纪录片《我们的地球》 第275期 壮丽山脉(20)

A young male emerges from the wilderness¹, eager to find her.

一只年轻雄雪豹在荒野中出现，迫切地想要找到雌雪豹。

Snow leopards² meet so infrequently that there is uncertainty³ and tension.

雪豹们鲜少碰面，以致整个场面充斥着不确定和紧张的气氛。

And it's about to get worse.

然而更糟的还在后面。

Another, bigger male has arrived.

另一只体型更为健壮的雄雪豹也来了。

The mother and cub⁴ are trapped between the rivals.

雌雪豹和幼崽被困在两个竞争对手之间。

The cub is now in danger. Mother must act fast.

幼崽命在旦夕。母亲必须尽快行动。

To divert the males' attention from her cub, she rolls over submissively.

为了转移雄雪豹对幼崽的注意力，她顺从地滚动着身体。

With the males fixed⁵ on the female, the cub has a chance to escape.

雄雪豹的注意力都集中在了雌雪豹身上，幼崽得以借此机会脱身。

The males close in on the mother from both sides, keen to claim her for their own.

两只雄雪豹从两侧接近雌雪豹，渴望将其占为己有。

A fight is inevitable⁶.

决斗在所难免。

1 wilderness   

n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等，荒漠

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

2 leopards   

n.豹( leopard的名词复数 )；本性难移

参考例句：

• Lions, tigers and leopards are all cats. 狮、虎和豹都是猫科动物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• For example, airlines never ship leopards and canaries on the same flight. 例如，飞机上从来不会同时运送豹和金丝雀。 来自英语晨读30分（初三）

3 uncertainty   

n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物

参考例句：

• Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
• After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。

4 cub   

n.幼兽，年轻无经验的人

参考例句：

• The lion cub's mother was hunting for what she needs. 这只幼师的母亲正在捕猎。
• The cub licked the milk from its mother's breast. 这头幼兽吸吮着它妈妈的奶水。

5 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。

6 inevitable   

adj.不可避免的，必然发生的

参考例句：

• Mary was wearing her inevitable large hat.玛丽戴着她总是戴的那顶大帽子。
• The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.战败对英国政策不可避免地产生了影响。