纪录片《我们的地球》 第209期 无垠深海(01)

Away from all land, the ocean.

远离一切陆地，海洋。

It covers more than half the surface of our planet,

地球表面多半被海洋覆盖着，

and yet for the most part it is beyond our reach.

至今海洋的许多地方我们还无法触及

Much of it is virtually empty, a watery¹ desert.

许多地方实际上很荒凉，水之荒漠。

All life that is here is locked in a constant search to find food

这里的生命被迫不停寻找食物，

a struggle to conserve² precious energy in the open ocean.

在这广袤的大洋中只为获得宝贵的能量。

The biggest of all fish, thirty tons in weight, twelve meters long, a whale shark.

这是最大的鱼类，30吨重，12米长，鲸鲨。

It's huge bulk is sustained by mere³ microscopic⁴ creatures of the sea. Plankton⁵.

它的巨大身躯上是靠吃一种很小的海洋生物长成的。浮游生物。

Whale sharks cruise on regular habitual⁶ routes between the best feeding grounds.

鲸鲨经常在它的最好的进食地点之间洄游

In February, that takes them to the surface waters far from the coast of Venezuela.

二月，鲸鲨从遥远的委内瑞拉海岸来到这片浅海。

Others are already here.

这里已经有访客了。

1 watery   

adj.有水的，水汪汪的；湿的，湿润的

参考例句：

• In his watery eyes there is an expression of distrust.他那含泪的眼睛流露出惊惶失措的神情。
• Her eyes became watery because of the smoke.因为烟熏，她的双眼变得泪汪汪的。

2 conserve   

vt.保存，保护，节约，节省，守恒，不灭

参考例句：

• He writes on both sides of the sheet to conserve paper.他在纸张的两面都写字以节省用纸。
• Conserve your energy,you'll need it!保存你的精力，你会用得着的！

3 mere   

adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过

参考例句：

• That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
• It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。

4 microscopic   

adj.微小的，细微的，极小的，显微的

参考例句：

• It's impossible to read his microscopic handwriting.不可能看清他那极小的书写字迹。
• A plant's lungs are the microscopic pores in its leaves.植物的肺就是其叶片上微细的气孔。

5 plankton   

n.浮游生物

参考例句：

• Plankton is at the bottom of the marine food chain.浮游生物处于海洋食物链的最底层。
• The plankton in the sea feeds many kinds of animals. 海的浮游生物成为很多种动物的食物。

6 habitual   

adj.习惯性的；通常的，惯常的

参考例句：

• He is a habitual criminal.他是一个惯犯。
• They are habitual visitors to our house.他们是我家的常客。