不知如何是好。

4 viability   

n.存活(能力)

参考例句：

• What is required to achieve or maintain such viability? 要达到或维持这种生存能力需要什么？
• Scientists are experimenting to find ways to ensure the viability of seeds for even longer periods of time. 正如我们所说，科学家正在试验努力寻找让种子的生命力更加延长的方法。

5 ranger   

n.国家公园管理员，护林员；骑兵巡逻队员

参考例句：

• He was the head ranger of the national park.他曾是国家公园的首席看守员。
• He loved working as a ranger.他喜欢做护林人。

6 tickling   

反馈，回授，自旋挠痒法

参考例句：

• Was It'spring tickling her senses? 是不是春意撩人呢？
• Its origin is in tickling and rough-and-tumble play, he says. 他说，笑的起源来自于挠痒痒以及杂乱无章的游戏。