纪录片《非洲》 第93期:非洲的未来（12）

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Perhaps the biggest threat to wildlife

野生动物最大的威胁恐怕是

is the competition for space with the rapidly-growing human population.

人口急速增长带来的生存空间之争

The Virunga Volcanoes straddle the borders of Rwanda,

维龙加火山群横跨卢旺达

Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

乌干达和刚果民主共和国的边界

The rich volcanic¹ soils are extremely fertile.

富饶的火山土十分肥沃

It's one of the most intensively cultivated areas in Africa.

那是非洲耕作业最发达的地区之一

But the farmers also share this region

但农夫们和我们的近亲

with one of our closest relatives.

共同分享这片土地

This is home

此处是

to the last 800-or-so wild mountain gorillas³ left on earth.

地球上最后约800只野生山地大猩猩的家园

We know a great deal about these animals,

我们对这种动物十分了解

they've been closely studied for 50 years.

人类已经对他们进行了50年的详细研究

One strong silverback male keeps everyone in order.

一只强壮的银背雄猩猩是族群的统治者

And gorilla² family life is mostly peaceful.

大猩猩的家庭生活一般都很祥和

1 volcanic   

adj.火山的；象火山的；由火山引起的

参考例句：

• There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。
• Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

2 gorilla   

n.大猩猩，暴徒，打手

参考例句：

• I was awed by the huge gorilla.那只大猩猩使我惊惧。
• A gorilla is just a speechless animal.猩猩只不过是一种不会说话的动物。

3 gorillas   

n.大猩猩( gorilla的名词复数 )；暴徒，打手

参考例句：

• the similitude between humans and gorillas 人类和大猩猩的相像
• Each family of gorillas is led by a great silverbacked patriarch. 每个大星星家族都由一个魁梧的、长着银色被毛的族长带领着。 来自《简明英汉词典》