听力文本

Some plants depend upon fire to reproduce.
有些植物有赖于火才能繁衍
Seeds lie dormant until extreme heat melts their outer coating.
种子直到大火熔化外壳之前都呈睡眠状态
It took millions of years for California's native plants
加州原生植物花了数百万年
to adapt to natural fire cycles.
去适应火灾的周期
In less than a century, humans have altered the pace so much
不到一个世纪的时间,人类改变了植物一直维系的
that plants struggle to keep up.
繁衍生息的速度

Most of Big Sur's natives adapt to changing demands--
大多数大索尔住民适应了不断变化的环境--
but California condors might die out.
但加州秃鹫却濒临灭绝
The new condor chick is out of the nest,
新生幼鹰已经能离巢
but still depends on his parents for food.
但仍依赖父母进食
He will need all that Big Sur can provide to live for 50 years.
它将需要大索尔提供在此居住50年所需要的一切
The otter pup is about to be on his own:
小海獭将拥有自己的生活
in less than six months, his motherwill have a new baby.
大概6个月后,它的母亲将会有新的宝宝

视频及简介

加州大索尔海岸加州大瑟尔海岸也许是全世界最壮观的海陆交界处，这个美丽的地方充满了野性。无情的海浪隐藏了无休止的斗争，看似平静的草原却孕育了掠食动物，生与死同时在此上演。在神秘而残酷的大索尔海岸，最大胆、最勇敢的生物将存活下来。