纪录片《南太平洋》 第101期 水火相容（06）

Can anything survive in this harsh world? Amazingly, yes.

在这严酷之地有什么东西能生存么？令人惊讶地，是的。

Patches of bacteria line the walls, feeding on the minerals in the volcanic¹ rock itself.

细菌斑呈线状分布在墙上，依靠火山岩石上的矿物为生。

But that's not all.

但不全是这样

This is the small-eyed big-eyed hunting spider...

这是小眼睛大眼睛捕猎蜘蛛

a curious name for any spider, let alone one whose eyes barely function.

一个稀奇的蜘蛛名，更不用说没一只眼有作用的。

But in total darkness, eyes are little use.

但在完全黑的环境中有眼睛也无用处

Although he can't see it, the spider has company.

虽然它看不见东西，但它会招待客人。

Rare crickets scale the rocks...

稀有的蟋蟀爬上了岩石

while translucent² earwigs and milky³ millipedes forage⁴ for food.

有时半透明的地蜈蚣和乳色的千足虫在搜寻食物

These are cave specialists, or troglobites, and they never leave the lava⁵ tube.

它们是洞穴专家，或叫洞生动物，一生从未离开过熔岩管。

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 translucent   

adj.半透明的；透明的

参考例句：

• The building is roofed entirely with translucent corrugated plastic.这座建筑完全用半透明瓦楞塑料封顶。
• A small difference between them will render the composite translucent.微小的差别,也会使复合材料变成半透明。

3 milky   

adj.牛奶的，多奶的；乳白色的

参考例句：

• Alexander always has milky coffee at lunchtime.亚历山大总是在午餐时喝掺奶的咖啡。
• I like a hot milky drink at bedtime.我喜欢睡前喝杯热奶饮料。

4 forage   

n.(牛马的)饲料，粮草；v.搜寻，翻寻

参考例句：

• They were forced to forage for clothing and fuel.他们不得不去寻找衣服和燃料。
• Now the nutritive value of the forage is reduced.此时牧草的营养价值也下降了。

5 lava   

n.熔岩，火山岩

参考例句：

• The lava flowed down the sides of the volcano.熔岩沿火山坡面涌流而下。
• His anger spilled out like lava.他的愤怒像火山爆发似的迸发出来。