纪录片《非洲》 第36期:刚果雨林（8）

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He might be a poor nest-builder,

他或许筑巢很差劲

but he is redeeming¹ himself now.

但现在终于挽回了点面子

Domestic bliss²!

幸福小家庭

Rocky overhangs are the only place

白颈岩鹛只会在

where Picathartes will build their nest,

悬垂的岩石壁上筑巢

so they owe their home to the stream

所以他们得感谢小溪

that revealed the flank of the giant boulder³.

帮他们冲出了巨岩的悬侧面

This stream and countless⁴ others like it

眼前的小溪和其他数不清的涓流

merge⁵ to form the great rivers of Central Africa.

最终汇聚并形成了中非地区的河流

More than 450 billion litres of rainwater,

4500多亿公升的雨水

travelling down thousands of rivers, are heading west.

沿着数千条河道 向西流淌

The waters pick up speed

河水沿着河道流淌

as the rivers spill over the edge of the central plateau

溢过中部高原的边缘时 突然加速

and create giant cascades⁶ of white water.

形成白色浪花的巨型瀑布

1 redeeming   

补偿的，弥补的

参考例句：

• I found him thoroughly unpleasant, with no redeeming qualities whatsoever. 我觉得他一点也不讨人喜欢，没有任何可取之处。
• The sole redeeming feature of this job is the salary. 这份工作唯其薪水尚可弥补一切之不足。

2 bliss   

n.狂喜，福佑，天赐的福

参考例句：

• It's sheer bliss to be able to spend the day in bed.整天都可以躺在床上真是幸福。
• He's in bliss that he's won the Nobel Prize.他非常高兴，因为获得了诺贝尔奖金。

3 boulder   

n.巨砾；卵石，圆石

参考例句：

• We all heaved together and removed the boulder.大家一齐用劲，把大石头搬开了。
• He stepped clear of the boulder.他从大石头后面走了出来。

4 countless   

adj.无数的，多得不计其数的

参考例句：

• In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
• I've told you countless times.我已经告诉你无数遍了。

5 merge   

v.(使)结合，(使)合并，(使)合为一体

参考例句：

• I can merge my two small businesses into a large one.我可以将我的两家小商店合并为一家大商行。
• The directors have decided to merge the two small firms together.董事们已决定把这两家小商号归并起来。

6 cascades   

倾泻( cascade的名词复数 )； 小瀑布（尤指一连串瀑布中的一支）； 瀑布状物； 倾泻（或涌出）的东西

参考例句：

• The river fell in a series of cascades down towards the lake. 河形成阶梯状瀑布泻入湖中。
• Turning into the sun, he began the long, winding drive through the Cascades. 现在他朝着太阳驶去，开始了穿越喀斯喀特山脉的漫长而曲折的路程。 来自英汉文学 - 廊桥遗梦