纪录片《我们的地球》 第157期 富饶丛林(12)

There are thought to be nearly a million different types of fungi¹ in the tropics,

据说热带雨林里有近百万种菌类，

the vast majority still unknown to science.

但具体数量仍然无人知晓。

But one thing's for certain. Without fungi, rainforests could not exist.

一点可以确信。没有菌类就没有雨林。

Nothing goes to waste in a rainforest.

雨林里的一切都不能浪费。

The fungi become food for others, like these beetle² larvae³.

象这种甲虫及幼虫就以菌类为食。

Finding the fungus⁴ isn't a problem for the grubs since their caring parents actually show them the way.

幼虫寻找菌类当然比较困难，不过在父母的领引下不费吹灰之力。

Incredibly, 80% of all insects live in jungles.

令人惊异的是，地球上有80%的昆虫居住在雨林里。

Few are more successful than the ants.

蚂蚁是雨林昆虫中的佼佼者。

There can be eight million individuals in a single hectare.

每公顷可达800万只。

But jungle ants don't have it all their own way.

不过雨林是不会让它们任意逍遥的。

1 fungi   

n.真菌，霉菌

参考例句：

• Students practice to apply the study of genetics to multicellular plants and fungi.学生们练习把基因学应用到多细胞植物和真菌中。
• The lawn was covered with fungi.草地上到处都是蘑菇。

2 beetle   

n.甲虫，近视眼的人

参考例句：

• A firefly is a type of beetle.萤火虫是一种甲虫。
• He saw a shiny green beetle on a leaf.我看见树叶上有一只闪闪发光的绿色甲虫。

3 larvae   

n.幼虫

参考例句：

• Larvae are parasitic on sheep.幼虫寄生在绵羊的身上。
• The larvae prey upon small aphids.这种幼虫以小蚜虫为食。

4 fungus   

n.真菌，真菌类植物

参考例句：

• Mushrooms are a type of fungus.蘑菇是一种真菌。
• This fungus can just be detected by the unaided eye.这种真菌只用肉眼就能检查出。