纪录片《我们的地球》 第41期 雄伟高山(18)

Musk¹ deer make the most of a short flush of spring foods.

许多春季食物才刚露面不久，便已被麝鹿一扫而光

This male smells a potential mate.

这只公鹿闻到了未来配偶的气味

The red panda, rarely glimpsed in the wild.

小熊猫在野外十分罕见

It was once considered a kind of raccoon, but is now believed to be a small mountain bear.

它曾经被认为是浣熊的一种，现在已被确认为一种小型山地熊类

By midsummer, its larger more famous relative has retreated into a cave.

到了仲夏，它那更大更有名的亲戚便会躲进山洞

A giant panda nurses a tiny week-old baby.

这只大熊猫正在照顾刚满一周的小宝宝

Her tender cleaning wards² off infection.

轻柔的清洁是为了防止感染

She won't leave this cave for three weeks. Not while her cub³ is so utterly⁴ helpless.

未来3周内，它都不会离开这个山洞。否则它的幼崽将彻底无依无靠

Progress is slow, for milk produced on a diet of bamboo is wretchedly poor.

幼崽生长得很慢，因为由竹子转化来的乳汁少得可怜

Four weeks old and the cub is still blind.

小家伙已经4周大了，可仍旧看不见东西

Its eyes do not fully⁵ open until three months after birth.

直到出生后的第3个月，它的眼睛才能完全睁开

But the chances of the cub reaching adulthood⁶ are slim.

但是熊猫幼崽长到成年的机会极为渺茫

The struggle of a giant panda mother to raise her cub is a touching⁷ symbol of the precariousness⁸ of life in the mountains.

大熊猫努力养育幼崽的情景，真是大山里濒危生命求生的动人一幕。

1 musk   

n.麝香, 能发出麝香的各种各样的植物，香猫

参考例句：

• Musk is used for perfume and stimulant.麝香可以用作香料和兴奋剂。
• She scented her clothes with musk.她用麝香使衣服充满了香味。

2 wards   

区( ward的名词复数 )； 病房； 受监护的未成年者； 被人照顾或控制的状态

参考例句：

• This hospital has 20 medical [surgical] wards. 这所医院有 20 个内科[外科]病房。
• It was a big constituency divided into three wards. 这是一个大选区，下设三个分区。

3 cub   

n.幼兽，年轻无经验的人

参考例句：

• The lion cub's mother was hunting for what she needs. 这只幼师的母亲正在捕猎。
• The cub licked the milk from its mother's breast. 这头幼兽吸吮着它妈妈的奶水。

4 utterly   

adv.完全地，绝对地

参考例句：

• Utterly devoted to the people,he gave his life in saving his patients.他忠于人民，把毕生精力用于挽救患者的生命。
• I was utterly ravished by the way she smiled.她的微笑使我完全陶醉了。

5 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

6 adulthood   

n.成年，成人期

参考例句：

• Some infantile actions survive into adulthood.某些婴儿期的行为一直保持到成年期。
• Few people nowadays are able to maintain friendships into adulthood.如今很少有人能将友谊维持到成年。

7 touching   

adj.动人的，使人感伤的

参考例句：

• It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
• His letter was touching.他的信很感人。

8 precariousness   

参考例句：

• The precariousness is further increased by self-experiences in the aforementioned marginal situation. 在上述边际情况下自身经验会更进一步增加这种不确定感。 来自互联网
• These reports have revealed to the insurgents the precariousness of their position. 这些报导使叛乱士兵知道了他们的危险境地。 来自互联网