地球脉动第二季中英对照剧本Word文档格式.docx

1、时至今日 世界已大有变化 but today, much has changed.我们将用全新的方式展示地球上的生命 We can now show life on our planet in entirely newways.带你以前所未有的近距离接触动物 Bring you closer to animals than ever before.首次揭示野生动物的精彩瞬间 And reveal new wildlife dramas for the very first time.而且不只这些 But thats not all.我们的星球也在变化 Our planet has change

2、d too.大自然从未像现在一样 Never have those wildernesses been as fragile脆弱而又珍贵 and as precious as they are today.恰逢自然世界这一关键时刻 At this crucial time for the natural world,我们将再次启航 踏遍全球 we will journey to every corner of the globe.去探索这颗星球上最宝贵的财富.to explore the greatest treasures of our living planet.去揭秘动物们突破的种种极限

3、.and reveal the extreme lengths animals go to为了生存 to survive.最后 我们还将回到城市 Finally, we will explore our cities探寻生命是如何适应 to see how life is adapting这个地球上最新兴的栖息地 to the newest habitat on Earth.这里是行星地球 第二季 This is Planet Earth II.地球上有成千上万的岛屿 There are hundreds of thousands of islands,每一座岛屿都是一个迷你世界 each o

4、ne a world in miniature,是地球的一个缩影 a microcosm of our living planet.这些偏僻岛屿上为生存所做的努力 The struggles to survive on these remote lands正如地球上所有生命都要面临的挑战 reflect the challenges faced by all life on Earth.巴拿马海岸线边的埃斯库多岛 The tiny island of Escudo off the coast of Panama.是侏三趾树懒的栖息地 Home to the pygmy three-toed s

5、loth.这是一只雄性树懒 This is a male在这里生活得十分惬意 and life here suits him well.红树林为他提供食物 Mangroves provide all the leaves he can eat也没有天敌前来叨扰 and there are no predators to worry him.岛上的生活似牧歌般悠闲 Island life may seem idyllic但这是有代价的 but it comes at a price.这座岛上只有几百只雌性侏三指树懒 There are only a few hundred pygmy sloth

6、s in existence.而他需要配偶 And he needs a mate.这雌性的叫声 Thats an enticing call.好生诱人.from a female.就在不远的某个地方 Somewhere out there.对树懒来说 这反应堪称迅猛 And this, for a sloth, is a quick reaction.但问题是 中间隔着一渊深潭 The problem is, theres deep water between them.那么一只气血方刚的树懒会怎么做呢 So what should any red-blooded sloth do?当然是游

7、过去 Swim, of course.那会是她吗 Could this be her?他尽全力加快速度 He does his best to put on a turn of speed.但叫的不是她 But shes not the one.这只母树懒已经有了一只幼崽 She already has a baby在幼崽六个月 后长大离开之前 and she wont mate again until it leaves her她不会再次交配 in about six months time.即使生活在天堂之岛也会有限制 Even life on a paradise island can

8、have its limitations.但至少她就在不远处 But at least she cant be far away.地球上所有的侏三指树懒都生活在 The worlds entire population of pygmy sloths is isolated这片不及纽约中央公园大小的岛屿上 on a speck of land no bigger than New Yorks CentralPark.岛屿的大小极大地影响着 The size of an island has a huge influence生活在那里的动物 on the fate of those cast a

9、way there.这是印度尼西亚的科莫多岛 The island of Komodo in Indonesia.龙之巢穴 Home to dragons.体长三米 重达六十八公斤 Ten feet long and weighing an impressive lbs,他们是地球上现存体型最大的蜥蜴 these are the largest living lizards on the planet.大型食肉动物在岛屿上并不常见 Its unusual to find large predators on islands.然而 四百万年来 Yet, for four million year

10、s,科莫多巨蜥一直称霸这里 the Komodo dragon has dominated here.这么小的岛屿似乎不可能 It might seem there wouldnt be enough food为这种庞然大物提供充足的食物来源 to support such giants on this relatively small island.但冷血爬行动物只需要 But reptiles, being cold-blooded,肉食性哺乳动物十分之一的食物量 need only about a tenth of the food a carnivorous mammalwould.巨

11、蜥一餐可以支撑一个月 A single meal will last a dragon a month.他们的生存之道如此成功 They are so successful以至于唯一的天敌 that their only serious competition comes from就是他们的同类 others of their own kind.而这座岛上有约两千只巨蜥 And there are some , of them here.然而这只巨蜥 This giant, however,并不是在寻找食物 isnt looking for food -他在寻找配偶 hes looking f

12、or a mate.雌性巨蜥一年发一次情 Female dragons come into season only once a year.这一只并不排斥 Shes receptive.目前为止 一切顺利 So far, so good.但他误入别人的领地 But hes strayed into someone elses patch.另一只雄性巨蜥认为它才是这里的王 Another huge male thinks he is the king here.岛屿上空间有限 Space being limited on islands,巨蜥的地盘时常重叠 dragon territories

13、overlap导致冲突不断 and that creates continual conflict.在巨蜥族群里 体型决定一切 In dragon society, size is everything.但如果双方体型相当 But if rivals are closely matched,鹿死谁手就难以预料 the outcome can be uncertain.强壮的尾巴一击如同重锤 Muscular tails strike with the power of sledgehammers.锯齿形状的牙齿像牛排刀一样锋利 And their serrated teeth are as s

14、harp as steak knives.他们都想要掀翻对手 Each tries to topple his opponent.胜者出现 Defeated.只有最强壮的巨蜥 Only the most powerful dragons才有权交配 win the right to mate.岛屿上有限的食物和空间 The limited food and space on small islands时常激起激烈的竞争 can often lead to intense competition.但有些岛屿却幅员辽阔 But some islands are immense.更像是一块小型大陆 More like miniature continents.这为不同生命的进化与试验 And these provide opportunities for life提供了机会 to experiment and evolve.马达加斯加是地球上最大的岛屿之一 Madagascar is one of the bigge