纪录片《我们的地球》 第114期 冰封世界(10)

The calves¹ are born well before the spring melt,

牛犊出生在春天冰盖融化之前，

giving them a head start when summer finally arrives.

这样可以顺利地迎接夏天的到来。

It must get to grips with its new ice world, benign² one minute, life-threatening the next.

它们必须适应这个冰雪世界，但天气喜怒无常。

Even in spring, winds chill to the bone.

即使是春天，仍然寒风彻骨。

The calf³ must stay close to its mother to avoid getting lost in the sudden blizzard⁴.

小牛必须紧跟着母亲才能避免在突如其来的暴风雪中迷路。

Arctic wolves! In the whiteout, the threat is almost impossible to detect,

北极狼！在白茫茫的天气中，有危险也几乎不可能察觉到，

but the musk⁵ oxen instinctively⁶ retreat to higher ground.

但是麝牛本能地向高地撤退。

Forming a defensive⁷ ring around their calves, the adults present a barricade⁸ that few hunters could breach⁹.

成牛围成圈以保护它们的小牛,一般的猎食动物很难突破这层封锁。

But the wolves need not risk injury today.

但是今天的这头狼不需要冒受伤的危险硬闯。

A calf has been left behind in the panic.

它们在慌乱之中留下一头小牛。

1 calves   

n.(calf的复数)笨拙的男子，腓；腿肚子( calf的名词复数 )；牛犊；腓；小腿肚v.生小牛( calve的第三人称单数 )；（冰川）崩解；生（小牛等），产（犊）；使（冰川）崩解

参考例句：

• a cow suckling her calves 给小牛吃奶的母牛
• The calves are grazed intensively during their first season. 小牛在生长的第一季里集中喂养。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 benign   

adj.善良的，慈祥的；良性的，无危险的

参考例句：

• The benign weather brought North America a bumper crop.温和的气候给北美带来大丰收。
• Martha is a benign old lady.玛莎是个仁慈的老妇人。

3 calf   

n.小牛，犊，幼仔，小牛皮

参考例句：

• The cow slinked its calf.那头母牛早产了一头小牛犊。
• The calf blared for its mother.牛犊哞哞地高声叫喊找妈妈。

4 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。

5 musk   

n.麝香, 能发出麝香的各种各样的植物，香猫

参考例句：

• Musk is used for perfume and stimulant.麝香可以用作香料和兴奋剂。
• She scented her clothes with musk.她用麝香使衣服充满了香味。

6 instinctively   

adv.本能地

参考例句：

• As he leaned towards her she instinctively recoiled. 他向她靠近，她本能地往后缩。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He knew instinctively where he would find her. 他本能地知道在哪儿能找到她。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 defensive   

adj.防御的；防卫的；防守的

参考例句：

• Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题，使她警觉起来。
• The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。

8 barricade   

n.路障，栅栏，障碍；vt.设路障挡住

参考例句：

• The soldiers make a barricade across the road.士兵在路上设路障。
• It is difficult to break through a steel barricade.冲破钢铁障碍很难。

9 breach   

n.违反，不履行；破裂；vt.冲破，攻破

参考例句：

• We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
• He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。