地球脉动第二季第三集中英字幕文字版.Planet.Earth.II

1、Earthistheonlyplanetweknowofwherelifeexists.地球是人类已知的唯一存在生命的星球And,here,itdoessoinabundance.而且这里生机盎然ThejungleisEden.雨林宛如伊甸园般美好Itcoverslessthan6%oftheEarthssurface它仅占地球表面积的百分之六butitshometohalfofall却分布着世界上theplantsandanimalsonland.一半的动植物物种Jungleshavejusttherightamountoflight,waterandnutrients,雨林拥有适宜的光照水

2、源和养分andtheyhavehadeverydayformillennia.千百年来一直如此Lifehereshouldbeeasy.在这里生存应该不难Thisisanindri.这是一只大狐猴Itsaprimate,likeus.他和我们一样是灵长类动物AndtheseforestsinMadagascarareitshome.马达加斯加的这片森林就是他的家Buttosurvivehere.但是要在这里生存ithastofaceonemajorchallenge.他不得不面对一个巨大的挑战Paradiseiscrowded.天堂有点拥挤Lifefillseveryniche.每个角落都有物

3、种栖息And,atanyonetime,每分每秒astaggeringvarietyofspeciesandcountlessindividuals都有生命为了空间与食物斗争不已arestrivingforspaceandfood.种类繁多数不胜数Likeeveryjungleanimal,和所有雨林中的动物一样indrihavetofindtheirownwaytosurvive大狐猴需要找到自己的方法inthemostcompetitiveplaceonEarth.才能在地球上竞争最为激烈的地方生存下去Junglesarecomplexplaces.雨林错综复杂tangledthree-d

4、imensionalworlds丰富的热带植物createdbylushtropicalvegetation.交织出一个立体世界oftheanimalsherespendtheirwholelivesupinthetrees.这里有九成的动物在树上度过一生90%Andeachofthemhastofinditsownwayofgettingaround.每一种动物都有自己的生存之道Hanging100feetabovetheground,aspidermonkey.一只蜘蛛猴悬挂于距离地面三十米高的地方Theytravelinfamilygroups他们以家庭为单位行动andfindevery

5、thingtheyneedinthetopstoreyofthejungle.在雨林的最上层获取生存的必需品Uphereisntaplaceforthefaint-hearted.这么高的地方可不适合胆小的物种Withlonglimbsandaprehensiletailthatcangriplikeahand,修长的四肢加上灵活如手的卷尾theyrebuiltforclimbing.他们就是为攀爬而生的Butimaginehavingtolearntheseskillsashighupasthis.但是要在这么高的地方学习这些技巧Onethirdofspidermonkeysnevermak

6、eittoadulthood.三分之一的蜘蛛猴都活不到成年Thisyoungsterisonlyafewmonthsold.这只幼崽只有几个月大Herfuturedependsonherabilitytoclimb.她的未来取决于她的攀爬能力Playingonapracticetreewithherolderbrotherandsister,通过和哥哥姐姐在练习树上玩耍shesalreadylearningtousehertailasasafetyline.她已经学会用尾巴当安全索underherfathersclosewatch.一切都在父亲的注视之下Sheskeentojoinintheg

7、amebutshestheyoungestand,她很想加入游戏但是由于年纪最小asisthewayofthings,shesnotalwayswelcome.有时候不太受大家欢迎Soshechoosesherownplacetoplay.所以她自己找了个地方玩耍Butnotalltreesarethesame.但是树木不尽相同Thisoneisformoreadvancedclimbers.这棵树需要更高的攀爬技巧Enthusiasm?Certainly!论积极性毋庸置疑Technique?但论技术Roomforimprovement.有待提高Meanwhile,someofherfamil

8、yhavemovedon此时她的几个家庭成员tolookforanewpatchoffreshfood.去其它地方寻找新鲜食物了Thetopofthecanopyisntforyoungsters.树冠顶端不是幼猴该去的地方Butfathersnotlookingandthetemptationtojointheothers可父亲没有看着她加入大家的诱惑isirresistible.又实在无法抗拒Shellneedtobecareful.她必须小心翼翼Afallfromherewouldmeancertaindeath.从这里跌落必死无疑Itsthefirsttimeshesbeenashig

9、hasthisonherown.这是她第一次独自爬到如此高的地方Assheclimbsstillhigher,thebranchesgetthinnerandthinner.她越爬越高树枝越来越细Hertailhascaughther.尾巴救了她一命butnowshesstuckinmid-air,可她现在被困在空中.unabletoreachanyotherbranch.够不到其它的树枝Father,however,waswatching.而父亲其实一直关注着Hesbigandstrongenough他的身体强壮有力toformabridgewithhisbody可以搭成一座桥sothats

10、hecanclimbtosafety.让孩子爬回安全地带Lessonlearned.吃一堑长一智Butitsnotjustmonkeysthatlivehere,upinthetreetops.但是在树顶生活的不仅仅是猴子And,ifyouaresmall,如果体型足够小findingtherighttreecanmeanahomeforlife.找一棵合适的树相当于找到了一生的家HesaDracolizard.这是一只飞蜥Hesonlythesizeofapencilandheeatsants.体型只有铅笔大小以蚂蚁为食Thisonetreecouldprovidehimwithallhew

11、illeverneed.这棵树可以为他提供一生所需的食物aconveyorbeltoffood.就像回转寿司一样源源不断Itsaperfectplacetosettledown.这是完美的栖身之所Well,itwouldbe.本来是的buttheresalreadysomeonehere.可这里已经有蜥蜴安家了.Thislargermaleisthetreesowner.这只大点的雄蜥蜴是这棵树的主人AndDracosdontshare.而飞蜥从不分享Theownersflagisawarning.主人的旗帜是个警告Trespasserswontbetolerated.对入侵者绝不手软Theo

12、wnersnotonlyintimidating.他不仅是在恐吓对手hespreparedtobattle.同时也做好了战斗的准备.Adeadend.无处可逃了Safetyisalongwayaway.形势万分危急Nowhemustchoose.现在他必须做出选择Fight.迎战orflee?还是逃跑.Onlyinthejungledoyoufindlizards只有在雨林中你才能看到thatcansoarlikedragons.像龙一样翱翔的蜥蜴Hecantravelover100feetinasingleleap.他纵身一跃可以飞出三十余米Itsaveryfastandefficientw

13、aytomovethroughthejungle.这是一种高速而有效的穿越雨林的方式Maybethisnewtreewillhavefoodandnoresidentowner.没准这会是一棵无人占领而又食物充足的树Everythinginthejunglehastocompeteforspace.雨林中的所有物种都在争夺生存空间Only2%ofthesunsraysreachtheground.只有百分之二的光线会到达地面soeventheplantsmustbattleforthelighttheyneed所以即使是植物也要争夺生长.iftheyretogrow.所需的阳光yearsago

14、,thisHuratreebeganitsraceforlight.三百年前这棵响盒子就开始努力汲取阳光300Andeverydaysince,日复一日地ithasabsorbedthewaterandsunshineitneeded它吸收着成长所需的水分和阳光togrowintoagiant.终于长成参天大树Ithassucceededindoingwhateverytreemustdotosurvive.它与其他树木一样努力生长riseabovethegloomofthejunglefloor.终于摆脱雨林底层的昏暗脱颖而出.And,whatismore,itssuccesshasgive

15、nlifetoothers.不仅如此它还养活了很多其它的生命Itsbranchesnowcarry1,000otherplants.它的树枝上长着千余种植物Theseparticularferns,figsandorchids这些蕨类无花果和兰科植物liveonlyonthebranchesofothertrees.只在寄生在其他树木的树枝上plantsgrowingononesingletree.近千种植物在一棵树上济济一堂1,000Throughouttheforest,thisstoryisrepeatedendlesstimes.整片森林之中这样的情景随处可见Asaconsequenc

16、e,junglesarehome正因如此雨林中植物物种的数量tomorespeciesofplantsthananywhereelseonEarth.是地球上最多的Andthey,inturn,supportawealthofanimals.而这些植被成为大量动物赖以生存的家园InEcuador,thecompetitionisatitsmostintense.在厄瓜多尔生存竞争尤为激烈Here,thereare100speciesofhummingbirdsalone.在这里光是蜂鸟就有一百种allfightingfornectar.都在争夺花蜜.Eachfloweronlyhasasmal

17、lamountatanyonetime,每朵花一次只能产出少量花蜜andsoitsfirstcome,firstserved.所以先到先得Onehummingbirdhasgonetogreatlengths这种蜂鸟竭尽全力toavoidconflictwithotherspecies.试图避免与其他物种的争斗Swordbillsaretheonlybirdwithabeaklongerthantheirbody.刀嘴蜂鸟是唯一一种喙长于身体的鸟类Andsomeflowersaretooelongated有些植物花冠极其细长fortheother99speciesofhummingbirdsh

18、ere其它九十九种蜂鸟tofeedfromthem.都无法吃到里面的花蜜Aswordbillsextraordinarybeak,however,刀嘴蜂鸟凭借极长的喙enablesittoreachtheplacesthatotherscant.可以够到其它蜂鸟无法触及的地方thetopofthisflower,wherethesweetnectarisproduced.也就是这种花朵基部的蜜腺.Ithasfoundasolution它找到了解决方法thatmeansitdoesnthavetojointhefight.不必和其它蜂鸟争夺食物And,aseachlongflowerblooms

19、,细长的花朵们竞相盛开itgivestheswordbillafreshsupplyoffoodalltoitself.为刀嘴蜂鸟提供了专属的新鲜花蜜Buthavingabeaklongerthanyourbodydoeshaveitsdrawbacks.不过喙比身体长也是有缺点的Forastart,itstrickytokeepitclean.首先想保持干净就有点难度Harderstill,howdoyoupreenyourbodyfeathers?更麻烦的是要如何整理羽毛呢Unliketheotherhummers,不像其它蜂鸟swordbillscantreachtheirfeather

20、swiththeirbeak.刀嘴蜂鸟的喙够不到身上的羽毛Theonlyoption,agoodoldscratch.唯一的办法就是用爪子挠Itsalittleunrefined.虽然不太优雅butasmallpricetopayforanexclusivefoodsupply.但这是独享食物要付出的一点小代价.especiallywhenfeedingtimes尤其是进食时间.areonlytoofrequentlyinterruptedbystorms.经常被暴雨天气打断的时候JunglesaretherichestplacesonEarth雨林是地球上自然资源最丰富的地区becauseo

21、foneremarkablefact.个中原因令人惊奇theymaketheirownweather.雨林能够自己制造天气.Everyday,waterrisesfromthesurfaceoftheleavesasvapour.每天水分都会从叶表蒸发变成水蒸气Itsasifthetreesbreatheoutclouds.如同树木在呼出云Theygatherovertheforestuntil,finally.水汽逐渐集结在森林上空直到.theyburst.汇成倾盆大雨.Rainisthelifebloodofeveryjungle.雨是雨林的命脉Andallhavetodotheirbes

22、ttoendurethedailydownpour.动物们每天都要经受暴雨的考验Insomejungles,likehereinBrazil,有一些雨林比如巴西的这里itrainssomuchthat,forpartoftheyear,由于降雨量特别大一年中总有一段时间thetreesarealmosttotallysubmerged.树木几乎被完全淹没Theforestflooris30feetbelowthewaterssurface.水面至林地表层深达九米Thisisamysteriousworld,这是一个神秘的世界aplacefewpeoplehaveeverexplored.鲜少有

23、人踏足Wehavemuchtodiscover这里分布的许多动物abouttheanimalsforwhichthisishome.都值得我们去探索includingsomeyoumightneverexpecttofindamongsttrees.有些物种你可能从未想过会在雨林里见到.Here,1,000milesfromthesea,aredolphins.距离海洋一千六百公里的这个地方有江豚Anewlyidentifiedspeciesofriverdolphin这种淡水豚是一个新种foundnowhereelseonEarth.在地球上其它地方均无分布Intheseblack,tang

24、ledwaters,由于生活在黑暗而复杂的河水里theyhavebecomealmosttotallyblind,他们的双眼几乎完全失明sotheymoveslowly,所以他们游得很慢carefullyusingtheirsonartoscantheforestfloorforfish.仔细地用声纳扫描林地表层寻找鱼类为食Ifthisforestcanhideanewspeciesofdolphin.如果这片森林里能隐居着新种江豚whatelsemighttherebehere,awaitingdiscovery?那还会有多少新奇物种等着我们去发现呢.Attheshallowmarginso

25、fthefloodedjungle,这片泛洪雨林边缘的泥岸浅水区riversflowthroughlushvegetation.河流穿过茂密的植被Here,foodissoabundant,itsupportsgiants.这里食物充足养育着一些大型动物Capybara,thebiggestrodentsintheworld.水豚世界上最大的啮齿动物giantottersthesizeofaman.大水獭体型堪比成年男性.andtherulersoftheserivers.还有称霸河流的王者.caiman.凯门鳄.Theygrowtotenfeetlongandkillanything它们体长

26、可达三米theygetbetweentheirjaws.能杀死一切落入口中的猎物Buttherearemoreartfulhunters.然而还有更狡猾的捕猎者drawnherefromthesurroundingforest.从周围的森林里被吸引至此.Ajaguar,thesupremejunglepredator.美洲豹雨林中顶端的捕食者Therivermarkstheedgeofhisterritory.这条河是他领地的边界butherehehascompetition.但在这里他遇到了竞争对手.Hesnowintheterritoryofafemale.他闯入了一只母美洲豹的地盘She

27、hasruledthisstretchofriverforfiveyears.她统治这一河段已有五年之久Thisisherplacetohunt.这是她狩猎的地方Capybaraarestrongandwary.水豚既强壮又机警Thekeyisstealth.狩猎关键在于悄无声息Sheneedstogetwithinthreefeetifshestopounce.想袭击它们她必须靠近到一米之内Notthistime.这次没成功Shesnottheonlyfemalehere.她不是这里唯一的母豹Eachpartofthisjunglesedgeisruledbyadifferentqueen.

28、在雨林边缘的不同区域各有一只母豹称后FewplacesonEarthhaveenoughfoodtosupportsomanybigcats.很少地方有足够的食物能养活这么多只大猫Themalehuntsinadifferentway.公美洲豹的捕猎方式则有所不同Weighingalmost300lbs,itshardtobestealthy.一百三十公斤的体重很难做到悄无声息andwithsomanyotherjaguarsaround,加上周围还有很多美洲豹.hedoesntbotherwithwarycapybara.他就不费心去抓警觉的水豚了Heseeksadifferentprey.

29、他寻找另一种猎物Hesbecomeakillerofkillers.他成了捕猎杀手的杀手Jaguarshavethemostpowerfulbiteofanycat.美洲豹的咬合力是所有猫科动物里最强的Andheknowsthecaimansmostvulnerablepoint.而且他知道凯门鳄最脆弱的部位thebackofitsskull.是它的后脑勺.Hunterslivinginthedenseunderstoreyofthejungle在浓密的下木层中生活的捕猎者comeinallshapesandsizes.形态各异Buttheyshareaproblem.但它们有一个共同的难题H

30、owtotellwhatisaplant,andwhatisprey.如何分辨植物和猎物Thisisagameofhideandseek这是个捉迷藏游戏thatcanbewonorlostintheblinkofaneye.眨眼间就能定输赢Thelongcontestbetweenpredatorandprey捕猎者和猎物之间经过漫长的斗争hasproducedmimicryofastoundingaccuracy.形成了令人震惊的拟态水平Aleaf-tailedgeckomasqueradingaslichen.一只叶尾壁虎正伪装成地衣Someanimalstakecamouflageast

31、agefurtherstill.有些动物把伪装发挥到更高境界andthesestreamsinCostaRica在哥斯达黎加的这条小溪里.arehometooneofthemostremarkable.住着一位杰出的伪装大师Aglassfrog.一只玻璃蛙Amale,andtiny,nobiggerthanyourfingernail这只雄蛙尺寸迷你只有人的指甲大小andalmostentirelytransparent.身体几乎完全透明asheneedstobe.这很有必要.Almosteverythingthatwalkspastherecouldeathim,几乎所有经过这里的动物都能吃

32、掉它evenacricket.甚至是一只蟋蟀Hisbestchanceistostayabsolutelystill想活命它就要保持静止不动andtrustthatthecricketlooksrightthroughhim.希望蟋蟀的视线能直接穿透它Dangerpassed,危险过去了andthatsjustaswell,幸好如此becauseheisafather.因为他作为一名父亲andhesguardingsomeverypreciouseggs.正在保护珍贵的卵.Forthelastfewweeks,females,oneaftertheother,过去几周雌蛙们相继来和他交配hav

33、evisitedhimandentrustedhimwiththeiroffspring.并将保护后代的重任交给他Somearenowalmostreadytohatch.有些卵快孵化了Thereareseveralclutchesontheleaf,andthoseatthetop,叶子上有几团卵块最上面的那一团themostrecentlylaid,arebarelyadayold.是最近产下的还不到一天大Butinthejungle,theresalwayssomeoneouttogetyou.可是在雨林里总有其它动物虎视眈眈Thiswaspisaspecialisthunteroffr

34、ogseggs.这只黄蜂是捕食蛙卵的专家Itsnoticedthewrigglingtadpolesatthebottomoftheleaf.它在叶子底部发现了正在蠕动的小蝌蚪们Hemustntmove.他决不能移动Theyoungesteggsarethemostvulnerable,刚产下的卵是最脆弱的andhecantguardthemall.他无法同时保护所有的卵Butthesetadpolesarenotashelplessastheymightappear.但这些小蝌蚪并不像表面看起来那样无助Incredibly,theunhatchedtadpolescansensedanger

35、,难以置信的是未孵化的蝌蚪能感应到危险andtheoldestandstrongest那些最成熟和最强壮的wrigglefreeanddropintothestreambelow.可以扭动着挣脱出来掉进下方的溪流里Theeggsatthetopoftheleaf,however,然而叶子顶部的卵arestilltooyoungtohatch,还未能孵化andnowthewaspsknowtheyrethere.但黄蜂已经知道它们的存在Butthemalesback不过雄蛙的背部looksveryliketheyoungestclusterofeggs.看起来很像新产下的卵块andthatsee

36、mstoconfusethewasps.这似乎迷惑住了黄蜂.Usinghisownbodyasadecoyisahugerisk.拿自己的身体当诱饵非常冒险Thewaspstingscouldkillhim.如果被黄蜂蛰伤他会送命的Hesmanagedtosavemostofhisyoung.他成功救下了大部分的后代Hellhavetoremainonguardforanothertwoweeks,他还得再保持警惕两周butinthejungle,不过在雨林里justsurvivingthedaycancountasasuccess.能活过一天都算是一种胜利Withthecomingofthe

37、night,当夜幕降临anewcastofjunglecharacterstakestothestage.另一批雨林主角们登上了舞台Flyinginsectsbegintoglowastheysearchformates.飞虫们开始为寻找伴侣而发光Fungi,unlikeplants,菌类与植物不同thriveinthedarknessoftheforestfloor.在阴暗的森林地面茁壮地成长Theyrehiddenuntiltheybegintodevelop它们隐匿起来直到绽放的时刻theincrediblestructureswithwhichtheyreproduce.便以惊人的姿态

38、生长繁殖Eachreleasesmillionsofmicroscopicspores每株蘑菇释放出数以百万的微型孢子thatdriftinvisiblyaway.无形地飘散各处Manyhavefruitingbodies许多长出子实体的蘑菇thatreachupwardstocatchanyfeeblecurrent努力朝上生长以捕捉潮湿空气中theremightbeintheclammyair.可能存在的稀薄氧气Butthisone,asitgrows,然而这一株长着长着becomesluminous.却发起了光Whyfungilightuphasremainedamystery.蘑菇发光

39、的原因一直是个谜团untilnow.直到现在才被解开.Scientistsstudyingthebrightestfungiintheworld科学家研究了世界上最亮的蘑菇thinktheymayhaveananswer.认为他们或许找到了答案Likeabeacon,thelightattractsinsects.光线像灯塔一样吸引着昆虫Fromfarandwide.从四处赶来Tothisclickbeetle,lennia对这只扣头虫来说光亮只意味着一件事.afemaleclickbeetle,一只雌性扣头虫soheflashesinreply.所以他亦发光回应Buthedoesntgett

40、hereceptionhewasexpecting.但没有得到预期的反应Confused,hestartssearchingforafemale,他疑惑不解开始四处寻找雌虫andthathelpsthefungus.这可帮了蘑菇的大忙Bythetimehegivesup,hescoveredinthefungussspores.当他放弃的时候浑身已沾满了蘑菇的孢子And,ashecontinueshisquestforafemale,在他继续寻找雌虫时hecarriesthesesporestootherpartsoftheforest.也一同将这些孢子传播到了森林他处Andtherearee

41、venstrangerthingsglowinginthejunglenight.这晚雨林中还有更奇特的东西在发光Thesearethemulticolouredlightsofarailroadworm.这是火车虫苹绕实蝇的多彩灯光Itsnotreallyaworm,然而它并不是一种蠕虫butapoisonous,caterpillar-likebeetle.而是一种酷似毛毛虫的有毒甲虫Theyellowlightswarnothercreaturestokeepoutofitsway.黄灯亮起以警告其他动物莫要挡道Itshuntingformillipedes.它在寻找千足虫Whenitf

42、indsthetrailofone,当它发现可疑踪迹时itswitchesoffitsyellowlights.便会熄灭黄灯Nowitonlyhasaredlightonitshead.现在它仅留一盏头顶的红灯Millipedescantseeredlight.千足虫看不见红光So,tothem,therailroadworm所以对它们来说火车虫已经instealthmodeisvirtuallyinvisible.切换成了完全隐身的潜行模式Andthatistheendofthemillipede.千足虫的生命终结了Competitioninthejunglesforcesanimalsto

43、specialise雨林中的生存竞争迫使动物们在方方面面ineveryaspectoftheirlife,都成了生活的行家includingcourtship.包括求偶Thishasproducedsomeofthemostbeautiful这也催生出了一些地球上andelaboratedisplaysontheplanet.最美秒最精巧的展示Amaleredbird-of-paradise,一只红色的雄性天堂鸟competingtoattractafemalebydancing.正在用舞蹈来争取一只雌鸟的青睐Onehascometosurveywhatsonoffer.她来看看是否有佳偶在此

44、等候Sheisanindependentlady,她是一位独立有主见的女士andshewillselectwhichevermaletakesherfancy.可以任意选择自己中意的男士Shemakesherchoice.她作出了选择Butnowshedoesntseemquitesosure.但这会儿好像又不太确定No?不行吗Perhapshesjustalittletookeen.可能他有点太急切了Maybehellhavebetterlucktomorrow.也许明天他会好运一些Redbirds-of-paradisedisplayinthetreetops.红色天堂鸟在树梢间炫技求偶O

45、thermembersofthefamily而家族里的其他成员danceinthegloomoftheforestfloor.却在森林地面的阴暗处起舞ThisisaWilsonsbird-of-paradise.这是一只威尔逊天堂鸟Hesbrightlycoloured,butaboutthesizeofasparrow.他颜色艳丽但只有麻雀大小Heslivedmostofhislifealone,butnowhesanadult,他之前大多独自生活但现在成年了andhetooneedstoattractamate.急需吸引一位伴侣Thislittlepatchoflightmighthelp

46、himdoso.这个小光斑或许能帮到他First,hetidiesthingsup.首先他把这里收拾干净Showingoffinthisjumbleofleaveswouldntbeeasy,在一堆杂乱的树叶间炫耀舞技可不容易andhisbeautywillstandoutbetteragainstaplainbackground.简单的背景才更能衬托他的美丽Hedoesntwantbrightleavestodivertavisitorsattention.他可不希望鲜艳的叶子转移了观众的注意Theyallneedtogo.它们都得被清理掉Eventhegreenones.就连绿色的也不能留

47、Especiallythegreenones.尤其是绿色的Hisstageisset.他的舞台搭好了Acentralpole,andalittlepatchoflight.一个中心支柱一点光斑Itsperfect.宀辛完美Andnow,hemusthopeafemalehearshiscall.现在他必须期待雌鸟能听见他的呼唤Hecanwaithereforweeksonend.他能在这里连等上几周Atlast,afemale.终于雌鸟来了Timetotakeupposition.是时候就位了Shewilljudgehimbythebrightnessofhisfeathers.雌鸟要通过雄鸟

48、羽毛的光泽来衡量他Butforthefemaletoseehimathisbest,但为了向雌鸟展示他的最佳状态heneedshertoperchdirectlyabovehisstage,他需要她落座于舞台的正上方underthelight.在那束阳光下Thismightbehisonlychancetoshine.这也许是他唯一一次闪耀的机会Now,whensheslookingdirectlydownonhim,现在当她垂直俯视他的时候herevealsadisplayforhereyesonly.他只为她的目光而表演Inthegloomoftheforestfloor,在这森林地表的阴

49、暗处heisadazzlingblazeofiridescentgreen.他就是那最绚烂最夺目的一抹绿色Thebrightestleafintheforest.森林里最耀眼的叶子Andthatdoesthetrick.他成功了Eachanimalmustfinditsownwayof每个动物都必须找到独家方法survivingthecompetitionofthejungle.才能在雨林的竞争中生存下来Thiscrowdedworldissofullofinvention这个拥挤的世界充满了创造力thatalmostallkindsofanimalsonland几乎陆地上所有的物种cantr

50、acetheiroriginsbackhere.都能从这里找到起源includingus.包括人类.TheseforestsinMadagascar马达加斯加的这片森林arehometooneofourdistantcousins.是我们一位远亲的家园Thisfemaleindri这只雌性大狐猴hasfoughttokeepthisparticularpatchofforest曾为她和家族能在森林里有一处安身之地safeforherselfandherfamily.而英勇奋战Everymorning,thefamilycometogethertosing,每天清晨家族成员们聚在一起歌唱thei

51、rwayofremindingothersthatthisistheirhome.她们在提醒别人这是她们的家园Indriaresocloselyadaptedtolivinghere大狐猴非常适应这里的生存环境thatnowtheycanlivenowhereelse.以至于现在已无法生存于别处Forthemandthebillionsofanimalswithwhom对她们以及其他数十亿theysharetheirhome,共享家园的动物来说thejungleisasanctuary.雨林是个庇护所Butthisischanging.然而一切正遭受着变故Eveninthetenyearssi

52、ncetheheadofthisfamilywasborn,在家族首领出生的这十年里onemillionhectaresoftherainforesthavebeendestroyed仅在马达加斯加就有一百万公顷的雨林inMadagascaralone,遭到破坏and,withit,halftheindrifamiliesthatoncelivedthere.而那里曾栖息着半数的大狐猴家族Thelocalpeoplesaytheindrisareourbrothers当地居民说大狐猴是我们的兄弟andtheirsongisacalltoremindusthatwe,too,他们的歌声也是在提醒

53、我们oncedependedonthejungle.人类也曾经依靠雨林为生ThisEdenisstillaplaceofwonderandmagic.这片伊甸园仍是充满奇迹和魔法的天堂Something,surely,worthprotecting.有些生命毋庸置疑值得我们保护an8pos(192,74.133)fsp2fn方正兰亭细黑_GBKb0bord0blur0shad0fad(50,200)行星地球b12fn方正兰亭黑_GBKb0拍摄日记JunglesarestillsomeoftheleastexploredplacesonEarth,雨林仍然是地球上被探索最少的地方andwithg

54、oodreason.而这是有原因的Theyaretestingplacestowork.在这种地方工作是一项考验HereinthefloodedforestsofBrazil,在巴西这片泛洪雨林里theteamareonthetrail摄制组正在追踪ofanewlydiscoveredspeciesofriverdolphin.一种新发现的淡水豚Solittleisknownaboutit我们对它知之甚少thatjustfindingitwillbeachallenge.光是找到它的踪迹都是一项挑战Theirbaseforfiveweeks他们未来五周的驻地isahutontheonlybit

55、ofdrylandaround,是仅有一小块干地环绕的一间茅屋butitsalreadyoccupied.但这里已经被占领了Itappearssomeonesbeenmakinganest.看起来有小东西在此筑巢了Aresidentrat.一只家鼠Hello,littlerat.-Andonthefoodcupboard.-你好小老鼠-而在食品架上-Hello.Areyouabitshy?你好呀你是不是有点害羞Ifthehousematesarehostile,如果说室友不太友好thehitchhikersareevenworse.那搭便车的乘客就更糟了Alargespider.一只巨型蜘蛛O

56、h,myGod.我的天啊Andacolonyofaggressiveredants以及一群咄咄逼人的想要lookingforaride.搭车的红蚂蚁Ifweknockintothem,如果我们撞上蚁群theyllboardtheboatlikeabunchofpirates,它们会像海盗一样占领我们的船只andtheyllgnawourfacesoff.把我们的脸给咬掉Thatmightnotbequitetrue,以上所言或许不大正确butintimidatinganimalsaretheleastoftheirproblems.但那些令人生畏的动物是他们最不需要担心的Thefloodedf

57、orestisnotonlyvast,泛洪森林不仅面积广阔itsimpenetrable,而且极难穿行andthisnewspeciesofdolphincouldbeanywhere而这个淡水豚的新物种可能会出现在in150,000squaremilesoftangledtreetops.39万平方公里盘根错节的树林间的任何一处Butthecrewhaveaplan.但摄制组想到了一个办法Dolphinsusesoundtofindtheirwaythroughthefloodedforest江豚会发出咔咔声利用声音进行声呐定位bymakingclicks.Sonar.在泛洪森林间探路穿梭W

58、aterproofmicrophones防水麦克风allowthecrewtoeavesdroponthedolphins,让摄制组得以窃听它们发出的声音andsofollowthem.并对进行追踪Butthatseasiersaidthandone.但说来容易做起来却并非易事So,thisistheclearpath.这是一条畅通的路径Canyouseeit?There.你能看到吗那里Ittakesthemaweek他们花了一周时间togettheirfirstglimpseofthisnewspecies,才得以初次窥见这个新物种andeventhen,itlastslessthanase

59、cond.即便如此也仅仅持续了不到一秒钟Thereappearstobeonlyonedolphin.这里似乎只有一只江豚And,frustratingly,而且令人沮丧的是itcanpopupanywherewithoutwarning.它会毫无征兆的出现在任何地方Beenlookingthroughthewaterandseeingbodies透过水面看去可以看到它的身影kindofappearoutofthemurk,andthendisappearagain.从浑浊的阴影中出现然后就又消失了Eventually,thedolphinleadsthecrew最终江豚把摄制组带到了toan

60、opengapintheforest.森林中一片开阔区域Wemadeit!Yay!我们出来了Here,atlast,在这里终于theremaybeachanceofgettingsomethinginthecam.摄影机也许能有所斩获了Theirfirstshot,他们拍到的第一个画面butagain,asinglebreath,andthenitsgone.但同样它换了一口气就消失了Hello,you.-Withthedolphinascloseasthis,-你好啊-由于拍摄距离如此接近-thecrewcantryadifferenttechnique.摄制组可以尝试另一种拍摄方法towi