纪录片《非洲》 第87期:非洲的未来（6）

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Here, in the Kalahari, a starlight camera reveals

在喀拉哈里沙漠 星光摄像机显示

that they may be much more sociable¹ than many thought.

他们比我们想象中更懂得社交

This water-hole gathering²

聚集在水坑旁的大量犀牛

is an enchanting³ window into the past.

让我们可以感受到曾经的盛况

Early explorers reported seeing a rhino⁴ behind every bush.

早期探险者说 每个灌木丛后面都躲藏着犀牛

Before the invention of the gun,

在枪被发明出来之前

there're probably hundreds of thousands of rhinos⁵ across the continent.

非洲大陆也许有着成千上万的犀牛

The people protecting rhinos in Africa are striving to ensure

在非洲保护犀牛的人们正努力确保

that we'll still be able to

我们能够

witness wonderful scenes like this in 50 years' time.

在50年后 依然见到这番景象

Right across Africa, conservationists have realised

在整个非洲大陆 自然资源保护主义者已经意识到

that if we want to save our big animals, then now is the time.

如果想拯救大型动物 现在是时候出手了

1 sociable   

adj.好交际的，友好的，合群的

参考例句：

• Roger is a very sociable person.罗杰是个非常好交际的人。
• Some children have more sociable personalities than others.有些孩子比其他孩子更善于交际。

2 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

3 enchanting   

a.讨人喜欢的

参考例句：

• His smile, at once enchanting and melancholy, is just his father's. 他那种既迷人又有些忧郁的微笑，活脱儿象他父亲。
• Its interior was an enchanting place that both lured and frightened me. 它的里头是个吸引人的地方，我又向往又害怕。

4 rhino   

n.犀牛，钱, 现金

参考例句：

• The rhino charged headlong towards us.犀牛急速地向我们冲来。
• They have driven the rhino to the edge of extinction.他们已经令犀牛濒临灭绝。

5 rhinos   

n.犀牛（rhino的复数形式）

参考例句：

• There are many reports of people taming and even training Indian rhinos. 有许多关于人们驯养甚至训练印度犀牛的记载。 来自辞典例句
• The rhinos had fed during the night in the rice fields of these villagers. 犀牛夜里在这些村民的庄稼地里也已吃饱了。 来自辞典例句