纪录片《我们的地球》 第376期 奇迹城市(18)

On the night of the full moon,

在月圆之夜，

hundreds of tiny hawksbill turtle hatchlings emerge from the safety of their nest deep in the sand.

数百只刚孵化的小玳瑁从安全的沙底洞穴中钻出。

Their instinct is to reach the sea as quickly as possible.

本能驱使它们尽快爬到海里。

And their guide is the light of the full moon reflected on the water.

指引它们方向的是海水倒映的月光。

But this young hatchling is confused. It's going in the wrong direction.

但这只小玳瑁感到很困惑。它正朝错误的方向爬去。

Bright light is coming from the land.

明亮的灯光从陆地照来。

And all these hatchlings are travelling up the beach towards it.

让这些小玳瑁都从沙滩爬向内陆。

Predators¹ are ready to take advantage.

捕食者伺机而动。

Crabs² now make their burrows³ directly beneath the beach lights and wait for their prey⁴ to come to them.

螃蟹将巢穴直接建在沙滩灯光下，等猎物自己送上门。

Even if a hatchling escapes, they're still in peril⁵.

即使能成功逃脱，它们仍身处险境。

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 crabs   

n.蟹( crab的名词复数 )；阴虱寄生病；蟹肉v.捕蟹( crab的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• As we walked along the seashore we saw lots of tiny crabs. 我们在海岸上散步时看到很多小蟹。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The fish and crabs scavenge for decaying tissue. 鱼和蟹搜寻腐烂的组织为食。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 burrows   

n.地洞( burrow的名词复数 )v.挖掘（洞穴），挖洞( burrow的第三人称单数 )；翻寻

参考例句：

• The intertidal beach unit contains some organism burrows. 潮间海滩单元含有一些生物潜穴。 来自辞典例句
• A mole burrows its way through the ground. 鼹鼠会在地下钻洞前进。 来自辞典例句

4 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。

5 peril   

n.(严重的)危险；危险的事物

参考例句：

• The refugees were in peril of death from hunger.难民有饿死的危险。
• The embankment is in great peril.河堤岌岌可危。