纪录片《我们的地球》 第201期 季节森林(15)

In the great broad leaf forests of Eastern Europe,

在东欧的大片落叶阔叶林那边，

the days are beginning to shorten, and a primeval sound heralds¹ the onset² of autumn.

白昼开始缩短，一声富有攻击力的原始声音在宣布秋天的到来。

Male red deer are starting their rut.

雄性马鹿正在按惯例行事。

The air is heavy with the scent³ of females.

空气中弥漫着雌马鹿的气味。

The rules are simple. Winner takes all.

规则很简单。胜利者取得一切。

Across the northern hemisphere the deciduous⁴ forests are changing.

环绕整个北半球，可以看到落叶林在不断变化。

Leaves that have provided food and shelter since the spring, are now shed.

从春天开始提供给动物食物和掩护的树叶，开始脱落了。

In the broad leaf forests of Russia winter is particularly severe,

在俄罗斯，落叶林的冬天是严酷的，

but there will always be some who benefit from hardship.

但总是有一些动物从中获益。

Black vultures scavenge from the carcass of a seeker deer that has died of cold or starvation.

黑秃鹫寻找死去和饿死的鹿，以它们的腐肉为食。

These endangered birds are visitors.

这些濒临灭绝的鸟儿是访客。

They've come down from the north to escape the even colder conditions in Siberia.

他们从更加寒冷的西伯利亚来访。

1 heralds   

n.使者( herald的名词复数 )；预报者；预兆；传令官v.预示( herald的第三人称单数 )；宣布（好或重要）

参考例句：

• The song of birds heralds the approach of spring. 百鸟齐鸣报春到。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The wind sweeping through the tower heralds a rising storm in the mountain. 山雨欲来风满楼。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 onset   

n.进攻，袭击，开始，突然开始

参考例句：

• The drug must be taken from the onset of the infection.这种药必须在感染的最初期就开始服用。
• Our troops withstood the onset of the enemy.我们的部队抵挡住了敌人的进攻。

3 scent   

n.气味，香味，香水，线索，嗅觉；v.嗅，发觉

参考例句：

• The air was filled with the scent of lilac.空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。
• The flowers give off a heady scent at night.这些花晚上散发出醉人的芳香。

4 deciduous   

adj.非永久的；短暂的；脱落的；落叶的

参考例句：

• Overgrown deciduous shrubs can be cut back at this time of year.过于繁茂的落叶灌木可以在每年的这个时候修剪。
• Deciduous trees shed their leaves in autumn.落叶树木在秋天落叶。