纪录片《我们的地球》 第188期 季节森林(02)

At the Taiga's northern extent, the growing season can last for just one month a year.

在针叶林的北部区域，树木的一年内的生长时节只有1个月。

It can take fifty years for a tree to get bigger than a seedling¹.

一棵树从秧苗到成年需要50年的时间

It's a silent world where little stirs.

除了偶有动静，这里万籁俱寂。

But there are occasional signs of life. Stories written in the snow.

即使在满是冰雪的童话世界中也有非常特别的生命。

The prints of an Arctic fox and the hare it might've been stalking.

北极狐追捕野兔的脚印

A female polar bear and her two cubs².

这是雌性北极熊和她的2个孩子的脚印。

Some animals are so difficult to glimpse that they're like spirits.

有些动物如幽灵般，难得一见。

One could live a lifetime in these woods and never see a lynx.

你可能在森林里呆一辈子也不会见到一只猞猁。

The cat must roam hundreds of miles in search of prey³

这只猫科动物为寻找猎物跋涉了几百英里，

and may never visit the same patch of forest twice.

而且树林中同一地方它可能不会来第二次。

It's the very essence of wilderness⁴.

这是在原始森林中生存的基本。

1 seedling   

n.秧苗，树苗

参考例句：

• She cut down the seedling with one chop.她一刀就把小苗砍倒了。
• The seedling are coming up full and green.苗长得茁壮碧绿。

2 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》

3 prey   

n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨

参考例句：

• Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
• The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。

4 wilderness   

n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等，荒漠

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。