纪录片《非洲》 第46期:好望角（4）

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Whiskered catfish¹ work as a team.

长须鲶鱼正在进行团体作业

They take a gulp² of air at the surface

他们浮出水面深吸一口气

and then belch³ it out underwater to create a net of bubbles.

再潜入水底将气吐出 织成一张气泡网

And that traps little fish.

小鱼们纷纷中计

There are fish for everyone.

鱼之盛宴 群雄共享

And each species has its own technique for catching⁴ them.

各路英雄都有自己的捕鱼绝招

It's all very well having a big beak⁵,

拥有大而长的喙固然便利之极

but you've still got to know how to use it.

但也要能运用自如才好

This young pelican⁶ has a lot to learn...

这只年幼的鹈鹕仍需努力学习...

and not long to do so.

不要急于求成

Maybe, like the catfish, teamwork is the answer.

也许应该学学鲶鱼 进行团体合作

It's certainly working for the flock,

那对鸟群来说显然是个妙计

and this pelican seems to be getting the hang of it.

而这只鹈鹕似乎有些开窍了

But surely it can't swallow that catfish.

但他显然无法吞下这只鲶鱼

1 catfish   

n.鲶鱼

参考例句：

• Huge catfish are skinned and dressed by hand.用手剥去巨鲇的皮并剖洗干净。
• We gigged for catfish off the pier.我们在码头以鱼叉叉鲶鱼。

2 gulp   

vt.吞咽，大口地吸（气）；vi.哽住；n.吞咽

参考例句：

• She took down the tablets in one gulp.她把那些药片一口吞了下去。
• Don't gulp your food,chew it before you swallow it.吃东西不要狼吞虎咽，要嚼碎了再咽下去。

3 belch   

v.打嗝，喷出

参考例句：

• Cucumber makes me belch.黃瓜吃得我打嗝。
• Plant chimneys belch out dense smoke.工厂的烟囱冒出滚滚浓烟。

4 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。

5 beak   

n.鸟嘴，茶壶嘴，钩形鼻

参考例句：

• The bird had a worm in its beak.鸟儿嘴里叼着一条虫。
• This bird employs its beak as a weapon.这种鸟用嘴作武器。

6 pelican   

n.鹈鹕，伽蓝鸟

参考例句：

• The pelican has a very useful beak.鹈鹕有一张非常有用的嘴。
• This pelican is expected to fully recover.这只鹈鹕不久就能痊愈。