纪录片《我们的地球》 第225期 无垠深海(17)

An oceanic wanderer, a mola mola, stops by to be cleaned by reef fish, at the sea mount edge.

海洋流浪者翻车鱼，来到海边让珊瑚鱼给它打扫卫生。

Butterfly-fish pluck string-like parasites¹ from it's flanks.

蝴蝶鱼排成一队忙着吃翻车鱼身上的线体寄生虫。

The huge fish lives on jellyfish over a thousand meters down

翻车鱼以超过1000米深的深海水母为生，

where the water is twenty degrees colder

那里的水温比这里低20度，

so, a brushup near the surface, allows it to warm up before making more deep water forays.

翻车鱼可以在下次深海攻击前上来暖和一下。

The summit of this volcanic² mountain rises above the surface of the sea.

这个火山已经处于海面之上。

It's Ascension Island, eight hundred miles from any other land,

阿森松岛距最近的大陆800英里

a welcome vital haven³ for long distance travelers.

是长途旅行者们生死攸关的避难所。

Frigatebirds spend months continuously airborne at sea

军舰鸟可以在海上持续待几个月，

but at nesting time, they come to Ascension from all over the ocean.

不过到了筑巢的时候，它就从海洋各处飞回到阿森松岛。

The island's barren slopes of volcanic ash and lava⁴, might seem to offer perfectly⁵ good sites for a nest,

一个充满了火山灰和火山岩的不毛之地，却提供了一个筑巢的好地方，

but the frigates⁶ choose an even more isolated⁷ site

不过军舰鸟要挑选偏僻的地点。

1 parasites   

寄生物( parasite的名词复数 )； 靠他人为生的人； 诸虫

参考例句：

• These symptoms may be referable to virus infection rather than parasites. 这些症状也许是由病毒感染引起的，而与寄生虫无关。
• Kangaroos harbor a vast range of parasites. 袋鼠身上有各种各样的寄生虫。

2 volcanic   

adj.火山的；象火山的；由火山引起的

参考例句：

• There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。
• Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

3 haven   

n.安全的地方，避难所，庇护所

参考例句：

• It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.忙碌了一整天后，这真是一个安乐窝。
• The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet.学校的图书馆是一个和平且安静的小避风港。

4 lava   

n.熔岩，火山岩

参考例句：

• The lava flowed down the sides of the volcano.熔岩沿火山坡面涌流而下。
• His anger spilled out like lava.他的愤怒像火山爆发似的迸发出来。

5 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

6 frigates   

n.快速军舰( frigate的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Frigates are a vital part of any balanced sea-going fleet. 护卫舰是任何一个配置均衡的远洋舰队所必需的。 来自互联网
• These ships are based on the Chinese Jiangwei II class frigates. 这些战舰是基于中国的江卫II型护卫舰。 来自互联网

7 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。