纪录片《卧底企鹅帮》 第3期 漫漫长路(3)(在线收听

Rockhoppers are spirited characters.

跳岩企鹅精力旺盛

Tough, irrepressible, with a reputation of never giving up.

坚韧不拔,难以征服,以从不放弃而闻名

It's just as well.

这样正好

As soon as they're ashore, the waves reclaim them.

因为刚上岸,海浪就会把它们卷回去

The heavy swells toss them like flotsam, but they won't be deterred.

它们像浮萍一样受制于巨大的海浪,但这并不会让它们退却

Success at last!

终于成功了

But victory is brief.

但这只是短暂的胜利

Despite their ordeal, they must try again

尽管命运多舛,但它们必须继续尝试

a new generation of rockhoppers depends on it.

新一代的跳岩企鹅的繁衍就全靠它们了

When they do, RockhopperCam will be ready.

那时,跳岩企鹅摄像机也已经准备就绪

The Atacama Desert in Peru, the most arid in the world.

秘鲁的阿塔卡马沙漠,世界上最干燥的地方

The surprising home of our third and least known penguin... The Humboldt.

这里有我们的第三种,也是最不为人知的企鹅,洪堡企鹅

Sophisticated robotics allow HumboldtCam to patrol the shoreline where the penguins are due to arrive.

洪堡企鹅摄像机利用精密的高科技,在企鹅们归来前夕沿着海岸线巡逻

But they're late - the beach sadly deserted.

但它们来晚了,海滩都已干涸

Then, after days of waiting, they finally arrive.

等待数日后,它们终于到了

These Humboldts will face their own extraordinary challenges

这些洪堡企鹅即将面临高难度的挑战

as they struggle to reach their nesting grounds and raise a new generation.

它们要历尽千辛万苦到达筑巢地繁育下一代

They're so shy that they've rarely been filmed,

它们害羞极了,所以很难拍到

but already HumboldtCam is capturing the closest shots ever recorded.

尽管如此,洪堡企鹅摄像机已经捕捉到了历史上最近距离的镜头

It even moves among them without ruffling a feather.

它甚至能轻松自如地在它们中间行走

Humboldts are the only mainland penguin to live in the tropics.

洪堡企鹅是唯一一种生活在热带的陆地企鹅

Their survival depends on the Humboldt current that brings both food and cold water to these shores.

它们的存活要依靠洪堡海流冲刷海岸带来食物和冷水

Like the other penguins,

与其他种类的企鹅一样

they accept the SpyCam as one of their own, even testing its reaction.

它们把偷拍摄像机视为自己的一员,甚至跑去试探它的反应

But it's only a brief encounter.

但企鹅们没有深究

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