BBC纪录片《Life-鸟儿》第7集:求偶的竞争对手
日期:2013-08-29 20:31

(单词翻译:单击)

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Not everything he collects stays where it should.
它的收藏品 未必全都分门别类放好
He puts these treasures on display within and around a construction
它花了几年盖好一栋建筑物
that has taken him years to build.
在里里外外展示这些宝物
A giant bower woven around a central sapling,
一座巨大的棚架 绕着一棵小树编织而成
carpeted with moss.
表面覆满了青苔
This grand design is no nest it's the ultimate seduction parlour.
这宏伟的设计可不是鸟巢 而是引诱雌鸟终极展览厅
But he's not alone on this hillside.
但这片山坡还有别的褐色园丁鸟
He's got six rivals within earshot.
附近还有六个竟争对手
This one prefers darker colours, decorating his bower with deer dung.
这只雄鸟喜欢比较暗沉的颜色 它装饰棚架用的是鹿粪
And charcoal.
还有木炭
Visual effect is of crucial importance.
视觉效果最重要
Clearly he hadn't planned on all this sprouting fungus.
这些发芽的菇菌 显然在它的意料之外

重点解释

Clearly he hadn't planned on all this sprouting fungus.这些发芽的菇菌显然在它的意料之外

plan on

They plan on coming at Christmas.

他们计划耶诞节来。

Don't plan on my going with you, for I expect to be busy this weekend.

不要以为我会陪你去,因为本周末我会很忙的。

He puts these treasures on display within and around a construction that has taken him years to build.它花了几年盖好一栋建筑物在里里外外展示这些宝物

on display展览; 公开展出

The paintings on display are not for sale.

展览的绘画作品是不出售的。

I am much impress by so many new products on display.

这么多的新产品参展,给我印象很深。

take sb sometime to do sth某人花费一段时间去做事情

It will take me a month of Sundays to get this garden tidy.

我要用很长时间才能把这花园打扫干净。

It took me quite a while to fill out the questionnaire.

填写那份问卷花了我好长一段时间。

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重点单词
  • crucialadj. 关键的,决定性的
  • impressn. 印象,特徵,印记 v. 使 ... 有印象,影响,
  • tidyadj. 整齐的,整洁的,相当大的 vt. 使整洁,整理
  • ultimaten. 终极,根本,精华 adj. 终极的,根本的,极限的
  • constructionn. 建设,建造,结构,构造,建筑物
  • questionnairen. 调查表
  • displayn. 显示,陈列,炫耀 vt. 显示,表现,夸示
  • fungusn. 真菌,霉菌 (复数为funguses或fungi)