纪录片《南太平洋》 第104期 水火相容（09）

But while the parents are out fishing... their chicks are home alone.

但父母外出捕鱼时...它们的幼雏只能独自在家

Back in the lava¹ tube, there's something creeping around.

回到熔岩管，有东西在附近爬行

A Sally Lightfoot crab² has penguin³ on its mind.

一只白纹方蟹在打企鹅的主意

It's dark, so the crab can't be sure exactly what it's up against.

黑暗中蟹无法确信它面对的是什么

This time, it's taken on more than it can handle.

这时它更多的是凭借触感

Had the encounter been just a few days earlier, the outcome might have been very different.

这种遭遇要是早几天的话，结果可能完全不同。

Crabs⁴ are major predators⁵ of baby penguins⁶.

蟹是幼企鹅的主要掠食者

Far to the west, in the Solomon Islands,

西方的远处，在所罗门群岛

lives an animal that depends on another characteristic of volcanoes for its survival. Heat.

生活着一种依靠火山另一特性生存的动物。高温。

Meet the megapode, also known as the incubator bird.

看到冢雉，也叫恒温箱鸟。

1 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。

2 crab   

n.螃蟹，偏航，脾气乖戾的人，酸苹果；vi.捕蟹，偏航，发牢骚；vt.使偏航，发脾气

参考例句：

• I can't remember when I last had crab.我不记得上次吃蟹是什么时候了。
• The skin on my face felt as hard as a crab's back.我脸上的皮仿佛僵硬了，就象螃蟹的壳似的。

3 penguin   

n.企鹅

参考例句：

• The penguin is a flightless bird.企鹅是一种不会飞的鸟。
• He walked with an awkward gait like a penguin.他走路的步子难看得就像企鹅。

4 crabs   

n.蟹( crab的名词复数 )；阴虱寄生病；蟹肉v.捕蟹( crab的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• As we walked along the seashore we saw lots of tiny crabs. 我们在海岸上散步时看到很多小蟹。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The fish and crabs scavenge for decaying tissue. 鱼和蟹搜寻腐烂的组织为食。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 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》

6 penguins   

n.企鹅( penguin的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Why can penguins live in cold environment? 为什么企鹅能生活在寒冷的环境中？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Whales, seals, penguins, and turtles have flippers. 鲸、海豹，企鹅和海龟均有鳍形肢。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》