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Adelie penguins are arriving-- just the males.
阿德利企鹅来了 当然只有雄性
They've spent five months at sea,
他们在海上生活了五个月
where it's warmer than it is on land
那里比地面温暖
and now they're in a hurry, for spring will be short.
现在他们匆忙赶来 因为春天十分短暂
They have travelled 6,000 miles across the ocean
自从去年离开后
since leaving their colony last year,
他们已跨洋旅行了6000英里
and now they're returning to breed.
现在回到这里 繁衍生息
They cannot lay their eggs on ice, for they would freeze,
他们不能在冰上产蛋 因为那样会冻僵
so they have to come here,
所以来到这里
where there is bare rock.
这里有光洁的石头
Over the coming months,
在接下来的几个月里
the few parts of Antarctica that are ice-free
南极洲为数不多的无冰区
will be the stage on which five million Adelies
将会成为五百万阿德利企鹅
will build their nests.
筑巢的营地
To construct one, they need pebbles,
它们需要用卵石来筑巢
and without a good-looking nest,
如果筑的巢不够美观
a male will be unable to attract a female,
雄企鹅就无法在雌企鹅最终到来时
when they at last arrive.
吸引她们的注意
An impressive property demonstrates your worth as a mate.
别致的巢穴是可靠伴侣的象征
It takes stones of all shapes and sizes to build a decent nest,
像样的巢需要各种形状和大小的石头
and finding ones that are just right is not easy.
而合适的石头非常难找
So some penguins turn to a life of crime.
所以一些企鹅走上不法之路

重点解释

妙语佳句:

now they're in a hurry, for spring will be short.现在他们匆忙赶来，因为春天十分短暂。

in a hurry:匆忙

The humour of it is not to be absorbed in a hurry.

其中的幽默不是一下子能领会的。

He cut corners going home in a hurry.

他匆匆忙忙地抄近路回家。

They cannot lay their eggs on ice, for they would freeze,他们不能在冰上产蛋，因为那样会冻僵。

lay eggs:下蛋

Ducks will lay eggs in the early morning.

鸭子在清晨下蛋。

a male will be unable to attract a female

be unable to:不能做某事

The firemen were unable to control the blaze.

消防队员无法控制这场大火。

She would be unable to ask her confederate indoors.

她不能请她的同谋者到屋里去。

考考你:

别致的巢穴是可靠伴侣的象征.

像样的巢需要各种形状和大小的石头.

上期答案:

He uses a film camera to capture the action in slow motion.

They need a helicopter to get ahead of the whales