纪录片《非洲》 第5期:喀拉哈里沙漠（5）（在线收听）

It's not really his day, is it?

今天真是诸事不顺不是吗

Some young leopards grow up to be brilliant opportunists.

一些小猎豹将成长为杰出的投机捕猎者

But even they find life hard here in the Kalahari.

但连他们都觉得在喀拉哈里生存很艰难

These bizarre little birds are baby ostriches.They're just a few days old.

那些古怪的小鸟是鸵鸟雏鸟，他们才刚出生几天。

In time, they'll become superb desert survivors.

假以时日 他们会成为杰出的沙漠行者

But in the Kalahari, these early days are perilous.

但在喀拉哈里雏鸟期面临着诸多危险

Like leopards and meerkats,

如同猎豹和狐獴一样

Adult ostriches can extract all the moisture they require from their food.

成年鸵鸟能够从食物中汲取所需的水分

The chicks, however,won't survive much more than another day without water.

然而雏鸟缺了水几乎一天都活不下去

But there's none in sight.How can their parents conjure up water out here?

但目之所及都没有水，他们的父母要怎么变出水来呢？