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纪录片《非洲》 第120期:非洲的未来(39)

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Buffalo1 usually move in herds3,

水牛一般是成群的

so there's something odd about him.

所以他单独一人有点奇怪

It may be that it was brought up as a calf4 and is humanised.

也许他从小被人驯养 有点人性化了

Or it may be that he's an outcast from the herd2 in some way

又或者出于某些原因 他被逐出群了

and that he's rather grumpy and fed up with life.

导致他脾气很坏 厌倦了生活

But I think it's just hot and he's just plodding5 around

但我猜只是太热了 他只是到处游荡

and wondering where he might get a drink and a decent sandwich.

想找水喝 找个美味的三明治吃

I feel the same way myself, actually.

其实 我也有所同感

The team's filming has coincided

我们在里瓦的拍摄行程

with the newest arrival at Lewa,

正好碰上了新成员的到来

a baby rhino6 in need of 24-hour care.

一只需要24小时全天照料的幼犀牛

This little chap was born blind

眼前的小家伙天生失明

and is guided everywhere by his keepers.

由他饲养员的引导走路

They took him away from his mother a few weeks ago,

他们前几周从他妈妈身边将他带走

because she couldn't protect him any more.

因为她无能力保护他了

He's very vulnerable so he would have been killed by predators7.

他非常脆弱 很可能会被食肉动物捕杀

It's like filling up a petrol tank.

就像给油箱加油似的

Every rhino is precious

每只犀牛都很珍贵

and so it seems a fitting end

所以以他们的镜头来做

for the final scene of the series.

本纪录片系列的结尾似乎很合理


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1 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。
2 herd Pd8zb     
n.兽群,牧群;vt.使集中,把…赶在一起
参考例句:
  • She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
  • He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.他从无主见,只是人云亦云。
3 herds 0a162615f6eafc3312659a54a8cdac0f     
兽群( herd的名词复数 ); 牧群; 人群; 群众
参考例句:
  • Regularly at daybreak they drive their herds to the pasture. 每天天一亮他们就把牲畜赶到草场上去。
  • There we saw herds of cows grazing on the pasture. 我们在那里看到一群群的牛在草地上吃草。
4 calf ecLye     
n.小牛,犊,幼仔,小牛皮
参考例句:
  • The cow slinked its calf.那头母牛早产了一头小牛犊。
  • The calf blared for its mother.牛犊哞哞地高声叫喊找妈妈。
5 plodding 5lMz16     
a.proceeding in a slow or dull way
参考例句:
  • They're still plodding along with their investigation. 他们仍然在不厌其烦地进行调查。
  • He is plodding on with negotiations. 他正缓慢艰难地进行着谈判。
6 rhino xjmztD     
n.犀牛,钱, 现金
参考例句:
  • The rhino charged headlong towards us.犀牛急速地向我们冲来。
  • They have driven the rhino to the edge of extinction.他们已经令犀牛濒临灭绝。
7 predators 48b965855934a5395e409c1112d94f63     
n.食肉动物( predator的名词复数 );奴役他人者(尤指在财务或性关系方面)
参考例句:
  • birds and their earthbound predators 鸟和地面上捕食它们的动物
  • The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement. 捕食性动物的眼睛能感觉到最细小的动静。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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