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Reptiles and amphibians must warm their bodies...
爬虫类和两栖类动物
before they can become active and until then...
要先让身体热起来才能活动
they are slow-moving and vulnerable.
它们在热身之前 行动迟缓，十分脆弱
The quickest way to gain heat, is to bask in the sun,
热身最快的方法是做日光浴
as this basilisk lizard from Central America is doing.
就像这只 中美洲的芒腹冠蜥一样
The trouble is that exposing yourself inevitably makes you easily seen.
问题是摊在阳光下 很容易被人发现
But a conspicuous perch over a river like this...
但大刺刺的 趴在这么抢眼的树枝上
seems to be making yourself unnecessarily prominent.
似乎有点太明显了
This basilisk's greatest threat comes from the sky.
这只蜥蜴最大的威胁来自空中
Dark shapes overhead make it nervous.
头顶上出现的阴影 搞得它紧张兮兮
A hunting bird might expect it to flee to the trees.
狩猎的猛禽 八成以为它会逃到树上
In fact, it does the opposite.
但它却反其道而行
This skitter across the surface of the water earns it precious seconds...
这种踏水前进的绝活 为它争取到宝贵的几秒钟
and the nickname, Jesus Christ lizard.
和耶稣蜥蜴的昵称

重点解释

But a conspicuous perch over a river like this...seems to be making yourself unnecessarily prominent.但大刺刺的趴在这么抢眼的树枝上似乎有点太明显了

seem to be:看来, 好像

Peter and Susan seem to be cut out for each other.

彼得和苏珊似乎是天生的一对。

He and his wife seem to be on the outs these days.

他和他的妻子最近似乎感情很不好。

This basilisk's greatest threat comes from the sky.这只蜥蜴最大的威胁来自空中

come from:来自； 起源于

Most of these children come from broken families.

这些孩子中的多数人来自婚姻破裂的家庭。

We heard clink come from that room.

我们听到那个屋子传来叮当声。

A hunting bird might expect it to flee to the trees.狩猎的猛禽八成以为它会逃到树上

flee to:逃往

The man flee to the mountain to avoid the conscription.

为了逃避徵兵，那个人躲到山里去了。

词义辨析:

flee, escape, fly, run away这组词(组)都有“跑开”“逃跑”“逃亡”的意思。其区别在于:escape多表示逃跑后的结果(如未被捕获,并不指逃跑的动作); flee表示逃跑的行为本身,常含有“惧怕”的意味。例如:

Many people fled the burning hotel.许多人逃离了着火的旅馆。

There was evidence that the burglars had been frightened and had fled.有证据说窃贼是受惊之后仓皇逃走的。

fly强调“逃跑”的仓促性,通常带有紧急意味。例如:

Why did the sportsman fly his country?为什么那个运动员叛逃到国外去呢?

run away多用于口语,指不让人知道,有时含有“不辞而别”的意味。例如:

He ran away twice from his boarding school.他两次从寄宿学校出走。