纪录片《我们的地球》 第36期 雄伟高山(13)

Markhor gather for their annual rut.

捻角山羊正在举行年度聚会

Males must fight for the right to breed,

公羊必须为争夺生育权而战斗

but on these sheer cliffs, any slip by either animal could be fatal.

在如此峻峭的崖壁上，哪一方滑倒都有可能直接送命

A snow leopard¹, the rarest of Himalayan animals.

雪豹，喜马拉雅地区最稀有的动物

It's a female returning to her lair².

这是只母豹，正要返回巢穴

These are the first intimate images of snow leopard ever filmed in the wild.

这是在野外环境中第一次近距离拍摄雪豹

She greets her one-year-old cub³. Her den⁴ is well chosen.

它在向自己一岁大的幼崽问好。它的巢穴选址不错

It has exceptional views of the surrounding cliffs.

非常适于观望周围崖壁的情况

On these treacherous⁵ slopes,

在这些变化莫测的悬崖上

no hunter other than the snow leopard would have a chance of catching⁶ such agile⁷ prey⁸.

没有其它掠食者能和雪豹一样，有机会逮住这些羸弱的猎物

A female with young makes an easier target.

一只母羊和几只小羊羔是最容易下手的目标

Her large paws give an excellent grip and that long tail helps her balance.

它那宽大的脚爪具备很好的抓地力，长尾巴能保持身体平衡

Silently she positions herself above her prey.

它静悄悄地来到猎物上方。

1 leopard   

n.豹

参考例句：

• I saw a man in a leopard skin yesterday.我昨天看见一个穿着豹皮的男人。
• The leopard's skin is marked with black spots.豹皮上有黑色斑点。

2 lair   

n.野兽的巢穴；躲藏处

参考例句：

• How can you catch tiger cubs without entering the tiger's lair?不入虎穴，焉得虎子？
• I retired to my lair,and wrote some letters.我回到自己的躲藏处，写了几封信。

3 cub   

n.幼兽，年轻无经验的人

参考例句：

• The lion cub's mother was hunting for what she needs. 这只幼师的母亲正在捕猎。
• The cub licked the milk from its mother's breast. 这头幼兽吸吮着它妈妈的奶水。

4 den   

n.兽穴；秘密地方；安静的小房间，私室

参考例句：

• There is a big fox den on the back hill.后山有一个很大的狐狸窝。
• The only way to catch tiger cubs is to go into tiger's den.不入虎穴焉得虎子。

5 treacherous   

adj.不可靠的，有暗藏的危险的；adj.背叛的，背信弃义的

参考例句：

• The surface water made the road treacherous for drivers.路面的积水对驾车者构成危险。
• The frozen snow was treacherous to walk on.在冻雪上行走有潜在危险。

6 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。

7 agile   

adj.敏捷的，灵活的

参考例句：

• She is such an agile dancer!她跳起舞来是那么灵巧！
• An acrobat has to be agile.杂技演员必须身手敏捷。

8 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。