纪录片《我们的地球》 第342期 广袤草原(7)

（单词翻译）

And just as well, for the best food in this tiny forest is at the very top of its canopy¹.

和森林中一样，这片草丛中最好的食物也在植株最顶端。

Feeding up here, she's exposed. A barn owl².

但爬到高处觅食，就会暴露自己。一只仓鸮。

Not her finest move... But it did the trick.

动作不算灵巧，但也算成功逃命。

Harvest mice seldom go all the way down to the ground.

巢鼠鲜少在地面行动。

It's a tangled³ and dangerous world down here.

这里的世界复杂而危险。

But she can read the pattern of the stems overhead like a map, and so find her way home.

但她能够通过解读头顶的草茎来辨明方向，从而找到回家的路。

And not a minute too soon.

时机刚好。

There are mouths to feed.

幼崽嗷嗷待哺。

Her babies must fatten⁴ up quickly.

她的宝宝们必须迅速长大

They need to harvest the summer grasses while they're still rich with food.

他们要趁着夏季食物充盈时尽量进食成长。