纪录片《我们的地球》 第211期 无垠深海(03)

Predators¹ here must grab what they can, when they can, for such events do not last long.

掠食者在这里想怎么吃就怎么吃，因为好事不多，好景不长。

The dense² shoals, on which so many depend gather only when water conditions are perfect.

只有在水况非常好的情况下才会出现这样的鱼群聚集。

Many predators spend much of their time cruising the open ocean endlessly searching.

许多掠食者把大部分的时间用在来回巡游寻找食物上。

Plankton³ feeding rays do so, gliding⁴ with minimum effort.

吃浮游生物的蝠鲼也是用最省力的方式在水中滑翔。

The oceanic whitetip shark, another energy efficient traveler.

远洋白鳍鲨也是节省能量的旅行者。

It specializes in locating prey⁵ in the emptiest areas of the open ocean, patrolling the top one hundred meters of water.

它擅长的是即使在最空荡的海域也能找到猎物，巡游高度在海平面至水下100米之间。

Taste in water, is the equivalent of smell in the air.

鲨鱼能在水中“闻”到各种气味。

An oceanic whitetip is able to detect even the faintest trace.

白鳍鲨更是能跟踪细微的痕迹。

Small pilot fish swim with it.

小小的引水鱼跟着它游。

The shark can find prey far more easily than they can

鲨鱼比它们更容易发现猎物，

and they'll be able to collect the scraps⁶ from it's meals.

引水鱼就收集鲨鱼咬碎的食物碎片吃。

It's long, fixed⁷ pectoral fins⁸, enable it to soar through the water, with the least expenditure⁹ of energy.

它的长长的垂直的胸鳍，可以让它花费很小的力量在水里巡游。

This shark has found a school of rainbow runners.

鲨鱼发现了一群香蕉鱼。

It would eat one, given the chance

这给了鲨鱼一个机会，

but rainbow runners are swift and agile¹⁰ and not easily caught, so, it bides¹¹ it's time.

但是香蕉鱼游的敏捷迅速，白鳍鲨不容易捉到，因此鲨鱼耐心等候。

There's a chance that, eventually, it may spot a weakened fish that's catchable.

可能到最后可以找到一条容易抓到的老弱的鱼。

The hunter endlessly waiting.

猎人，还在无尽的等待着。

1 predators   

n.食肉动物( predator的名词复数 )；奴役他人者（尤指在财务或性关系方面）

参考例句：

• birds and their earthbound predators 鸟和地面上捕食它们的动物
• The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement. 捕食性动物的眼睛能感觉到最细小的动静。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 dense   

a.密集的，稠密的，浓密的；密度大的

参考例句：

• The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。
• The path was completely covered by the dense foliage. 小路被树叶厚厚地盖了一层。

3 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。

4 gliding   

v. 滑翔 adj. 滑动的

参考例句：

• Swans went gliding past. 天鹅滑行而过。
• The weather forecast has put a question mark against the chance of doing any gliding tomorrow. 天气预报对明天是否能举行滑翔表示怀疑。

5 prey   

n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨

参考例句：

• Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
• The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。

6 scraps   

油渣

参考例句：

• Don't litter up the floor with scraps of paper. 不要在地板上乱扔纸屑。
• A patchwork quilt is a good way of using up scraps of material. 做杂拼花布棉被是利用零碎布料的好办法。

7 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

8 fins   

[医]散热片；鱼鳍；飞边；鸭掌

参考例句：

• The level of TNF-α positively correlated with BMI,FPG,HbA1C,TG,FINS and IRI,but not with SBP and DBP. TNF-α水平与BMI、FPG、HbA1C、TG、FINS和IRI呈显著正相关，与SBP、DBP无相关。 来自互联网
• Fins are a feature specific to fish. 鱼鳍是鱼类特有的特征。 来自辞典例句

9 expenditure   

n.(时间、劳力、金钱等)支出；使用，消耗

参考例句：

• The entry of all expenditure is necessary.有必要把一切开支入账。
• The monthly expenditure of our family is four hundred dollars altogether.我们一家的开销每月共计四百元。

10 agile   

adj.敏捷的，灵活的

参考例句：

• She is such an agile dancer!她跳起舞来是那么灵巧！
• An acrobat has to be agile.杂技演员必须身手敏捷。

11 bides   

v.等待，停留( bide的第三人称单数 )；居住；（过去式用bided）等待；面临

参考例句：

• He is a man who bides by a bargain. 他是个守信用的人。 来自互联网
• I cherish his because in me it bides. 我爱他的心，因为他在我体内安眠。 来自互联网