纪录片《我们的地球》 第349期 广袤草原(14)

（单词翻译）

A two-foot-long tongue covered in microscopic¹ hooks,

六十厘米长的舌头上面布满极小的钩子，

followed by claws longer than those of a velociraptor.

加之比迅猛龙还要长的爪子。

A giant anteater on the plains of South America.

这是一只生活在南美平原上的大食蚁兽。

It can devour² 20,000 insects a day.

它每天可以吞食两万只昆虫。

Powerful forelegs enable it to rip apart a termite³ hill with ease.

有力的前肢让它们能够轻易地掰开白蚁巢。

And as the sun bakes the grass, the termites⁴ face new danger.

太阳炙烤草原，白蚁面临着新的危险，

In minutes, fire turns grassland⁵ to ash.

几分钟内，大火就将草原化为灰烬。

But the grasses are not dead. Their underground stems are unharmed.

但是草不会被大火烧尽。它们的地下茎完好无损。

Weeks, months may pass,

数周、数月就这么过去了，

but eventually the rains will return and the grass will sprout⁶ again.

但是雨季终将来临，青草又会重新发芽。

Some grasslands⁷ must endure not only fire, but ice.

一些草原不仅要忍受火的炙烤，还有冰霜。

As winter approaches, the prairies of North America begin to freeze.

冬季来临，北美的草原开始霜冻。