搞笑视频:腹黑的企鹅你伤不起

 Over the coming months, the few parts of Antarctic that are ice-free will be the stage on which 5 million Adélies will build their nests.

在未来的几个月，一些南极的无冰地区，将有5万阿黛利企鹅筑巢。

To construct one, they need pebbles¹. And without a good-looking nest, a male would be unable to attract a female when they at last arrive. An impressive property demonstrates your worth as a mate. 

建巢需要鹅卵石，要是没有好看的巢穴，雄企鹅最终就不能吸引异性。是否拥有令人印象深刻的足够多的财富是选择伴侣的条件。

It takes stones of all shapes and sizes to build a decent nest and finding ones that are just right is not easy. So some penguins² turn to a life of crime.

建立一个像样的巢需要很多各种形状和大小的石头，而要找到恰到好处的石头并不那么容易。所以一些企鹅就出现了腹黑的行为。

The one who has been robbed seems unaware³ that the thief is just over his shoulder and looking for more.

这只企鹅一直勤勤恳恳地捡石头，并没意识到，小偷就在他背后。

The thief's nest is coming along nicely, probably because he keeps a particularly sharp lookout⁴ for robbers. After all, it takes one to know one.

这只腹黑小偷企鹅的巢建的不错，大概因为他对可能会偷石头的窃贼保持了高度的戒备，毕竟，它自己也好不到哪里去。

1 pebbles   

[复数]鹅卵石； 沙砾； 卵石，小圆石( pebble的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The pebbles of the drive crunched under his feet. 汽车道上的小石子在他脚底下喀嚓作响。
• Line the pots with pebbles to ensure good drainage. 在罐子里铺一层鹅卵石，以确保排水良好。

2 penguins   

n.企鹅( penguin的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Why can penguins live in cold environment? 为什么企鹅能生活在寒冷的环境中？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Whales, seals, penguins, and turtles have flippers. 鲸、海豹，企鹅和海龟均有鳍形肢。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 unaware   

a.不知道的，未意识到的

参考例句：

• They were unaware that war was near. 他们不知道战争即将爆发。
• I was unaware of the man's presence. 我没有察觉到那人在场。

4 lookout   

n.注意，前途，瞭望台

参考例句：

• You can see everything around from the lookout.从了望台上你可以看清周围的一切。
• It's a bad lookout for the company if interest rates don't come down.如果利率降不下来，公司的前景可就不妙了。