BBC纪录片《Life-海洋生物》第7集:男扮女装的乌贼
日期:2013-10-13 18:53

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Victory! And the male can return to guard his female.
打赢的公乌贼 可以回去守护母乌贼
Cuttlefish are great communicators,
乌贼是一流沟通者
but there is a flip side -
但这种绝技有黑暗面
they can also be masters of deception.
它们也能成为诈欺高手
This male is too small to fight for a mate, but he has another plan -
这只公乌贼太娇小 无法打斗争取交配机会
and it's sneaky.
但它另有一个狡猾计划
He approaches the couple cautiously,
它小心接近这对乌贼
holding his tentacles tucked up at the front,
收起触手举在面前
mimicking a female that wants to mate.
模仿想要交配的母乌贼
To complete his disguise,
为了完成伪装
he changes colour to appear even more like a female.
它还改变体色 让自己更像女生
The guarding male seems convinced,
站岗的公乌贼似乎上当了
maybe he thinks his luck is in -
或许它自以为鸿运当头
another female to add to his conquests.
多了一只母乌贼让它征服

重点解释

Victory! And the male can return to guard his female.打赢的公乌贼可以回去守护母乌贼

return to回到; 恢复

We ask for a return to democratic government.

我们要求恢复民主政体。

He yearned to return to his native land.

他渴望回到故乡。

This male is too small to fight for a mate, but he has another plan -这只公乌贼太娇小无法打斗争取交配机会

too...to...太...以至于不能...

The road is too narrow to allow the passage of gondola.

这条街太窄,大型货车不能通过。

He walked too slowly to catch up with me.

他走得太慢而不能跟上我。

holding his tentacles tucked up at the front,收起触手举在面前

tuck up掀起,折起,卷起

Please tuck up the chair and put it side.

请把椅子折起来放在一边。

Please help me tuck up my sleeves.

请帮我卷起袖子

another female to add to his conquests.多了一只母乌贼让它征服

add to增加

I have nothing to add to my earlier statement.

我对我先前说的话,没有什么补充的。

This paper will add to her reputation.

这些论文将会增加她的名声。

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重点单词
  • democraticadj. 民主的,大众的,平等的
  • disguisen. 假面目,伪装物,假装 vt. 假装,假扮,掩饰
  • convincedadj. 信服的
  • reputationn. 声誉,好名声
  • statementn. 声明,陈述
  • maten. 伙伴,配偶,同事 vt. 使 ... 配对,使 .
  • deceptionn. 骗局,诡计,欺诈
  • flipvt. 掷,弹,轻击 vi. 翻转 n. 空翻,浏览 a