纪录片《我们的地球》 第19期 从南极到北极(19)

As the water sweeps into the Okavango

洪水铺盖了奥卡万戈

a vast area of the Kalahari is transformed into a fertile paradise.

卡拉哈里的广大地区变成了富饶的天堂

Nowhere on our planet is the life giving power of water so clearly demonstrated.

地球上没有其它地方能比这里更能清楚地证明水对生命的意义

The Okavango becomes criss-crossed with trails as animals move into its heart.

动物们逐渐进入奥卡万戈的中心地带，这里的路变得纵横交错

The new arrivals open up paths like arteries¹ along which water flows, extending the reach of the flood.

新来者开辟了新的干道，洪水流淌在这些“动脉”中，不断向外扩展

This is an Africa rarely seen - a lush water world.

这是非洲难得一见的胜景，一个和谐繁荣的水世界

Some creatures are completely at home here.

有的动物干脆在这里安家

These are lechwe - antelope² with hooves that splay widely,

这些是赤列羚，这种羚羊的蹄子张得很开

enabling them to move its speed through the water.

使它们能在水里快速奔走

For others the change is far less welcome.

而有些动物却不是很喜欢这种改变

Baboons³ are somewhat apprehensive⁴ bathers.

狒狒在水里多少有些不安。

1 arteries   

n.动脉( artery的名词复数 )；干线，要道

参考例句：

• Even grafting new blood vessels in place of the diseased coronary arteries has been tried. 甚至移植新血管代替不健康的冠状动脉的方法都已经试过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This is the place where the three main arteries of West London traffic met. 这就是伦敦西部三条主要交通干线的交汇处。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 antelope   

n.羚羊；羚羊皮

参考例句：

• Choosing the antelope shows that China wants a Green Olympics.选择藏羚羊表示中国需要绿色奥运。
• The tiger was dragging the antelope across the field.老虎拖着羚羊穿过原野。

3 baboons   

n.狒狒( baboon的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Baboons could break branches and leaders. 狒狒会折断侧枝和顶梢。 来自辞典例句
• And as nonprimates, they provoke fewer ethical and safety-related concerns than chimps or baboons. 而且作为非灵长类，就不会产生像用黑猩猩或狒狒那样的伦理和安全方面的顾虑。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 医学的第四次革命

4 apprehensive   

adj.担心的，恐惧的，善于领会的

参考例句：

• She was deeply apprehensive about her future.她对未来感到非常担心。
• He was rather apprehensive of failure.他相当害怕失败。