纪录片《我们的地球》 第197期 季节森林(11)

（单词翻译）

As winter approaches in Chile spring is arriving in the northern hemisphere.

冬季逼近智利，北半球的春天却来了。

These are the deciduous¹ forests of Homme.

这是我家乡的落叶林。

Dormant² throughout the winter,

从冬天苏醒后，

they now undergo one of the most magical transformations³ in the natural world.

它们开始了自然界最神奇的转变。

By late spring the landscape is wrapped in a vibrant⁴ fresh green.

到了晚春，大地一片翠绿，风景如画。

Here, instead of conifers, there are broad leaved trees,

阔叶林代替针叶林，

and that makes the character of this forest entirely⁵ different.

同时也展现了完全不同的世界。

Being broad, these leaves trap much more light than needles,

不仅叶子能比针叶吸收更多阳光，

but they're also thin, soft and edible⁶.

而且叶子更薄、更软、更好吃。

And others can eat the leaf eaters.

螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后。