纪录片《美丽中国》 第32期 神奇高原（4）

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The slow-motion crash between Asia and India

亚洲和印度板块之间的缓慢运动

has been going on for 30 million years.

已经持续了3千万年之久。

The Himalayas are the crumple-zone created by these two colliding landmasses,

喜马拉雅山脉就是这两个大陆板块撞击后的结果

a bewildering maze¹ of mountains and valleys,

它是一个山峦和山谷的迷宫

home to elusive² wild creatures.

也是各种难以捉摸的野生动物的家园

In this rugged³ and unforgiving terrain⁴,

在这个多岩的恶劣环境中

littered with fractured rock and ice cold rivers,

散落着各种碎石和冰冷的河流

the slightest miscalculation may have fatal consequences.

极微小的失误也可能导致致命的后果

The snow leopard⁵ is the world's highest-living big cat.

雪豹是世界上居住的海拔最高的猫科动物

But there's another,smaller predator⁶ that ranges even higher,

但这里还有一种更小的食肉动物它居住在海拔更高的地方

almost to the roof of the world.

几乎是在世界之巅

At a mind-numbing 8,848 metres high,

在令人目眩的海拔8848米的高度看

Everest is one of the most hostile places for life on Earth.

珠穆朗玛峰是地球上最危险的地方之一

Hundreds of people have died trying to conquer it.

数百人在试图征服它的尝试中死于非命

But when climbers first reached the ice fields three quarters of the way

但当攀登者们第一次完成登山之路的四分之三的之时

up the mountain,something had already beaten them to it.

有种生物早已在这方面打败了他们。

This jumping spider is the highest permanent resident on the planet.

这种跳蜘蛛是地球上海拔最高的永久居住民

Totally at home amongst the glaciers⁷ of Everest,

在珠穆朗玛峰的冰川之中

it scours⁸ the slopes for wind-borne prey⁹ such as springtails.

它在斜坡上四处搜索靠风飞行的猎物比如弹尾虫。

Chinese call this fierce little hunter the "fly tiger".

中国人把这种小而凶猛的猎食者成为“飞虎”

Jumping spiders are found all over the world.

跳蜘蛛在世界各地都有分布

Their eight eyes include an oversized central pair,

他们的八对眼睛中有一对很大

which act like powerful binoculars¹⁰ to spot potential victims.

像双筒望远镜一样四处搜寻潜在的目标

They use hydraulic¹¹ pressure to work their legs like pistons¹²,

他们利用水压使腿像活塞一样

catapulting up to 30 times their own body length.

可以弹跳到30倍于他们体长的高度

The ideal way to get around in rocky terrain.

这是在山地中行走的理想方法

But like all mountaineers,they always secure a safety line first.

但像其他的登山者一样他们也总是先确认哪里是“安全线”

1 maze   

n.迷宫，八阵图，混乱，迷惑

参考例句：

• He found his way through the complex maze of corridors.他穿过了迷宮一样的走廊。
• She was lost in the maze for several hours.一连几小时，她的头脑处于一片糊涂状态。

2 elusive   

adj.难以表达(捉摸)的；令人困惑的；逃避的

参考例句：

• Try to catch the elusive charm of the original in translation.翻译时设法把握住原文中难以捉摸的风韵。
• Interpol have searched all the corners of the earth for the elusive hijackers.国际刑警组织已在世界各地搜查在逃的飞机劫持者。

3 rugged   

adj.高低不平的，粗糙的，粗壮的，强健的

参考例句：

• Football players must be rugged.足球运动员必须健壮。
• The Rocky Mountains have rugged mountains and roads.落基山脉有崇山峻岭和崎岖不平的道路。

4 terrain   

n.地面，地形，地图

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• He knows the terrain of this locality like the back of his hand.他对这一带的地形了如指掌。

5 leopard   

n.豹

参考例句：

• I saw a man in a leopard skin yesterday.我昨天看见一个穿着豹皮的男人。
• The leopard's skin is marked with black spots.豹皮上有黑色斑点。

6 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。

7 glaciers   

冰河，冰川( glacier的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Glaciers gouged out valleys from the hills. 冰川把丘陵地带冲出一条条山谷。
• It has ice and snow glaciers, rainforests and beautiful mountains. 既有冰川，又有雨林和秀丽的山峰。 来自英语晨读30分（高一）

8 scours   

走遍（某地）搜寻（人或物）( scour的第三人称单数 )； （用力）刷； 擦净； 擦亮

参考例句：

• The roasting pan scours better than pot. 烤盘比锅容易擦干净。
• The best scours for UF membrane washing were 0.1%NaOH and 0.5%U10 solution consecutively washing. 0.1%NaOH 和0.5%U10溶液是理想的超滤膜清洗剂。

9 prey   

n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨

参考例句：

• Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
• The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。

10 binoculars   

n.双筒望远镜

参考例句：

• He watched the play through his binoculars.他用双筒望远镜看戏。
• If I had binoculars,I could see that comet clearly.如果我有望远镜，我就可以清楚地看见那颗彗星。

11 hydraulic   

adj.水力的；水压的，液压的；水力学的

参考例句：

• The boat has no fewer than five hydraulic pumps.这艘船配有不少于5个液压泵。
• A group of apprentics were operating the hydraulic press.一群学徒正在开动水压机。

12 pistons   

活塞( piston的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Some pistons have seating rings of metal or leather. 有些活塞上有金属或皮革的密封环。
• A pump uses valves and pistons. 泵使用阀和活塞。