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纪录片《冰冻星球》 第98期 极地之限（4）

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Their parents have been hunting.

它们的父母一直在捕猎

Their offerings are devoured1 instantly.

但猎物立马就被狼吞虎咽而下

Arctic hare is a mainstay of the tundra2 diet

北极野兔是冻原主要的食物

and one the cubs3 seem particularly keen on.

小家伙们貌似对这一食物情有独钟

Uneaten food is usually hidden for leaner times,

吃剩的食物会储藏起来以备不时之需

but there will be no leftovers4 today.

但今天的食物却被吃了个精光

The cubs are growing fast and are always hungry.

小家伙们长得很快 似乎永远吃不饱

The good times are certainly back,

美好的时光已经来临

but these white wolves remind us

但这些雪白的狼提醒着我们

of the Arctic's less welcoming side.

北极也有不友好的一面

Their coats are pale

它们淡色的皮毛

to conceal5 them during the long, snowy winter.

使它们能在漫长多雪的冬季潜伏起来

It's easy to forget that one month ago,

大家似乎都忘记了 一个月前

this land was a barren, white desert.

这片土地还是贫瘠的白色荒原

But finding a decent meal here is never easy.

但在这里寻觅一顿佳肴绝非易事

The parents travel up to 80 miles in a day

狼爸狼妈日行八十英里

in search of more substantial prey6 for their growing family.

为它们不断壮大的家庭搜寻更多猎物


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1 devoured af343afccf250213c6b0cadbf3a346a9     
吞没( devour的过去式和过去分词 )； 耗尽； 津津有味地看； 狼吞虎咽地吃光
参考例句：
  • She devoured everything she could lay her hands on: books, magazines and newspapers. 无论是书、杂志，还是报纸，只要能弄得到，她都看得津津有味。
  • The lions devoured a zebra in a short time. 狮子一会儿就吃掉了一匹斑马。
2 tundra dmtwW     
n.苔原，冻土地带
参考例句：
  • The arctic tundra is at the top of the world around the North Pole.北极冻原是指北极点周边的地区，是世界最高的地方。
  • There is a large amount of methane gas under the Siberian tundra.西伯利亚的冻土地带之下有大量的甲烷气体。
3 cubs 01d925a0dc25c0b909e51536316e8697     
n.幼小的兽，不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • a lioness guarding her cubs 守护幼崽的母狮
  • Lion cubs depend on their mother to feed them. 狮子的幼仔依靠母狮喂养。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 leftovers AprzGJ     
n.剩余物，残留物，剩菜
参考例句：
  • He can do miracles with a few kitchen leftovers.他能用厨房里几样剩饭做出一顿美餐。
  • She made supper from leftovers she had thrown together.她用吃剩的食物拼凑成一顿晚饭。
5 conceal DpYzt     
v.隐藏，隐瞒，隐蔽
参考例句：
  • He had to conceal his identity to escape the police.为了躲避警方，他只好隐瞒身份。
  • He could hardly conceal his joy at his departure.他几乎掩饰不住临行时的喜悦。
6 prey g1czH     
n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨
参考例句：
  • Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
  • The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。

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