听力文本

The Amur leopard - the rarest cat in the world.
这是远东豹，世界上最稀有的猫科动物
Here, in the deciduous forests of eastern Russia, the winter makes hunting very difficult.
这里是俄罗斯东部的落叶林，冬天使得狩猎变得相当困难
Pray animals are scarce, and there's no concealing vegetation.
猎物非常稀少，也没有可以隐蔽的植被
The cub is a year old and still dependent on its mother.
小豹已有一岁大了，仍旧依靠着它的母亲
Deer are frequent casualties of the harsh winter and these leopards are not above scavenging from a corpse.
鹿经常会死于严酷的冬天，这些豹子不会介意吃死鹿的肉充饥

African leopards could never survive here,
非洲豹根本不能在这里生存
but the Russian cats have thick fur to shield them from the cold.
而俄罗斯的猫科动物则有厚实的皮毛帮助它们抵挡严寒
There are only forty Amur leopards left in the wild and that number is falling.
如今世界上只存活着40只远东豹，而且这个数目还在减少
Like so many creatures, the cats have been pushed to the very edge of extinction
与许多动物一样，这些大猫已经被推到了灭绝的边缘
by hunting and the destruction of their habitat.
这是因为盗猎和栖息地遭到破坏。
The Amur leopard symbolises the fragility of our natural heritage.
远东豹充分暴露了自然遗产的脆弱
The future of an entire species hangs on survival of a tiny number of mothers like this one.
整个物种的未来寄托在为数不多的几只母豹身上，就好比这一只。

词汇解析

1.dependent on 依赖于；依靠
If they are dependent on your energy of kindness and support to feel good, how will they ever face up to their own lack of kindness and support towards themselves?
假如他们依靠于你的仁慈和支持气力以感到好转，那么他们何时才能面对他们自己对于自己的仁慈和支持的缺乏？

2.shield from 庇护使免遭
These things help us to be humble and shield us from vainglory.
这些事都能帮助我们谦逊，保护我们不受虚荣之害。

3.the fragility of ...的脆弱
Still, he is nervous about the fragility of the economy and its impact on the businesses he has acquired.
但是，他对经济体系的脆弱和由此可能带来的对自己的业务的冲击感到担忧。

视频及简介

北极的春季，北极熊妈妈和它的孩子从它们的洞穴中走出来，它们只有短短的两周时间，它们要在冰雪融化前穿越冰冻的大海，它们进退两难。在这集中，我们将看到一些最难得的、完整的北极熊生活的画面。