纪录片《我们的地球》 第138期 辽阔平原(13)

Grass clings to life even as desiccating winds remove what little moisture remains² in the soil.

即使风把土壤中仅存的水分带走，草也能存活下来。

So long as grass can survive, so can grazers.

只要草能够活下来，食草动物也能活下来。

Wild ass¹. The males are fighting to win territories.

藏野驴。雄驴在争夺领地。

Those that hold the best are more likely to attract a herd³ of females.

最有实力的也最有可能得到雌驴的青睐。

It's a frisky⁴ business. That counts as a victory,

其实是闹着玩的。那样算是胜了，

but he can't assume the females will actually turn up.

但却没有看到雌驴的出现

Female asses⁵ are mysterious creatures.

雌野驴是一种神秘的动物。

They come and go as they please and much of their behaviour seems unfathomable to an outsider.

随兴而来随兴而去，对于外人来说，这些雌驴的脾性好像是不可捉摸的。

They're the great nomads⁶ of the plateau

它们是高原上的伟大游牧民族，

and will often trek⁷ vast distances across these parched⁸ plains in search of oases⁹.

为了寻找绿洲，其足迹早己遍布整个西藏高原。

But when they do find paradise,

当这些野驴真地找到了新的天地，

they are liable to feed and drink for just a few hours and then head back to the dust for no apparent reason.

饮水的饮水，吃草的吃草，个个毫无留恋之情，数小时后就绝尘而去。

1 ass   

n.驴；傻瓜，蠢笨的人

参考例句：

• He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。
• An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。

2 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

3 herd   

n.兽群，牧群；vt.使集中，把…赶在一起

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.他从无主见，只是人云亦云。

4 frisky   

adj.活泼的，欢闹的；n.活泼，闹着玩；adv.活泼地，闹着玩地

参考例句：

• I felt frisky,as if I might break into a dance.我感到很欢快，似乎要跳起舞来。
• His horse was feeling frisky,and he had to hold the reins tightly.马儿欢蹦乱跳，他不得不紧勒缰绳。

5 asses   

n. 驴，愚蠢的人，臀部 adv. (常用作后置)用于贬损或骂人

参考例句：

• Sometimes I got to kick asses to make this place run right. 有时我为了把这个地方搞得像个样子，也不得不踢踢别人的屁股。 来自教父部分
• Those were wild asses maybe, or zebras flying around in herds. 那些也许是野驴或斑马在成群地奔跑。

6 nomads   

n.游牧部落的一员( nomad的名词复数 )；流浪者；游牧生活；流浪生活

参考例句：

• For ten years she dwelled among the nomads of North America. 她在北美游牧民中生活了十年。
• Nomads have inhabited this region for thousands of years. 游牧民族在这地区居住已有数千年了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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。

8 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。

9 oases   

n.（沙漠中的）绿洲( oasis的名词复数 )；（困苦中）令人快慰的地方（或时刻）；乐土；乐事

参考例句：

• There was a hundred miles between the two oases. 这两片绿洲间有一百英里。 来自辞典例句
• Where underground water comes to the surface, there are oases. 地下水流到地表的地方，就成为了绿洲。 来自互联网