今天只做了这么多，这是一个记录片的字幕，我用这个字幕学习，再跟着视频的播放来一个段落一个段落的学
这部影片是48分钟,我打算5次,大致没十分钟一个帖子贴完
Africa Desert Garden （1）
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This is [Namaqualand] in southwest Africa
这里是非洲西南部的纳马夸兰
0only the strongest and most resourceful can survive here
只有最强壮和最具勇气者才能在这里生存
Life is anything but easy in such a [parched] land //anything but easy ---与艰难关联
炎热使生命变得如此艰难
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Only 6 inches of rain fall here each year //倒装
这里每年只有6英寸的降雨
But when the rain does fall,its effect is [miraculous] b w t r ds f,it[e]fct is mrcls
但是一旦降雨，便会显现神奇的效果
Flowers in every color of the rainbow unfold to greet the sun //rainbow之比喻各色
彩虹般绚丽的花朵迎着太阳怒放
A billion glorious blooms spread out across the sands to turn this dry and dusty desert into the greatest natural garden on earth
数十亿绚烂的花朵铺满了沙漠将这片干燥的沙漠变成世上最大的自然花园
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Spring time and the desert garden is in full bloom where it meets the sea along the coast of south Africa
春天，这个沙漠花园开满了鲜花一直延伸到南部非洲的海岸
it seems to cover almost every square inch of land even the stones themselves seem to come alive
似乎每寸土地都披覆着鲜花就连石头看起来都充满生命
The Atlantic ocean marks the western edge of Namaqualand
纳马夸兰的西部紧邻着大西洋
From here, this ancient desert [stretches] inland over sand [dunes] and great plains for hundreds of miles until it reaches this mountainous [escarpment]
这片古老沙漠布满沙丘和大平原，向内陆延伸数百英里，一直到达这片巨大的断崖
You might call it the garden wall
你可以称之为“花园围墙”
Within its boundaries,great [splashes] of color have transformed the desert plains into fields of flowers
围墙内，绚丽的色彩将这片沙漠平原染成花的海洋
There's enough variety here to make any [botanist ][drool]
这里的植物多样性足以让每个植物学家喜出望外
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In fact, there're over 3,000 different species of flower in Namaqualand and more than half of them occur nowhere else on earth
事实上，纳马夸兰花的种类超过3000种其中一半以上都只产于此地
//half of them occur nowhere else on earth 这个一半表达的好
But how does a desert support such an incredible diversity of life? not just of plants, but of animals too
如此繁多的生物多样性，背后原因何在？不仅仅是植物，动物也是如此
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Among ostriches, it's not mom but dad who looks after the nest
在鸵鸟家庭里，照看巢穴的不是妈妈而是爸爸
And this proud father has timed his family perfectly to coincide with the full flushes of spring
这个自豪的父亲选择 恰好在春季繁华之时建立家庭
But however cute these chicks are,they're not the most endearing inhabitants of the desert garden
这些小家伙尽管很可爱，但还不是这个沙漠花园里最惹人喜爱的
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That title falls to the meerkats
最惹人喜爱的当属猫鼬
These [captivating] animals are constantly on the lookout for predators
这种迷人的小动物总是紧张的关注着掠食者
But this time, they got nothing to fear
但现在，它们什么都不怕
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The Nama people have been peacefully [grazing] their [livestock] here for centuries
那马人已在这里过了几百年平静的畜牧生活
//畜牧生活 [grazing] their [livestock]
But by far the most important residents in Namaqualand are the smallest
其实迄今对纳马夸兰而言 最重要的是那些最小的家伙
Insects play a vital role in pollinating these desert blooms
昆虫在花朵的授粉过程中扮演重要角色
Over thousands of years, plants have evolved all sorts of ways to try to attract the interest of a passing pollinator giving Namaqualand a [floral] variety unmatched anywhere else on earth
千万年来植物已进化出了各种方法来吸引路过的授粉者,这让纳马夸兰具有独一无二的植物多样性
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Some plants even use deception 有些植物甚至会使用诡计
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the petals of this beetle(甲虫) daisy mimic the colors of a real beetle to try entice pollinators hungry not for nectar but for love
黑斑菊的花瓣酷似真甲虫的颜色 引诱那些为爱情而非花蜜的甲虫为之授粉
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These goldthorn flowers offer a different bribe
这些金蒺藜花则使用行贿的方式
Inside the flower are thousands of tiny but highly nutritious droplets of oil
花心里有数千个微小的富含营养的油滴
And to get to them, this bee has evolved extra long front legs which can gather the oil from the flower's long horns while pollen rubs off on the bee's body
为得到油滴，蜜蜂则进化出特别长的前腿,长腿使蜜蜂从长喇叭状花里得到油滴的同时
将花粉从身上擦掉
It's a remarkable relationship which has formed over thousands of generations
这种非凡的关系使它们的后代繁衍不断
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The long slender(细) flowers of these lapeirousia have helpful arrows (箭)directing hungry insects to a deep well of nectar within
姬绯扇菖蒲长而细的花长着“指向箭头”引导饥饿的虫子一直深入花心采蜜
Once again, specialist equipment is required
当然，专用装备是必须的
This time, a very, very long tongue. The flower reaps(get/gain) its reward when the fly collects a faceful of pollen and carries its genes to pollinate another flower and with a pollinator specialized to this one. the plant can be certain that its pollen will be carried to another flower of the same species.Well, almost certain
这次，则是特别特别长的舌头.花得到了回报，蝇满脸都是花粉,将把这朵花的基因传递给另外一朵花,授粉者专挑一种花,这确保了植物的花粉被授与同类.当然，基本如此
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Succulent leafed Mesembryanthemums have no nectar to offer and instead, bribe monkey beetles with a meal of pollen rich in protein(蛋白质)
多汁多叶的松叶菊没有花蜜 它向肖叶甲提供营养丰富的花粉作为食物
though this male seems to be more interested in love than lunch. Unfortunately, it's not long before another male arrives to break up the party
显然这只雄虫更感兴趣的是爱情而非午餐,不幸的是，不久另一只雄虫赶来破坏了约会
These fights over the ladies can be violent enough to break a rival's legs .But this time, the [interloper] is driven off unharmed.leaving the happy couple safe in their petal boudoir
雌虫的背上的这场战斗很残酷，竞争者的腿可能会断掉,但这次，入侵者毫发未损的被赶走了,幸福的小夫妻在花瓣中的闺房里很安全
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Not all insects enjoy such a happy relationship with the flowers of this desert garden
并不是所有的昆虫都和沙漠花园里的花保持这种互利的关系
These [foam grasshoppers] are hungry vandals devouring whole flowers even whole plant as they try put on enough weight to be able to reach breeding size before the season ends
这些网纹蝗是饥饿的破坏者，它们吃掉整个花朵甚至整株植物,它们在努力增肥,希望在春季结束前能达到生育水平
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The ostrich family is already growing fast
鸵鸟一家正在迅速壮大
The proud parents looking on as the chicks begin to forage for themselves
小家伙们已学会自己觅食,父母则自豪的看着它们
With so much to choose from they are a bit like children in a sweetshop hardly knowing where to start
这么多东西，怎么挑啊,就像小孩子在糖果店，不知从哪下口
But it's not just their parents keeping an eye on them
但它们父母仍关注地看着它们
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An ostrich's chick would make a good lunch for the caracal,but dad has other ideas
小鸵鸟对狞猫来说是绝美的午餐,但是父亲有了别的想法
And while the caracal puts on a good show,he wisely decides that [discretion ]is the better part of valor
当狞猫大展身手的时候，它的明智判断往往比英勇更重要
[ 此帖被huawuxin在2009-05-25 23:07重新编辑 ]
