纪录片《美丽中国》 第15期 锦绣华南（15）（在线收听）

The rivers of Zhangjiajieflow northeast intotheYangtse floodplain

张家界的河流向东北注入

known asthe land offish and rice

以鱼米之乡文明的长江平原

On an island in a lake in Anhui province

在安徽省一个湖泊的小岛上

a dragon is stirring

一只小龙蠢蠢欲动

This is the ancestral home of China's largest and rarest reptile

这里是中国最大最稀有爬行动物的古老家园

A creature of mystery and legend

一种传说中的神秘生物

Dragon eggs are greatly prized

龙卵是非常珍贵的

these babies need tohatch outquick

这些孩子们需要快点孵化出来

It would seem someone is on their trail

看起来有人正在进行搜寻

For a helpless baby reptile

对一只无助的爬行类幼仔来说

imprisoned in a leathery membrane inside a choky shell

囚禁在令人窒息的蛋壳的坚韧隔膜里

a process of hatching

在孵化过程中

is a titanic struggle

需要拼尽全力挣扎

And time isrunning out

时间在不断流逝

It's taken 2 hours for the little dragon to get its head out of this egg

小鳄鱼需要耗费2个小时才能将脑袋伸出蛋壳

It needs to gather its strength now

现在是拼尽全力

a final massive push

进行最后奋力一击的时刻