纪录片《非洲》 第120期:非洲的未来（39）

搜索

复制

Buffalo¹ usually move in herds³,

水牛一般是成群的

so there's something odd about him.

所以他单独一人有点奇怪

It may be that it was brought up as a calf⁴ and is humanised.

也许他从小被人驯养 有点人性化了

Or it may be that he's an outcast from the herd² in some way

又或者出于某些原因 他被逐出群了

and that he's rather grumpy and fed up with life.

导致他脾气很坏 厌倦了生活

But I think it's just hot and he's just plodding⁵ around

但我猜只是太热了 他只是到处游荡

and wondering where he might get a drink and a decent sandwich.

想找水喝 找个美味的三明治吃

I feel the same way myself, actually.

其实 我也有所同感

The team's filming has coincided

我们在里瓦的拍摄行程

with the newest arrival at Lewa,

正好碰上了新成员的到来

a baby rhino⁶ in need of 24-hour care.

一只需要24小时全天照料的幼犀牛

This little chap was born blind

眼前的小家伙天生失明

and is guided everywhere by his keepers.

由他饲养员的引导走路

They took him away from his mother a few weeks ago,

他们前几周从他妈妈身边将他带走

because she couldn't protect him any more.

因为她无能力保护他了

He's very vulnerable so he would have been killed by predators⁷.

他非常脆弱 很可能会被食肉动物捕杀

It's like filling up a petrol tank.

就像给油箱加油似的

Every rhino is precious

每只犀牛都很珍贵

and so it seems a fitting end

所以以他们的镜头来做

for the final scene of the series.

本纪录片系列的结尾似乎很合理

1 buffalo   

n.(北美)野牛；(亚洲)水牛

参考例句：

• Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's. 亚洲水牛比美洲水牛温顺些。
• The boots are made of buffalo hide. 这双靴子是由水牛皮制成的。

2 herd   

n.兽群，牧群；vt.使集中，把…赶在一起

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.他从无主见，只是人云亦云。

3 herds   

兽群( herd的名词复数 )； 牧群； 人群； 群众

参考例句：

• Regularly at daybreak they drive their herds to the pasture. 每天天一亮他们就把牲畜赶到草场上去。
• There we saw herds of cows grazing on the pasture. 我们在那里看到一群群的牛在草地上吃草。

4 calf   

n.小牛，犊，幼仔，小牛皮

参考例句：

• The cow slinked its calf.那头母牛早产了一头小牛犊。
• The calf blared for its mother.牛犊哞哞地高声叫喊找妈妈。

5 plodding   

a.proceeding in a slow or dull way

参考例句：

• They're still plodding along with their investigation. 他们仍然在不厌其烦地进行调查。
• He is plodding on with negotiations. 他正缓慢艰难地进行着谈判。

6 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。

7 predators   

n.食肉动物( predator的名词复数 )；奴役他人者（尤指在财务或性关系方面）

参考例句：

• birds and their earthbound predators 鸟和地面上捕食它们的动物
• The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement. 捕食性动物的眼睛能感觉到最细小的动静。 来自《简明英汉词典》