纪录片《我们的地球》 第97期 奇幻沙漠(14)

There's so much at stake that not all play fair.

这类决斗非常危险，而且并不总是公平的

The battle has produced a winner.

这场战斗已经分出了胜负

But the ultimate prize is not his yet.

但是最后的奖品仍然不属于它

That currently belongs to the dominant¹ male ibex.

它通常属于拥有统治权的公羊

His rank earns him the loyalty² of a harem of females

它的地位为它赢得了一群忠诚的母羊，

and they follow him closely as he travels across this desert searching for food and water.

它们一起紧跟着它穿越沙漠寻找水和食物

He doesn't have to waste time looking for mates, they're his for the taking.

它不必浪费时间寻找配偶，它们都是它的妻子。

So he can concentrate with them on keeping fit and healthy.

所以它要做的只是保证它们健康精壮。

Lizards³ are desert specialists. But here, their numbers are extraordinary.

蜥蜴是沙漠专家。在这里，它们的数量多得惊人。

These crevices⁴ in South Africa contain the highest density⁵ of lizards in the world.

非洲南部的这些岩缝中容纳着世界上最大的蜥蜴群

They're called flat lizards, for obvious reasons,

它们叫做扁石蜥——因为显而易见的原因

and they flaunt⁶ their multicoloured bellies⁷ in territorial⁸ disputes.

它们炫耀自己五颜六色的腹部，是为了争夺领地

He's made his point and now it's time to find some food.

它赢了，现在该是寻找食物的时候了。

1 dominant   

adj.支配的，统治的；占优势的；显性的；n.主因，要素，主要的人(或物)；显性基因

参考例句：

• The British were formerly dominant in India.英国人从前统治印度。
• She was a dominant figure in the French film industry.她在法国电影界是个举足轻重的人物。

2 loyalty   

n.忠诚，忠心

参考例句：

• She told him the truth from a sense of loyalty.她告诉他真相是出于忠诚。
• His loyalty to his friends was never in doubt.他对朋友的一片忠心从来没受到怀疑。

3 lizards   

n.蜥蜴( lizard的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Nothing lives in Pompeii except crickets and beetles and lizards. 在庞培城里除了蟋蟀、甲壳虫和蜥蜴外，没有别的生物。 来自辞典例句
• Can lizards reproduce their tails? 蜥蜴的尾巴断了以后能再生吗？ 来自辞典例句

4 crevices   

n.（尤指岩石的）裂缝，缺口( crevice的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• It has bedded into the deepest crevices of the store. 它已钻进了店里最隐避的隙缝。 来自辞典例句
• The wind whistled through the crevices in the rock. 风呼啸着吹过岩石的缝隙。 来自辞典例句

5 density   

n.密集，密度，浓度

参考例句：

• The population density of that country is 685 per square mile.那个国家的人口密度为每平方英里685人。
• The region has a very high population density.该地区的人口密度很高。

6 flaunt   

vt.夸耀，夸饰

参考例句：

• His behavior was an outrageous flaunt.他的行为是一种无耻的炫耀。
• Why would you flaunt that on a public forum?为什么你们会在公共论坛大肆炫耀？

7 bellies   

n.肚子( belly的名词复数 )；腹部；（物体的）圆形或凸起部份；腹部…形的

参考例句：

• They crawled along on their bellies. 他们匍匐前进。
• starving children with huge distended bellies 鼓着浮肿肚子的挨饿儿童

8 territorial   

adj.领土的，领地的

参考例句：

• The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
• They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。