纪录片《我们的地球》 第170期 多样浅海(04)

This well balanced alliance brings benefits to both polyps and algae¹

这种完美平衡不仅有益于给珊瑚虫和藻类，

and between them, they turn the barren seas into rich gardens.

同时也把荒凉的海洋变成了绚丽的花园。

The Indonesian reefs contain such a variety of life

印度尼西亚的珊瑚礁之所以容纳了如此多的海洋生物

because they lie at a giant crossroads.

因为它处在一个巨大的十字路口

This is the meeting place for different seas the Indian Ocean and the Pacific.

这里是两个大洋的交汇处，印度洋和太平洋。

Here everything demands a closer look.

在这里，每样物种都要仔细观察。

On the surface of this sea fan, there are two polyps that are not polyps.

在这株海扇上，有2只"珊瑚虫"不像珊瑚虫。

They're pygmy sea horses, the world's smallest, less than two centimeters high.

豆丁海马--全世界最小的海马，身长不到两公分。

They are males, settling a territorial² dispute, by head butting³.

这2只雄性豆丁海马正在为争夺领地，相互撞头攻击。

An electric flash? No, the display of a file clam⁴.

电光灯？当然不是，这是火蛤蜊在表演。

Perhaps this extraordinary pulsation⁵ of the clam's fleshy mantle⁶

也许蛤的肉质外壳的这种非常特别的规律性闪电，

is a warning to frighten away nibbling⁷ fish, but no one really knows.

是在警告咬它的小鱼，不过真正原因无从知晓。

1 algae   

n.水藻，海藻

参考例句：

• Most algae live in water.多数藻类生长在水中。
• Algae grow and spread quickly in the lake.湖中水藻滋蔓。

2 territorial   

adj.领土的，领地的

参考例句：

• The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
• They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。

3 butting   

用头撞人（犯规动作）

参考例句：

• When they were talking Mary kept butting in. 当他们在谈话时，玛丽老是插嘴。
• A couple of goats are butting each other. 两只山羊在用角互相顶撞。

4 clam   

n.蛤，蛤肉

参考例句：

• Yup!I also like clam soup and sea cucumbers.对呀！我还喜欢蛤仔汤和海参。
• The barnacle and the clam are two examples of filter feeders.藤壶和蛤类是滤过觅食者的两种例子。

5 pulsation   

n.脉搏，悸动，脉动；搏动性

参考例句：

• At low frequencies, such as 10 per sec., pulsation is sensed rather than vibration. 在低频率（譬如每秒十次）时，所感觉到的是脉冲而非振动。 来自辞典例句
• If the roller pulsation, the pressure on paper as cause misregister. 如果滚子径向跳不静，则差纸的不张辛有不小有小，致使套印禁绝。 来自互联网

6 mantle   

n.斗篷，覆罩之物，罩子；v.罩住，覆盖，脸红

参考例句：

• The earth had donned her mantle of brightest green.大地披上了苍翠欲滴的绿色斗篷。
• The mountain was covered with a mantle of snow.山上覆盖着一层雪。

7 nibbling   

v.啃，一点一点地咬（吃）( nibble的现在分词 )；啃出（洞），一点一点咬出（洞）；慢慢减少；小口咬

参考例句：

• We sat drinking wine and nibbling olives. 我们坐在那儿，喝着葡萄酒嚼着橄榄。
• He was nibbling on the apple. 他在啃苹果。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》