纪录片《我们的地球》 第296期 茂密丛林(14)

Danger passed, and that's just as well,

危险过去了，幸好如此，

because he is a father... and he's guarding some very precious eggs.

因为他作为一名父亲正在保护珍贵的卵。

For the last few weeks, females, one after the other,

过去几周，雌蛙们相继来和他交配，

have visited him and entrusted¹ him with their offspring.

并将保护后代的重任交给他。

Some are now almost ready to hatch.

有些卵快孵化了。

There are several clutches on the leaf,

叶子上有几团卵块，

and those at the top, the most recently laid, are barely a day old.

最上面的那一团是最近产下的，还不到一天大。

But in the jungle, there's always someone out to get you.

可是在雨林里，总有其它动物虎视眈眈。

This wasp² is a specialist hunter of frogs' eggs.

这只黄蜂是捕食蛙卵的专家。

It's noticed the wriggling³ tadpoles⁴ at the bottom of the leaf.

它在叶子底部发现了正在蠕动的小蝌蚪们。

He mustn't move. The youngest eggs are the most vulnerable, and he can't guard them all.

他决不能移动。刚产下的卵是最脆弱的，他无法同时保护所有的卵。

1 entrusted   

v.委托，托付( entrust的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He entrusted the task to his nephew. 他把这任务托付给了他的侄儿。
• She was entrusted with the direction of the project. 她受委托负责这项计划。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 wasp   

n.黄蜂，蚂蜂

参考例句：

• A wasp stung me on the arm.黄蜂蜇了我的手臂。
• Through the glass we can see the wasp.透过玻璃我们可以看到黄蜂。

3 wriggling   

v.扭动，蠕动，蜿蜒行进( wriggle的现在分词 )；（使身体某一部位）扭动；耍滑不做，逃避（应做的事等）；蠕蠕

参考例句：

• The baby was wriggling around on my lap. 婴儿在我大腿上扭来扭去。
• Something that looks like a gray snake is wriggling out. 有一种看来象是灰蛇的东西蠕动着出来了。 来自辞典例句

4 tadpoles   

n.蝌蚪( tadpole的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The pond teemed with tadpoles. 池子里有很多蝌蚪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Both fish and tadpoles have gills. 鱼和蝌蚪都有鳃。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》