纪录片《我们的地球》 第379期 奇迹城市(21)

There is one city where that idea is being applied¹ on a major scale.

有一座城市正在大规模实践这个构想。

Singapore. Two million trees have been planted here in the last 45 years.

新加坡。这座城市在四十五年里共种了两百万棵树。

This city is now richer in species than any other in the world.

如今，它成为了世界上物种最丰富的城市。

And this practise extends to all parts of the city.

构建自然城市的实践延伸至城市的每个角落。

The waterways have been cleaned up, and smooth-coated otters² are coming back.

城市中的航道被清理干净，江獭们得以重新回归。

But perhaps, the most spectacular example of city greening is this grove³ of super trees.

不过，城市绿化最壮观的例子也许是这片超级树林。

These 150 feet high metal structures are now full of life.

这些四十五米高的金属建筑现在充满了生机。

Creepers have been planted to grow over the outermost⁴ branches.

分枝上种植了匍匐植物，蔓延生长。

This is a new urban world that we have now designed and built with others in mind.

这种新型城市世界，在设计和建造时兼顾到了其他物种。

Create the space, and the animals will come.

只要创造出空间，动物就会栖息于此。

Is this a vision of our cities of the future?

这是否就是我们未来的城市景观呢？

1 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

2 otters   

n.（水）獭( otter的名词复数 )；獭皮

参考例句：

• An attempt is being made to entice otters back to the river. 人们正试图把水獭引诱回河里去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Otters are believed to have been on Earth for 90 million years. 水獭被认为存活在地球上已经9千多万年。 来自互联网

3 grove   

n.林子，小树林，园林

参考例句：

• On top of the hill was a grove of tall trees.山顶上一片高大的树林。
• The scent of lemons filled the grove.柠檬香味充满了小树林。

4 outermost   

adj.最外面的，远离中心的

参考例句：

• He fired and hit the outermost ring of the target.他开枪射中了靶子的最外一环。
• The outermost electron is shielded from the nucleus.原子核对最外层电子的作用受到屏蔽。