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Over the next two weeks, the male sees off many rivals
接下来的两周内 公熊击败了多位对手
but the battles take their toll on him.
但他也为战斗付出了代价
He is almost spent,
他已筋疲力竭
but he has ensured that
但他已确保
no other bears have mated with his female.
不会再有公熊与他的伴侣交配
It's time for the couple
这对伴侣
to go their separate ways.
分道扬镳的时候到了
She will give birth to his cubs, alone, in nine months' time
九个月之后 她将独自产下他的幼崽
and he may never see her again.
也许他们将天涯永别
He returns to the frozen ocean,
他回到了冰冻的海洋
no doubt relieved to resume his solitary ways,
安详的重新开始独居生活
and just in time.
时机正正好
The ice beneath his feet will soon be gone.
他脚下的冰不久就要消失
Each spring, the Arctic Ocean undergoes
每到春天 北冰洋都要经历
an extraordinary transformation.
一次非凡的转变
An area of sea ice the size of Europe melts,
面积如欧洲大小的海冰融化
exposing the rich waters beneath.
冰下富饶的海域重见天日
Short-tailed shearwaters have travelled 10,000 miles
短尾鹱[短尾水剃鸟]从一万六千公里外的
from Australia to be here.
澳大利亚飞行至此
18 million visitors darken the skies,
一千八百万只迁徙鸟遮蔽了天空
the largest gathering of sea birds on the planet.
地球上最庞大的海鸟群在此聚集

重点解释

妙语佳句:

Over the next two weeks, the male sees off many rivals接下来的两周内，公熊击败了多位对手

see off:为 ... 送行, 向 ... 告别

Bill will see off to the airport.

比尔要到飞机场送行。

Ann always to stand at the window and waves to see off.

安总要站在窗口前并挥手送别。

but the battles take their toll on him.但他也为战斗付出了代价

take one's toll on:对 ... 造成危害

The bureau take its toll on your family.

当局给你家带来了损害。

Worse, chronic worry may take a toll on our hearts.

更糟的是，长期的烦恼会给心脏带来害处。

She will give birth to his cubs, alone, in nine months' time九个月之后，她将独自产下他的幼崽

give birth to:生（孩子）,

Nancy gave birth to a baby boy last night.

昨晚南希生了一个男孩。

考考你:

接下来的两周内，公熊击败了多位对手

九个月之后，她将独自产下他的幼崽

上期答案:

By summer, the sun no longer sets and works its magic for 24 hours a day.

Now it's a race to breed before the sun departs.