地球的力量

There are cocoons there, look at that. Yellow cocoons, look at that.yes.

这里有茧，看黄色的茧，看 是的

I'm sure this is a new species. -New species of ant?

我肯定这是新物种-新蚂蚁种？

Yep, new species in genus Cerapachys.

是的，新的粗角蚁属物种

Oh, look at them all! The whole nest structure is right here.

看，它们的窝就在这里

Oh, yeah! Look at that.Oh!Look at them all.

哦，看啊，哦 看它们

So, you only find these ants in a place

你只会在这种具有生物多样性的地方

that's got a lot of biodiversity, it's unique.

找到这样的蚂蚁独一无二的

Right. You can't support this on a marginal habitat

是的，在边缘生存无法存活

because they require, underneath it,

因为它们需要…在一切背后

a whole system of interactions to be happening.

一个互动的整体系统

Look at that one stinging me right now. Look at that.

看现在叮我的这只，看

It's an encouraging find.

这个发现鼓舞人心

The fact that this part of the forest is teeming with insect life

这个地方还有很多昆虫成群结队

means that here, at least, it's still pretty healthy.

证明至少这里很健康

And by convention, whoever discovers a new species gets to give it a name.

根据惯例不管谁发现了新的物种 都可以给它起个名字

In a very generous gesture,Brian chose to name the new ant after me.

这是非常慷慨的行为 布莱恩决定给这只新蚂蚁起我的名字

重点讲解

1、structure

结构;构造;组织

The typical family structure of Freud's patients involved two parents and two children.

弗洛伊德的病人的典型家庭结构是父母二人和两个孩子。

The chemical structure of this particular molecule is very unusual.

这个特殊分子的化学结构很不寻常。

建筑物

About half of those funds has gone to repair public roads, structures and bridges.

那些基金中大约有一半已被用来维修公路、公共建筑物和桥梁。

The house was a handsome four-story brick structure.

这所房子是一幢造型美观的四层砖砌建筑物。

系统安排;精心组织;使形成体系

By structuring the course this way, we're forced to produce something the companies think is valuable.

这样制定发展规划后，我们不得不生产各公司认为有价值的东西。

2、convention

习俗;惯例;常规

It's just a social convention that men don't wear skirts.

男人不穿裙子只是一种社会习俗。

Despite her wish to defy convention, she had become pregnant and married at 21.

尽管她不想遵循传统习俗，但她还是在21岁的时候就怀孕并且结婚了。

(艺术、文学、戏剧中的)传统做法，传统风格

We go offstage and come back for the convention of the encore.

按照加演的传统做法，我们走到后台后又再次返场。

the stylistic conventions of Egyptian art.

埃及艺术的传统风格

(国家或组织间的)公约，协定，协约

the UN convention on climate change.

联合国有关气候变化的公约

the Geneva convention.

日内瓦公约