纪录片《我们的地球》 第160期 富饶丛林(15)

The secret of success in the competitive jungle is specialising,

在激烈的雨林竞争中取得胜利需要一些秘密手段，

and this has led to the evolution of some very intimate relationships between plants and animals.

这让一些生物在动植物之间进化出了非常的关系。

These are pitcher¹ plants, also from Borneo.

这是婆罗洲的猪笼草。

Adapted to living in very low-nutrient soils,

为了适应营养稀缺的土壤，

the pitcher plant gets most of its nourishment² from insects lured³ to nectar glands⁴ on the underside of the lids.

这种象瓶子状的植物用内侧唇瓣蜜腺分泌物来吸引昆虫。

Once on board, the waxy⁵ sides of the pitcher ensure there's little chance of escape.

当昆虫被引诱过来时，光滑的内侧唇瓣使得昆虫鲜有机会逃跑。

Most slip to a watery⁶ grave.

多数淹死在这个水坟中。

At the bottom of the pitcher, glands secrete⁷ enzymes⁸ which help to digest the corpses⁹, so feeding the plant.

猪笼草底部是种神秘的生化酶，帮助消化猎物，给猪笼草提供养料。

But not all visitors have a fatal attraction to the pitchers¹⁰.

但并不是所有的来访者都遭此噩运。

The Red Crab¹¹ Spider spends its entire life in the pitchers, hanging on with threads of silk.

红蟹蜘蛛终身生活在猪笼草里，它们用丝线吊住自己。

Instead of building a web, it relies on the water-filled pitcher to trap its food.

它直接以掉入猪笼草陷阱的虫子为生，而不用去织网。

1 pitcher   

n.(有嘴和柄的)大水罐；(棒球)投手

参考例句：

• He poured the milk out of the pitcher.他从大罐中倒出牛奶。
• Any pitcher is liable to crack during a tight game.任何投手在紧张的比赛中都可能会失常。

2 nourishment   

n.食物，营养品；营养情况

参考例句：

• Lack of proper nourishment reduces their power to resist disease.营养不良降低了他们抵抗疾病的能力。
• He ventured that plants draw part of their nourishment from the air.他大胆提出植物从空气中吸收部分养分的观点。

3 lured   

吸引，引诱（lure的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The child was lured into a car but managed to escape. 那小孩被诱骗上了车，但又设法逃掉了。
• Lured by the lust of gold,the pioneers pushed onward. 开拓者在黄金的诱惑下，继续奋力向前。

4 glands   

n.腺( gland的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a snake's poison glands 蛇的毒腺
• the sebaceous glands in the skin 皮脂腺

5 waxy   

adj.苍白的；光滑的

参考例句：

• Choose small waxy potatoes for the salad.选些个头小、表皮光滑的土豆做色拉。
• The waxy oil keeps ears from getting too dry.这些蜡状耳油可以保持耳朵不会太干燥。

6 watery   

adj.有水的，水汪汪的；湿的，湿润的

参考例句：

• In his watery eyes there is an expression of distrust.他那含泪的眼睛流露出惊惶失措的神情。
• Her eyes became watery because of the smoke.因为烟熏，她的双眼变得泪汪汪的。

7 secrete   

vt.分泌；隐匿，使隐秘

参考例句：

• The pores of your body secrete sweat.身上的毛孔分泌汗液。
• Squirrels secrete a supply of nuts for winter.松鼠为准备过冬而藏坚果。

8 enzymes   

n. 酶，酵素

参考例句：

• It was said that washing powders containing enzymes remove stains more efficiently. 据说加酶洗衣粉除污更有效。
• Among the enzymes which are particularly effective are pepsin, papain. 在酶当中特别有效的是胃朊酶、木瓜酶。

9 corpses   

n.死尸，尸体( corpse的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The living soldiers put corpses together and burned them. 活着的战士把尸体放在一起烧了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Overhead, grayish-white clouds covered the sky, piling up heavily like decaying corpses. 天上罩满了灰白的薄云，同腐烂的尸体似的沉沉的盖在那里。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

10 pitchers   

大水罐( pitcher的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Over the next five years, he became one of the greatest pitchers in baseball. 在接下来的5年时间里，他成为了最了不起的棒球投手之一。
• Why he probably won't: Pitchers on also-rans can win the award. 为什麽不是他得奖：投手在失败的球队可以赢得赛扬奖。

11 crab   

n.螃蟹，偏航，脾气乖戾的人，酸苹果；vi.捕蟹，偏航，发牢骚；vt.使偏航，发脾气

参考例句：

• I can't remember when I last had crab.我不记得上次吃蟹是什么时候了。
• The skin on my face felt as hard as a crab's back.我脸上的皮仿佛僵硬了，就象螃蟹的壳似的。