听力文本

This is our planet's hothouse, the jungle, the tropical rainforest.
这是我们地球上的温室，丛林，即热带雨林。
Forests like these occupy only 3% of the land,
雨林虽然仅占陆地的百分之三
yet they're home to over half of the world's species.
却汇集了世界上一半以上的物种.
But how do so many different kinds of plants and animals find the space here to live alongside one another?
那么如此众多的动植物种类是如何获得自己的生存空间的呢？
On the dark, humid forest floor, the jungle appears to be lifeless.
在幽暗的地表上，森林看上去毫无生气。
Often, the only signs of life are what you hear.
只听到各种生物的鸣叫。

A male Blue Bird of Paradise is advertising for a mate.
这只雄性蓝极乐鸟正在做征婚广告。
It's quite a performance. But he's not the only bird of paradise here keen to make an impression.
它的表演很精彩。不过它并不是唯一给人深刻印象的极乐鸟。
There are nearly 40 different kinds on the island of New Guinea,
在巴布亚新几内亚岛上大约有40种不同种类的极乐鸟，
each with a display seemingly more bizarre than the rest.
每一种都有令人惊异的外表。

视频及简介

热带雨林只占到地球表面积的3%，却容纳着全世界50%的生物种类。雨林分布于温暖潮湿、阳光充足的赤道地带，它们是众多生物的理想栖息地。美丽的航拍图像显示出了世界上最壮观的森林景象，而高清摄影机则记录下了雨林底层罕见的生命形态。