纪录片《我们的地球》 第210期 无垠深海(02)

Baitfish have come for the same reason to feed on the plankton¹.

饵鱼因为同一原因来到这里，吃浮游生物。

The whale shark has timed it's arrival exactly right.

鲸鲨非常准时地到场。

Oddly, the tiny fish swarm² around it. They're using it as a shield.

奇怪的是，小鱼围着鲸鲨游。小鱼利用鲸鲨当盾牌。

Other predatory fish are lurking³ nearby.

还有掠食性鱼类在附近潜伏。

Yellowfin tuna. They seem wary⁴ of the giant.

黄鳍金枪鱼看上去比鲸鲨机灵多了。

The shark dives, as if to escape from such overcrowding.

鲸鲨开始下潜，离开这过度拥挤的地方。

Now the tuna have a chance to attack the unprotected baitfish, but then, back comes the giant.

现在黄鳍金枪鱼开始进攻这没有保护的饵鱼而后，鲸鲨归来。

It has taken a vast mouthful of the baitfish itself.

鲸鲨张开大口，满嘴都是饵鱼。

Plankton, it seems, is not the only food for a whale shark.

浮游生物看来并不是鲸鲨的唯一食物。

Both shark and tuna feast together, but the tuna must be wary.

鲸鲨和金枪鱼一起享受这大餐，金枪鱼必须机警地远离鲸鲨。

Even they can end up in the whale shark's stomach.

除非它们想成为鲸鲨的腹中美餐。

1 plankton   

n.浮游生物

参考例句：

• Plankton is at the bottom of the marine food chain.浮游生物处于海洋食物链的最底层。
• The plankton in the sea feeds many kinds of animals. 海的浮游生物成为很多种动物的食物。

2 swarm   

n.(昆虫)等一大群；vi.成群飞舞；蜂拥而入

参考例句：

• There is a swarm of bees in the tree.这树上有一窝蜜蜂。
• A swarm of ants are moving busily.一群蚂蚁正在忙碌地搬家。

3 lurking   

潜在

参考例句：

• Why are you lurking around outside my house? 你在我房子外面鬼鬼祟祟的，想干什么？
• There is a suspicious man lurking in the shadows. 有一可疑的人躲在阴暗中。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 wary   

adj.谨慎的，机警的，小心的

参考例句：

• He is wary of telling secrets to others.他谨防向他人泄露秘密。
• Paula frowned,suddenly wary.宝拉皱了皱眉头，突然警惕起来。