纪录片《卧底企鹅帮》 第11期 漫漫长路(11)

Humboldts are faithful birds and usually pair for life.

洪堡企鹅十分忠诚，通常一生只有一个伴侣

The males dig burrows¹ to protect their young from the desert sun.

雄性洪堡企鹅挖好洞穴保护子女不被沙漠阳光灼伤

It's dirty work.

这可是个苦活

The colony has been here so long, it's built on guano -

这个群体在这里的时间已久，洞穴均由海鸟粪

centuries of accumulated penguin² poo.

即积累了几个世纪的企鹅粪便形成的

Job done, his mate moves in.

完工后，它的伴侣就会进来

In a few days, she'll lay the first egg.

几天之后，它会产下第一颗蛋

The blizzard³ over, the emperors wake to a very different day.

暴风雪过去了，帝企鹅迎来了全新的一天

They can't delay.

它们不能耽误

They still have miles to go.

前面还有几英里的路要走

EmperorCam takes an early lead.

帝企鹅摄像机率先出发

Fresh snow creates perfect sledging⁴ conditions.

刚下的雪为滑行提供了良好的条件

Finally, the end of the emperors' journey is in sight.

终于，帝企鹅的旅程也接近尾声

A frozen bay, located where the sea-ice meets the Antarctic mainland.

这是一个结了冰的港湾，附近的海冰和南极大陆连成一片

Emperors have visited this hallowed spot for thousands of years.

这是千万年以来帝企鹅的繁殖圣地

Here, the ice stays firm throughout the breeding season, giving sanctuary⁵ to 3,000 pairs.

在繁殖季节，这里的冰坚固厚实，是3000对企鹅的避难所

SpyCams are already here.

偷拍摄像机已经到达了

And there are new varieties, too.

这里也出现了新的种类

The penguin's waddle⁶ walk is part of a display

企鹅的鸭步式走路

that shows that this new EmperorCam is regarded as just another penguin.

说明这个新的帝企鹅摄像机被认为是企鹅中的一员

EmperorCam is a fully-fledged member of the colony.

帝企鹅摄像机是群体中发育完全的一员

She's also the first to lay an egg!

也是第一个下蛋的

A clutch of EggCams are soon in the thick of it.

几个企鹅蛋摄像机适时地出现了

1 burrows   

n.地洞( burrow的名词复数 )v.挖掘（洞穴），挖洞( burrow的第三人称单数 )；翻寻

参考例句：

• The intertidal beach unit contains some organism burrows. 潮间海滩单元含有一些生物潜穴。 来自辞典例句
• A mole burrows its way through the ground. 鼹鼠会在地下钻洞前进。 来自辞典例句

2 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。

3 blizzard   

n.暴风雪

参考例句：

• The blizzard struck while we were still on the mountain.我们还在山上的时候暴风雪就袭来了。
• You'll have to stay here until the blizzard blows itself off.你得等暴风雪停了再走。

4 sledging   

v.乘雪橇( sledge的现在分词 )；用雪橇运载

参考例句：

• We were hoping we could go sledging . 我们本来希望能去乘雪橇。
• After it had stopped snowing, we all went sledging. 雪停了以后我们全去坐雪橇玩。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 sanctuary   

n.圣所，圣堂，寺庙；禁猎区，保护区

参考例句：

• There was a sanctuary of political refugees behind the hospital.医院后面有一个政治难民的避难所。
• Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护。

6 waddle   

vi.摇摆地走；n.摇摆的走路(样子)

参考例句：

• I am pregnant.I waddle awkwardly and my big stomach pressed against the weight of the world. 我怀孕了，我滑稽可笑地瞒珊而行，大肚子上压着全世界的重量。
• We waddle and hop and have lots of fun.我们走起路来摇摇摆摆，还一跳一跳的。我们的生活很有趣。