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本影片片段来自《非洲》

Caught up in this catastrophe, were three sisters.
有三姐妹曾直面这场灾难
They are the front line for elephant protection in the park.
她们站在公园大象保护的最前线
And they know these animals better than anyone else.
她们比任何人都更了解这些动物
Nora Njiraini and Katito and Soila Sayialel.
诺拉·尼加妮莉 卡迪图和索伊娜·苏耶拉
You know, all the elephants have been given names.
所有的大象都有自己的名字
They are family to us.
他们就像我们的家人
Hello, Anastasia!
你好 安娜斯塔希娅
The sisters have been following these elephants for over 25 years,
三姐妹追踪大象已有25年
trying to ensure their safety,
努力保证他们的安全
particularly at times when life is tough for these animals.
特别是当生存环境恶劣的时候
It really was terrible.
当时真的很可怕
There was nothing actually to feed on.
真的没有东西可吃
I even went and asked the old Maasai men
我甚至去问过马赛族的老人们
whether they have ever experienced such a drought.
有没有经历过这样的干旱
The only time it was close to what it was then, was in 1961.
唯一类似那次干旱的是在1961年
In 2009...
2009年
we lost quite a number of elephants.
我们失去了很多头大象
I think we lost about 400 elephants.
我想大概有400头
And it started with the young ones.
年轻的小象最先开始死去

重点解释

Caught up in this catastrophe, were three sisters.有三姐妹曾直面这场灾难

catch up in陷入

We were caught up in the excitement of the crowd .

我们受到群情激奋的感染。

He regretted having been caught up in the affair.

他后悔当初卷入了这件事。

particularly at times when life is tough for these animals.特别是当生存环境恶劣的时候

at times有时；偶尔

Everyone may make mistakes at times.

每个人不时都会犯错误。

She can be a very tiresome child at times.

她这孩子有时会很烦人的。

There was nothing actually to feed on.真的没有东西可吃

feed on用 ... 喂养； 靠吃 ... 过活； 以 ... 为能源

Bats fly at night and feed on insects.

蝙蝠在夜间飞行，以昆虫为食。

In flat open country there is plenty of grass for the cattle to feed on.

在开阔平坦的地区有大量的青草供牛群食用。