纪录片《猫的秘密》 第31期 唾手可得的鸟窝

where there's a bird's nest ready to be plundered¹.

那里有一个唾手可得的鸟窝

The camera falls off

摄像机脱落了

so we don't see the aftermath of his attack.

所以我们看不到他攻击后的情况

But we do have the evidence.

但我们找到了证据

So by the end of the week,

一周结束后

John wants to know how many birds

约翰想统计下猫带回过

and small animals the cats have brought home.

多少只鸟和小动物

And what, if anything,

而这将显示出

it tells us about the true nature

猫与生俱来的

of their hunting abilities.

捕猎能力

We've got about 15 items here,

这里一共有大概十五件战利品

brought in by the cats,

都是被猫带回家后

which the owners have managed to collect.

由主人收集来的

The owners also told us that

还有猫主人告诉我们

there were probably seven or eight other things

可能有大约七到八只小动物

that have been brought in

曾被猫带回家

but have been consumed² in front of them,

但都在家里被猫吃掉了

so a total of just over 20,

所以总数为二十出头

divided up between 50 cats,

分配给五十只猫

so that's less than half a prey³ item

所以一周内每只猫

per cat over the whole week.

捕获了不到半只猎物

It's not a huge amount.

不算很大的数目

I don't think our cats are hunting very seriously.

我认为这里的猫并没有很认真地捕猎

1 plundered   

掠夺，抢劫( plunder的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Many of our cultural treasures have been plundered by imperialists. 我国许多珍贵文物被帝国主义掠走了。
• The imperialists plundered many valuable works of art. 帝国主义列强掠夺了许多珍贵的艺术品。

2 consumed   

v.消耗( consume的过去式和过去分词 )；烧毁；大吃；使充满（强烈的感情）

参考例句：

• Arguing about details consumed many hours of the committee's valuable time. 争论细节问题耗费了委员会数小时宝贵的时间。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The fire had consumed half the forest away before it was stopped. 大火在熄灭之前毁掉了树林的一半。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 prey   

n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨

参考例句：

• Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
• The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。