(单词翻译:单击)
中英文本
Penguins have their own waterproof down survival suits.
企鹅有自己的防水生存套装 。
They replace their feathers each year in one short burst.
它们每年都会在短时间内更换羽毛 。
Indeed, Kings completely replace every single feather.
的确,“列王”会更换每一根羽毛 。
New feathers grow through underneath to push out the old and there is
lots of them.
新的羽毛从下面长出来,将许多旧羽毛推出去 。
Penguin feathers are three to four times more densely packed than
those of the average flying bird.
企鹅羽毛的密度是普通飞鸟的三到四倍 。
As spring takes the chill from the air, members of the colony display
different stages.
当春天从空气中带走寒意时,企鹅们呈现出不同的阶段 。
Some are changing feathers before they can go fishing; others are
already in their new suits and start a court.
有些企鹅在能捕鱼前就开始换羽了;还有些企鹅早就换完羽开始捕食了 。
Their brassy coats advertise their availability and interest.
企鹅黄铜色的羽毛表明了对食物的兴趣 。
Hungry chicks are only thinking about food, they follow any adult
returning from the sea with a belly full of fish.
饥饿的小企鹅只想着食物,它们跟着从海里回来的肚子里装满了鱼的成年企鹅
。
They will soon gain the strength for their first voyage to sea.
小企鹅们很快成长起来,开始第一次出海航行 。
We can safely leave the Kings to meet our second penguin stars.
我们可以安全地离开“列王”去见我们的第二个企鹅明星家族 。
Over the picturesque Cobblers cove, warm winds are blowing ashore.
在风景如画的考布勒斯湾,暖风正吹向岸边 。
And new arrivals are pop-singing from short trips to catch fish just
offshore.
新到的企鹅在短途旅行中唱着流行歌曲到近海捕鱼 。
Gentoo penguins, there is a high-speed approach.
巴布亚企鹅有一种效率极高的捕鱼方式 。
They snatch a breath every time they are out of the water.
他们每次从水里出来都要吸一口气 。
Our second penguin personality spots triangular white patch behind
the eye, a bright orange bill and a spatter of white on the back of
the head.
第二种企鹅的特征是眼睛后面有三角形白色斑点,喙呈亮橙色,后脑勺上有白
色斑点 。
Gentoo actually means a pagan in Hindustan.
巴布亚企鹅在印度的意思是异教徒 。
It's a mystery why this word applies to a bird.
这个词为什么用在鸟身上是个谜 。
Gentoos have a long climb ahead to their nesting colony.
巴布亚企鹅要走到筑巢区有很长的一段路 。
A penguin walkway stretches off into the distance.
一条企鹅走道一直延伸到远处 。
In fact, these birds make their way a whole 500 yards uphill to reach
their sheltered spots.
事实上,这些鸟在爬坡500码才能到达它们的庇护点 。
Pygoscelis is their Latin family name.
阿德利企鹅是其拉丁类属名 。
It means brush-tailed.
意思是帚尾 。
Gentoos sweep the ground with one of the longest tails of any of the
17 species of penguin.
巴布亚企鹅是17种企鹅中尾巴最长的一种 。
Their living nest is as far as a mile from the coast.
他们的巢穴离海岸有一英里远 。
Of the three penguins on our safari, Gentoos construct the biggest
nests.
在我们游猎之旅碰到的三个企鹅家族中,巴布亚企鹅建造了最大的巢穴 。
They can be almost 8 inches above the ground and 18 inches across.
巢穴离地面约8英寸,直径约18英寸 。
In Gentoo's society, there seems to be an awful lot of rivalry.
在巴布亚企鹅的社会中,似乎有很多的竞争 。
They try to build their nests as big as possible.
他们试图把巢筑得尽可能大 。
The hard-working birds go up into the tussock grass to bring back
nesting materials.
辛勤工作的企鹅爬到草丛中带回筑巢的材料 。
The lazy ones simply steal construction materials from their
neighbors.
懒惰的企鹅只是从邻居那里偷建筑材料 。
This little thief is so house-proud, he's erected the biggest
residence in this suburb.
这个小蟊贼对自己的巢非常骄傲,并在这个郊区建造了最大的住宅 。
When the neighbors return, the perpetrator looks like he is
pretending nothing suspicious is going on.
当邻居们回来的时候,小蟊贼看起来像是在假装没有发生任何可疑的事情 。
重点讲解
1.push out 拉出,排出;推出去
Ever had someone encourage you to push out a great worker while they were on bereavement leave?
有没有过这样的同事---他们鼓励你出头而自己却闪到一边?
2.steal from 从……偷窃
You've ruined my life, made me steal from my family, on probation 'cause of you.
你毁了我的生活,因为你我从家里偷钱,因为你我被判刑 。