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纪录片《我们的地球》 第18期 从南极到北极(18)

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At the peak of the dry season in the Kalahari, water arrives in the Okavango.

就在卡拉哈里旱季的最高峰时,奥卡万戈迎来了水

It fell as rain a thousand miles away in the highlands of Angola

这些水来自数千英里外安哥拉高地的降雨

and has taken nearly five months to reach here.

奔流了将近5个月才到达这里

The water drives out insects from the parched1 ground, which are snapped up by plovers2.

水将燥热土壤中的昆虫驱赶出来,它们很快便成了可口的点心

Catfish3, travelling with the flood, collect any drowning creatures the birds have missed.

随着洪水一块儿到来的鲶鱼,捡食着那些被鸟类遗漏的溺水者

It's a seasonal4 feast for animals of all kinds.

对所有动物来说,这是一场季节性的盛宴

Birds are the first to arrive in any numbers - wattled cranes, then black storks5.

鸟类是所有宾客中率先到达的,肉垂鹤,接着是黑鹳

Behind the birds come buffalo6.

鸟类之后就是非洲水牛

After weeks of marching their trek7 is coming to an end.

经过数周的长途跋涉,它们终于抵达了终点。


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1 parched 2mbzMK     
adj.焦干的;极渴的;v.(使)焦干
参考例句:
  • Hot winds parched the crops.热风使庄稼干透了。
  • The land in this region is rather dry and parched.这片土地十分干燥。
2 plovers 581c0fd10ae250c0bb69c2762155940c     
n.珩,珩科鸟(如凤头麦鸡)( plover的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The most likely reason for this is that male plovers outnumber females. 导致这种现象最可能的原因是雄性?鸟比雌性多。 来自互联网
3 catfish 2OHzu     
n.鲶鱼
参考例句:
  • Huge catfish are skinned and dressed by hand.用手剥去巨鲇的皮并剖洗干净。
  • We gigged for catfish off the pier.我们在码头以鱼叉叉鲶鱼。
4 seasonal LZ1xE     
adj.季节的,季节性的
参考例句:
  • The town relies on the seasonal tourist industry for jobs.这个城镇依靠季节性旅游业提供就业机会。
  • The hors d'oeuvre is seasonal vegetables.餐前小吃是应时蔬菜。
5 storks fd6b10fa14413b1c399913253982de9b     
n.鹳( stork的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Meg and Jo fed their mother like dutiful young storks. 麦格和裘像一对忠实的小鹳似地喂她们的母亲。 来自辞典例句
  • They believe that storks bring new babies to the parents' home. 他们相信白鹤会给父母带来婴儿。 来自互联网
6 buffalo 1Sby4     
n.(北美)野牛;(亚洲)水牛
参考例句:
  • Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's. 亚洲水牛比美洲水牛温顺些。
  • The boots are made of buffalo hide. 这双靴子是由水牛皮制成的。
7 trek 9m8wi     
vi.作长途艰辛的旅行;n.长途艰苦的旅行
参考例句:
  • We often go pony-trek in the summer.夏季我们经常骑马旅行。
  • It took us the whole day to trek across the rocky terrain.我们花了一整天的时间艰难地穿过那片遍布岩石的地带。

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