纪录片《我们的地球》 第32期 雄伟高山(09)

Two miles up, the crumbling¹ precipices² seem devoid³ of life.

两英里高的碎石崖上似乎不可能有生命存在

But there are animals here. A grizzly⁴ bear.

可是那里仍有动物。一只灰熊

It seems to be an odd creature to find on these high rocky slopes.

很奇怪这样的动物为何会爬到如此高的碎石斜坡上

It's hard to imagine what could have attracted it here.

真不知道这里有什么吸引着它

At this time of the year, bears should be fattening⁵ up for the winter,

在每年的这个时候，熊必须为越冬储备脂肪

yet they gather in some numbers on these apparently⁶ barren slopes.

然而却有一定数量的灰熊聚集在这片不毛之地

They're searching for a rather unusual food. Moths⁷.

它们正在寻找一种很特别的食物。飞蛾

Millions have flown up here to escape the heat of the lowlands and they're now roosting among the rocks.

为了躲避低洼地带的炎热，数百万只飞蛾抵达此地，栖身于岩石缝隙之中

Moths may seem a meagre meal for a bear,

飞蛾似乎并不足以填饱熊的肚子

but their bodies are rich in fat and can make all the difference in a bear's annual struggle for survival.

但它们身体内富含脂肪，直接关系到灰熊每年冬天的生存能力。

1 crumbling   

adj.摇摇欲坠的

参考例句：

• an old house with crumbling plaster and a leaking roof 一所灰泥剥落、屋顶漏水的老房子
• The boat was tied up alongside a crumbling limestone jetty. 这条船停泊在一个摇摇欲坠的石灰岩码头边。

2 precipices   

n.悬崖，峭壁( precipice的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Sheer above us rose the Spy-glass, here dotted with single pines, there black with precipices. 我们的头顶上方耸立着陡峭的望远镜山，上面长着几棵孤零零的松树，其他地方则是黑黝黝的悬崖绝壁。 来自英汉文学 - 金银岛
• Few people can climb up to the sheer precipices and overhanging rocks. 悬崖绝壁很少有人能登上去。 来自互联网

3 devoid   

adj.全无的，缺乏的

参考例句：

• He is completely devoid of humour.他十分缺乏幽默。
• The house is totally devoid of furniture.这所房子里什么家具都没有。

4 grizzly   

adj.略为灰色的，呈灰色的；n.灰色大熊

参考例句：

• This grizzly liked people.这只灰熊却喜欢人。
• Grizzly bears are not generally social creatures.一般说来，灰熊不是社交型动物。

5 fattening   

adj.（食物）要使人发胖的v.喂肥( fatten的现在分词 )；养肥（牲畜）；使（钱）增多；使（公司）升值

参考例句：

• The doctor has advised him to keep off fattening food. 医生已建议他不要吃致肥食物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We substitute margarine for cream because cream is fattening. 我们用人造黄油代替奶油，因为奶油会使人发胖。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

7 moths   

n.蛾( moth的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The moths have eaten holes in my wool coat. 蛀虫将我的羊毛衫蛀蚀了几个小洞。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The moths tapped and blurred at the window screen. 飞蛾在窗帘上跳来跳去，弄上了许多污点。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》