纪录片《我们的地球》 第116期 冰封世界(12)

The annual melt has begun.

每年一次的解冻期来了。

This is a challenging time for the bear family.

对于北极熊一家来说，这是一个极富挑战性的时刻。

One out of every two cubs¹ do not survive their first year out on the ice.

两只幼熊中往往会有一只无法在第一年存活下来。

As the sun's influence increases, the sea ice seems to take on a life of its own.

随着太阳的威力逐渐增强，海冰仿佛有了自己的生命。

Glacial melt waters pour from the land, mingling² with the sea and speeding up the thaw³.

融化了的冰川水从陆地上喷泻而出，与海水交汇，加速了解冻。

The seascape is in constant flux⁴ as broken ice is moved on by winds and currents.

海洋在不断地变迁，破裂的冰块在风和洋流的作用下不停地移动着。

The ice is becoming too weak to support a male polar bear.

冰面开始变薄，已经很难承受一只雄性北极熊的重量。

He attempts to spread his weight,

这只北极熊试图分散身体的重量，

but the ice that has supported him all winter is rapidly disintegrating⁵.

但是在冬天能够支撑它的冰面现在正迅速地解体。

Each year, as the climate warms, the Arctic holds less ice.

每年的天气变暖时，北冰洋的冰就会减少。

This is a disaster for polar bears.

对于北极熊而言，这是一场灾难。

Without its solid platform, they can't hunt the seals they need in order to survive.

没有坚实的冰作为平台，北极熊就不能猎捕它们赖以生存的海豹。

This may be a glimpse of the unstable⁶ future faced by this magnificent creature.

这种巨大生物的前途很不乐观。

1 cubs   

n.幼小的兽，不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a lioness guarding her cubs 守护幼崽的母狮
• Lion cubs depend on their mother to feed them. 狮子的幼仔依靠母狮喂养。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 mingling   

adj.混合的

参考例句：

• There was a spring of bitterness mingling with that fountain of sweets. 在这个甜蜜的源泉中间，已经掺和进苦涩的山水了。
• The mingling of inconsequence belongs to us all. 这场矛盾混和物是我们大家所共有的。

3 thaw   

v.（使）融化，（使）变得友善；n.融化，缓和

参考例句：

• The snow is beginning to thaw.雪已开始融化。
• The spring thaw caused heavy flooding.春天解冻引起了洪水泛滥。

4 flux   

n.流动；不断的改变

参考例句：

• The market is in a constant state of flux.市场行情在不断变化。
• In most reactors,there is a significant flux of fast neutrons.在大部分反应堆中都有一定强度的快中子流。

5 disintegrating   

v.（使）破裂[分裂，粉碎]，（使）崩溃( disintegrate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• As a poetic version of a disintegrating world, this one pleased him. 作为世界崩溃论在文学上的表现，他非常喜欢这个学说。 来自辞典例句
• Soil animals increase the speed of litter breakdown by disintegrating tissue. 土壤动物通过分解组织，加速落叶层降解的速度。 来自辞典例句

6 unstable   

adj.不稳定的，易变的

参考例句：

• This bookcase is too unstable to hold so many books.这书橱很不结实，装不了这么多书。
• The patient's condition was unstable.那患者的病情不稳定。