BBC纪录片《非洲-卡拉哈里沙漠》第16集:犀牛角比黄金还贵
日期:2013-12-11 18:59

(单词翻译:单击)

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Is it all on camera, too?
摄像机拍下来了吗
These images have a particular poignancy in a world
那些画面其实看着很心酸 因为在当今世界
where rhino horn is worth more than its weight in gold.
犀牛角比同等重量的黄金还要值钱
Poaching is going through a really bad time right now in Southern Africa.
现在非洲南部的偷猎形势十分严峻
If you averaged it out,
平均算下来
a rhino has been killed every day for the last year.
过去的一年中 每天都有一头犀牛被杀
That's really serious poaching.
偷猎现象真的很泛滥
It's a huge concern that
我们十分担心
what we saw and filmed just won't happen again.
我们看到和拍摄到的情景再也不会发生
Ever!
永远不会
It's only now that technology
依靠现在的高科技
has revealed a new side to the rhino's personality.
才展现了犀牛新的性格特征
The black rhinoceros is a symbol of the African bush.
黑犀牛是非洲丛林的象征
But it seems that this creature has been long misunderstood.
但似乎这种生物长期以来都被误解了
For the Africa team,
对于非洲摄制组
revealing giraffes and rhinos in this new light
展现长颈鹿和犀牛新的一面
was just the beginning.
才只是个开始
Africa may be a continent we think we know,
或许我们自以为对非洲大陆知之甚多
but it's still full of surprises.
但却依然充满惊喜

重点解释

rhino horn is worth more than its weight in gold.犀牛角比同等重量的黄金还要值钱

more than超过;多于;不仅仅;非常

More than once I've felt my heart slip a cog.

我不止一次感到心脏突然停跳一下。

I'm afraid I've eaten more than enough.

我怕我是吃得过多了。

Poaching is going through a really bad time right now in Southern Africa.现在非洲南部的偷猎形势十分严峻

go through经历

The child is going through a difficult phase.

那孩子正经历困难的阶段。

They went through the agonies of war and famine.

他们经历了战争和饥荒的痛苦。

Africa may be a continent we think we know,but it's still full of surprises.或许我们自以为对非洲大陆知之甚多但却依然充满惊喜

full of充满 ...

He walked with a stride full of purpose.

他迈着坚定的步伐向前走。

She has a book full of cuttings about her film.

她有一本书贴满了关于她的一些影片的剪报。

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重点单词
  • symboln. 符号,标志,象征
  • misunderstoodadj. 被误解的 v. 误解,误会(misunders
  • hornn. 动物角,喇叭,触角,角状物,力量源泉
  • slipv. 滑倒,溜走,疏忽,滑脱 n. 滑倒,溜走,疏忽,失
  • faminen. 饥荒,极度缺乏
  • revealingadj. 有启迪作用的,透露内情的,袒露身体的 动词re
  • particularadj. 特殊的,特别的,特定的,挑剔的 n. 个别项目
  • striden. 步伐,一大步,大步走,进步 vt. 跨骑,跨 vi