BBC纪录片《非洲-大草原》第6集:大草原造就的最强物种
日期:2013-12-21 08:40

(单词翻译:单击)

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Three days of battle is at an end.
三天的决斗已经接近尾声
The victor has won the right to the females.
胜利者赢得了与母象的交配权
The process to replace what the drought took away has begun.
干旱造成的创伤正开始一点点复原
Soon, the elephants will be at full strength again.
很快 象群又能充满活力了
Every day, the animals of Eastern Africa
每天 生活在东非草原上的动物们
gamble with their lives,
都在用生命做赌注
but despite the continual changes they face,
尽管生存环境变化莫测
their extraordinary adaptability
它们却凭借着卓绝的适应力
just tips the odds of survival in their favour.
一次又一次地幸存下来
East Africa may seem very cruel,
东非或许环境恶劣
but there's nowhere else that provides such rich opportunities
但也只有这里能为那些顽强的生命
for those that are prepared to take them.
提供千锤百炼的机会
And in the end, it was these ever-changing savannahs
最终 正是这片变化莫测的草原
that produced the most adaptable species of all...
造就了适应力最强的物种
ourselves.
人类

重点解释

Three days of battle is at an end.三天的决斗已经接近尾声

at an end结束

Our hunt for a house is at last at an end.

我们找房子的事情终于有了结果。

They wished the voyage at an end.

他们渴望航行结束。

but there's nowhere else that provides such rich opportunities for those that are prepared to take them.但也只有这里能为那些顽强的生命提供千锤百炼的机会

prepare for为 ... 做准备

They made a fire to prepare for supper.

他们生火做晚饭。

The teacher urged his students to prepare for the exam.

老师劝他的学生准备考试。

nowhere else没有其他地方

I went to the library and nowhere else.

我到图书馆去了,其他什么地方也没去。

Nowhere else is there such a diversity.

其他任何地方都没有这种多样性。

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重点单词
  • adaptabilityn. 适应性;可变性;适合性
  • survivaln. 生存,幸存者
  • diversityn. 差异,多样性,分集
  • replacevt. 取代,更换,将物品放回原处
  • droughtn. 干旱
  • adaptableadj. 能适应的,适应性强的,可改编的
  • continualadj. 不断的,频繁的
  • speciesn. (单复同)物种,种类
  • victorn. 胜利者 Victor: 维克托(男子名)
  • extraordinaryadj. 非凡的,特别的,特派的