纪录片《冰冻星球》 第21期 极地之春（4）

 

And now the most voracious¹ of the plankton-eaters

现在 最为贪吃的浮游生物捕食者

swim up from the depths...

从深海游了上来

...Arctic cod².

那就是北极鳕鱼

The shoals can be enormous, some containing 500 million fish,

鱼群十分庞大 有些由五亿条鱼组成

and predators³ travel hundreds of miles

而捕食者们远涉几百英里

to feast on them.

赶来享受鳕鱼的美味

The cod harvest is the annual event

鳕鱼盛宴是北极鸟类

for the birds and seals of the far North.

和海豹的年度盛事

For just a short period,

在很短的时间内

the combination of the strengthening sun,

更加强烈的阳光

the newly-flowing rivers

重新开始流动的河流

and the breaking sea ice make the Arctic Ocean teem⁴ with life.

和破裂的海冰使得北冰洋生机盎然

The land is also transformed by the sun's heat.

陆地也随着太阳的热度而改观

The small patches of bare ground

逐渐显现的小块裸露地表

that appear are darker than the snow

比雪的颜色要深

so they absorb more of the sun's energy.

所以它们会吸收更多太阳能

This accelerates the melt.

从而加速了冰雪融化

1 voracious   

adj.狼吞虎咽的，贪婪的

参考例句：

• She's a voracious reader of all kinds of love stories.什么样的爱情故事她都百看不厌。
• Joseph Smith was a voracious book collector.约瑟夫·史密斯是个如饥似渴的藏书家。

2 cod   

n.鳕鱼；v.愚弄；哄骗

参考例句：

• They salt down cod for winter use.他们腌鳕鱼留着冬天吃。
• Cod are found in the North Atlantic and the North Sea.北大西洋和北海有鳕鱼。

3 predators   

n.食肉动物( predator的名词复数 )；奴役他人者（尤指在财务或性关系方面）

参考例句：

• birds and their earthbound predators 鸟和地面上捕食它们的动物
• The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement. 捕食性动物的眼睛能感觉到最细小的动静。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 teem   

vi.(with)充满，多产

参考例句：

• Good ideas teem in her head.她的头脑里好主意极多。
• Fish teem in the Chinese waters.中国近海鱼产丰富。