纪录片《非洲》 第32期:刚果雨林（4）

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A mob of red river hogs¹.

一群红河猪来了

They have travelled over two miles through the thick undergrowth

他们在茂密的灌木丛跋涉了两英里

to get to this fall of fruit.

才吃到这些落下的果实

But in the African forest, little comes for free.

但是在非洲森林里 没什么可以不劳而获

This feast is a bribe².

这顿饕餮盛宴就当是贿赂了

The hogs will carry the seeds in their stomachs

那些猪会用自己的胃把树种

and deposit them far from the parent tree.

散播到远离母树的地方

Night falls.

夜幕降临了

But one living community, which is neither animal nor plant

但是一群既非动物又非植物的生灵

continues its never ending work in the darkness.

还在黑暗中继续着无穷无尽的工作

This ground is alive with fungi³

真菌的存在让这片土地充满生机

that digest all the litter discarded by the forest.

它们会消化森林产生的全部垃圾

Some rare fungi do so with enzymes⁴ that are luminous⁵.

一些稀有的菌类所用的酶能够发光

1 hogs   

n.（尤指喂肥供食用的）猪( hog的名词复数 )；（供食用的）阉公猪；彻底地做某事；自私的或贪婪的人

参考例句：

• 'sounds like -- like hogs grunting. “像——像是猪发出的声音。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
• I hate the way he hogs down his food. 我讨厌他那副狼吞虎咽的吃相。 来自辞典例句

2 bribe   

n.贿赂；v.向…行贿，买通

参考例句：

• He tried to bribe the policeman not to arrest him.他企图贿赂警察不逮捕他。
• He resolutely refused their bribe.他坚决不接受他们的贿赂。

3 fungi   

n.真菌，霉菌

参考例句：

• Students practice to apply the study of genetics to multicellular plants and fungi.学生们练习把基因学应用到多细胞植物和真菌中。
• The lawn was covered with fungi.草地上到处都是蘑菇。

4 enzymes   

n. 酶，酵素

参考例句：

• It was said that washing powders containing enzymes remove stains more efficiently. 据说加酶洗衣粉除污更有效。
• Among the enzymes which are particularly effective are pepsin, papain. 在酶当中特别有效的是胃朊酶、木瓜酶。

5 luminous   

adj.发光的，发亮的；光明的；明白易懂的；有启发的

参考例句：

• There are luminous knobs on all the doors in my house.我家所有门上都安有夜光把手。
• Most clocks and watches in this shop are in luminous paint.这家商店出售的大多数钟表都涂了发光漆。