纪录片《我们的地球》 第376期 奇迹城市(18)

（单词翻译）

On the night of the full moon,

在月圆之夜，

hundreds of tiny hawksbill turtle hatchlings emerge from the safety of their nest deep in the sand.

数百只刚孵化的小玳瑁从安全的沙底洞穴中钻出。

Their instinct is to reach the sea as quickly as possible.

本能驱使它们尽快爬到海里。

And their guide is the light of the full moon reflected on the water.

指引它们方向的是海水倒映的月光。

But this young hatchling is confused. It's going in the wrong direction.

但这只小玳瑁感到很困惑。它正朝错误的方向爬去。

Bright light is coming from the land.

明亮的灯光从陆地照来。

And all these hatchlings are travelling up the beach towards it.

让这些小玳瑁都从沙滩爬向内陆。

Predators¹ are ready to take advantage.

捕食者伺机而动。

Crabs² now make their burrows³ directly beneath the beach lights and wait for their prey⁴ to come to them.

螃蟹将巢穴直接建在沙滩灯光下，等猎物自己送上门。

Even if a hatchling escapes, they're still in peril⁵.

即使能成功逃脱，它们仍身处险境。