纪录片《我们的地球》 第159期 富饶丛林(14)

With so much competition, jungles have become the home of the specialist.

在激烈的竞争环境下，雨林也变成了许多非常特别的动物的家。

And this animal, in the island of Borneo, is one of the most unusual.

这种动物在婆罗洲上是非常特别的一种。

It's a colugo, or flying lemur,

这种会飞的"狐猴"叫做鼯猴，

though this is something of a misnomer¹ as it doesn't actually fly, and it certainly isn't a lemur.

不过它不属于狐猴，因为狐猴不会飞。

In fact, nobody's quite sure who its closest relative is.

实际上很难确认它到底属于那种动物。

The colugo depends on a diet of young leaves,

鼯猴靠吃嫩叶生存，

and to find enough of them, it must move from tree to tree.

为了吃到足够的嫩叶，它必须在树与树之间移动。

The leaves are not very nutritious², but then getting around doesn't use much energy.

嫩叶营养虽不丰富，但在雨林里毫不费力就可以轻易找到。

In a single night, a colugo might have to travel as far as two miles.

在一个晚上，鼯猴可以穿行2英里的路程。

But that task is made easier by its superior gliding³ skills.

利用它的滑翔技能完成这个任务相当简单。

1 misnomer   

n.误称

参考例句：

• Herbal"tea"is something of a misnomer because these drinks contain no tea at all.花草“茶”是一个误称，因为这类饮料里面根本不含茶。
• Actually," Underground "is a misnomer,because more than half the shops are above ground.实际上，“ 地下 ” 这个名称用之不当，因为半数以上的店铺是在地面上的。

2 nutritious   

adj.有营养的，营养价值高的

参考例句：

• Fresh vegetables are very nutritious.新鲜蔬菜富于营养。
• Hummingbirds have discovered that nectar and pollen are very nutritious.蜂鸟发现花蜜和花粉是很有营养的。

3 gliding   

v. 滑翔 adj. 滑动的

参考例句：

• Swans went gliding past. 天鹅滑行而过。
• The weather forecast has put a question mark against the chance of doing any gliding tomorrow. 天气预报对明天是否能举行滑翔表示怀疑。