纪录片《我们的地球》 第18期 从南极到北极(18)

At the peak of the dry season in the Kalahari, water arrives in the Okavango.

就在卡拉哈里旱季的最高峰时，奥卡万戈迎来了水

It fell as rain a thousand miles away in the highlands of Angola

这些水来自数千英里外安哥拉高地的降雨

and has taken nearly five months to reach here.

奔流了将近5个月才到达这里

The water drives out insects from the parched¹ ground, which are snapped up by plovers².

水将燥热土壤中的昆虫驱赶出来，它们很快便成了可口的点心

Catfish³, travelling with the flood, collect any drowning creatures the birds have missed.

随着洪水一块儿到来的鲶鱼，捡食着那些被鸟类遗漏的溺水者

It's a seasonal⁴ feast for animals of all kinds.

对所有动物来说，这是一场季节性的盛宴

Birds are the first to arrive in any numbers - wattled cranes, then black storks⁵.

鸟类是所有宾客中率先到达的，肉垂鹤，接着是黑鹳

Behind the birds come buffalo⁶.

鸟类之后就是非洲水牛

After weeks of marching their trek⁷ is coming to an end.

经过数周的长途跋涉，它们终于抵达了终点。

1 parched   

adj.焦干的；极渴的；v.（使）焦干

参考例句：

• Hot winds parched the crops.热风使庄稼干透了。
• The land in this region is rather dry and parched.这片土地十分干燥。

2 plovers   

n.珩，珩科鸟（如凤头麦鸡）( plover的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The most likely reason for this is that male plovers outnumber females. 导致这种现象最可能的原因是雄性？鸟比雌性多。 来自互联网

3 catfish   

n.鲶鱼

参考例句：

• Huge catfish are skinned and dressed by hand.用手剥去巨鲇的皮并剖洗干净。
• We gigged for catfish off the pier.我们在码头以鱼叉叉鲶鱼。

4 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。

5 storks   

n.鹳( stork的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Meg and Jo fed their mother like dutiful young storks. 麦格和裘像一对忠实的小鹳似地喂她们的母亲。 来自辞典例句
• They believe that storks bring new babies to the parents' home. 他们相信白鹤会给父母带来婴儿。 来自互联网

6 buffalo   

n.(北美)野牛；(亚洲)水牛

参考例句：

• Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's. 亚洲水牛比美洲水牛温顺些。
• The boots are made of buffalo hide. 这双靴子是由水牛皮制成的。

7 trek   

vi.作长途艰辛的旅行；n.长途艰苦的旅行

参考例句：

• We often go pony-trek in the summer.夏季我们经常骑马旅行。
• It took us the whole day to trek across the rocky terrain.我们花了一整天的时间艰难地穿过那片遍布岩石的地带。