纪录片《我们的地球》 第342期 广袤草原(7)（在线收听）

And just as well, for the best food in this tiny forest is at the very top of its canopy.

和森林中一样，这片草丛中最好的食物也在植株最顶端。

Feeding up here, she's exposed. A barn owl.

但爬到高处觅食，就会暴露自己。一只仓鸮。

Not her finest move... But it did the trick.

动作不算灵巧，但也算成功逃命。

Harvest mice seldom go all the way down to the ground.

巢鼠鲜少在地面行动。

It's a tangled and dangerous world down here.

这里的世界复杂而危险。

But she can read the pattern of the stems overhead like a map, and so find her way home.

但她能够通过解读头顶的草茎来辨明方向，从而找到回家的路。

And not a minute too soon.

时机刚好。

There are mouths to feed.

幼崽嗷嗷待哺。

Her babies must fatten up quickly.

她的宝宝们必须迅速长大

They need to harvest the summer grasses while they're still rich with food.

他们要趁着夏季食物充盈时尽量进食成长。