Secret Life of Birds《鳥類秘聞（2012）》第一季第一集完整中英文對照劇本

1、威爾士的鳥兒過著令人想象不到的A bird's life in Wales must seem the most pleasant existence最甜美的生活you could ever wish for.還有什么比整天站在枝頭What could possibly be better than being on a perch,高歌♥一曲 與世無爭的日子更快活的呢?singing happily all day without a worry in the world?當然還能飛行And, of course, there's that abilit

2、y to fly.自♥由♥翱翔 隨心所欲To go anywhere you feel like, totally free.天堂般的生活A life made in heaven.除了.Anything but.鳥兒們得起早貪黑地活動Birds have to work from dawn until dusk.找尋食物和水源維生They have to find food and water to live.如果它們找不到 就會死掉If they fail to do so, they die.它們得和環(huán)境抗爭They have to battl

3、e the elements.尤其是在冬季 存活下來極其困難Survival, especially during Winter, is extremely difficult.春季 它們忙著生兒育女During Spring, they're busy raising new families.這時它們不僅要養(yǎng)活自己Then they not only have to feed themselves,還有它們嗷嗷待哺的孩子but also their hungry chicks.它們必須保護幼鳥免受其他猛禽的傷害They have to protect the chicks from

4、 others who wish to do them harm.它們自己也會成為捕食目標They can be targets themselves.當然 它們還得忍♥受我們?nèi)祟怉nd, of course, they have to put up with us.它們得在我們?nèi)祟惌h(huán)境中尋求生存之道They have to find a way of surviving in our artificial landscape.在本集中 我會探尋In this series, I'm going to be finding out威爾士境內(nèi)鳥兒們的真實生活what

5、 a bird's life is really like in Wales.我會尋遍這里各種不同種類的鳥兒I'm going to be discovering the vast array of species we have here.探究它們生活的奧秘And I'm going to be probing into their secret lives.布雷肯國家公園的特雷斯山峰高地The uplands of Traeth Mawr in the Brecon Beacons.一個寒冷四月清晨的破曉Dawn's breaking on a cold A

6、pril morning.布雷肯公園的最高峰 蓬萊峰就在遠方The Beacons' highest peak, Pen y Fan, is in the distance.黎明被鳥鳴聲喚醒This first hour is alive with sounds.新一天因鳥兒們提前來臨The day starts early for birds.隨著太陽升起 霧霓騰彌As the sun rises and the mist lifts,鳥兒們展示出它們?nèi)康臉s耀the birds are revealed in all their glory.在本集中 我將探尋鳥鳴聲的奧秘In th

7、is programme, I'm exploring the secret life of bird calls.如今在威爾士很難再找到There can't be that many places left in Wales now這樣幾乎未被破壞的棲息著各種各樣物種的where you've got a fairly unspoilt area like this野生環(huán)境了with an incredible variety of habitats in it.你能看到高草原 金雀花You've got the tall grassland here, y

8、ou've got the gorse,我身后還能看到山巒 沼澤地you've got the hills behind me, you've got marshland,你還能看到長滿蕨菜花的山丘you've got bracken-covered hills over there as well.你在這能看到很多鳥兒And you've got so many birds here.你能從它們的鳴叫和吟唱中分辨出它們You can identify all of them from their calls and their songs.這是一只林巖

9、鷚This is a dunnock.柳鶯A willow warbler.水蒲葦鶯And a sedge warbler.它們都是雄鳥 在通過歌♥聲宣示領地These are all male birds and they're singing to mark their territory.它們會選其領地And in their territory,最繁密的樹叢中最高聳的枝頭歌♥唱they've chosen the highest perch on the tallest bush to sing.樹叢里這種刺耳的叫聲There

10、's this scratchy kind of call here amongst the gorse.是剛從非洲回來的水蒲葦鶯That's a sedge warbler just in from Africa now.一群云雀在草地里 還有草地鷚There are skylarks in this grass. There are meadow pipits.一對麻鷸在那邊There's a pair of curlew over there.一只柳鶯飛走了There's a willow warbler going away now.山坡那邊傳來的是布谷

11、鳥的叫聲There's been a cuckoo calling from that hillside over there.叫聲最美妙的鳥 在這整個沼澤地 濕地里The best one, I think, of all is in this marshy, wet area here.是一種叫"鷸"的鳥It's a bird called a snipe它的叫聲像是"滴答滴答"一樣and it's got a kind of a tick-tock-tick-tock kind of call.值得一提的是 它不是靠喙發(fā)聲B

12、ut it also does a display, where it doesn't use its beak,是用尾巴it actually uses its tail.是靠兩片外尾的羽毛It pushes out these two outer tail feathers,當它俯沖的時候 and when it dives down,就能發(fā)出這種相當難以置信的聲響it does this most incredible noise.這就是鷸的"滴答"叫聲This is the snipe's tick-tack call.鷸就在野外某處鳴叫The sn

13、ipe is calling somewhere on the ground.叫聲足夠吸引雌鳥飛入他的領地It's loud enough to attract a female into its territory.之后他開始翱翔And then he displays.氣流通過他外尾羽毛時The movement of wind through his outer tail feathers產(chǎn)生了獨特的聲響creates a unique noise.這里是卡迪夫城的比特公園This is Bute Park, Cardiff.這里的早晨也因鳥兒提早來到Here too, it&#

14、39;s an early start for the birds.這是畫眉鳥 最佳歌♥星之一This is a song thrush, one of our finest singers.它總會反復鳴樂 至少兩次It'll always repeat a phrase at least twice.清晨的鳴唱能讓它It's important to sing early成為第一只吸引雌鳥的鳥兒to be the first one to attract the attention of a female.當然 他的歌♥聲能在公園A

15、lso, his sound will travel further in the park相對沉靜的黎明穿越得更遠in the relative silence of the dawn比今天之后的效果要好的多than it will do later on in the day.這的很多鳥兒們在隆冬時節(jié)都開始歌♥唱了A lot of our birds actually start singing in the middle of Winter.時節(jié)不錯 That's a good thing因為沒有樹葉遮擋 你能看見它們because there are no

16、 leaves and you can see them.鷦鷯最早最小的歌♥唱者之一One of the earliest and the smallest is the wren.現(xiàn)在就有一只正在歌♥唱There's one singing away in here now.雖然他是體形最小的鳥兒之一 It's one of our smallest birds但歌♥聲相當洪亮and yet it has an incredibly loud song.我覺得他用了丹田之氣 I think it's a

17、ll lungs因為這不是即興而唱because it doesn't burst into song,完全舒展開了it absolutely explodes.這只鷦鷯像這樣擺動翅膀This one is waggling its wings like this.他發(fā)現(xiàn)這附近有競爭對手He's got a rival somewhere nearby他試圖讓自己看上去更強壯那么一丁點and he's trying to make himself look just that little bit bigger.給力的鳥兒 我愛鷦鷯Cracking birds. I l

18、ike wrens."提切兒-提切兒." 你聽到了嗎?Tee-cher-tee-cher-tee-cher. Can you hear that?這是山雀的叫聲 上面就有一只That's a great tit. There's one up here,那邊有一只在回應and there's another one answering from over there.它就是普通的森林田園鳥It's a really common garden and woodland bird還有你走近仔細打量 它很漂亮and yet, you look a

19、t it close up and it's stunning.綠黃黑白 一應俱全Greens and yellows and blacks and whites.歌♥聲很有趣The song is interesting.人們發(fā)現(xiàn)那些歌♥詞最長最復雜的雄山雀They've found that the males with the longest and most intricate songs是最能吸引雌山雀的are the most successful at attracting a mate.于是乎 它們會剽竊其他鳥兒的歌&

20、amp;hearts;聲So what they do is, they'll steal little bits of other birds' songs編入它們自己的歌♥聲中and incorporate it into their own.但"提切兒-提切兒"這個音符總會在里面But they've always got that tee-cher-tee-cher element in it.這的山雀真是太多了There are lots of them here.大斑啄木鳥們也在求偶Great spotted woo

21、dpeckers too are attracting each other,但它們的方法與眾不同but they have a different method.它們是"打鼓"They drum.這只是雌鳥 雌雄啄木鳥都"打鼓"This is a female. Both males and females drum.雄鳥頸部上有紅斑The male has a red patch on his neck.就像所有的鼓手一樣 它們只選最好的"鼓"And like all good drummers, they select the

22、best drum.那種能制♥造♥出最吵噪音的"鼓"The one that will make the most noise.盡管不同種的鳥鳴聲是復雜多樣的Although birdsongs can be complex and varied within species,但有些鳥兒只發(fā)出非常單一的聲音some birds make do with a very simple one.這只小鳥吟唱的地點是在卡迪根市附近的This little bird is singing above Ceibwr Bay near Card

23、igan北彭布羅克郡海岸on the North Pembrokeshire coast.當我們想起鳥鳴時When we think of birdsong,我們常常想起美妙和諧之音 比如知更鳥we tend to think of really tuneful songs like the melodious songs和黑鸝的悠揚歌♥聲 甚至是云雀的歌♥聲of robins and blackbirds or maybe even the skylark.但不是所有鳥類的鳴叫都是這樣 But not all birds sing like tha

24、t.這是一只白喉鶯This is a whitethroat.這只白喉鶯剛剛從非洲千里迢迢回來It's a little warbler that's just come all the way back from Africa.他一來到這就駐足不停地鳴叫He keeps singing from the song post he's got here.這次駐足的是樹莓叢In this case, it's an old bit of bramble.他的叫聲怎么說呢 頂多是粗糙的聲音His song is what you could call, at bes

25、t, a scratchy song.但明顯有效果But it obviously works他發(fā)現(xiàn)離海岸不遠處有一個雌鳥窩because he's got a female nesting just over the bank here.于是乎 他飛去給她喂一會兒食There he goes. He's going off to feed her for a while之后他又回來在完全相同的位置繼續(xù)鳴叫before he comes back and sings from exactly the same post.這只幸運的白喉鶯占據(jù)的領地 This lucky whit

26、ethroat probably has one大概是威爾士最美麗的吧of the best patches of territory in Wales.一座"全景式避暑別♥墅♥"A Summer residence with outstanding views.有些鳥兒就沒這么好的命了 Some birds are not so lucky.即便是珍稀鳥類Even very special birds.這是一只波紋林鶯 This is a Dartford warbler.威爾士最珍稀的鳥類之一It's one of W

27、ales' rarest birds.他的家能俯眺塔爾伯特港And his residence overlooks Port Talbot.波紋林鶯看上去跟你在威爾士The Dartford warbler looks quite different能見到的任何一只鳥有很大不同to any other small bird that you'll see in Wales.風景不重要The view doesn't matter.更重要的是他找到了一塊完美的棲息地What's more important is that he's found a sma

28、ll patch of perfect habitat,讓他能唱歌♥和筑巢where he can sing and nest.但他得唱的非常響亮才能賽過交通噪音But he'll have to sing very loud above the traffic noise這是所有都市鳥兒們得適應的一點and this is something all urban birds have to get used to.這里是北威爾士的貝茲考德This is Betws-y-Coed in North Wales.現(xiàn)在是清晨 It's early mornin

29、g霍利赫德高速路非常繁忙and the A5 is very busy.在這座公園 In the park,鳥兒們同樣在過著它們忙碌的生活birds are also getting on with their busy lives.歐歌♥鶇正在那唱歌♥A song thrush singing away up there.站在樹頂 放聲高歌♥Singing its little heart out from the top of that tree.它會像這樣渡春迎夏It'll do that all through

30、the Spring and into the Summer.問題是 他選擇了在這筑巢The problem is, it's decided to nest in a town,這樣一來 他每天清早得和汽車爭鳴了so it's got to compete every morning with the traffic.研究顯示都市鳥兒會提高自己的音量Research has shown that urban birds may make their songs louder來抵消交通噪音to compensate for this noise.叫聲也會和生活在鄉(xiāng)野的The s

31、ongs can also be very different to the songs同種鳥兒的有很大不同of the same species living in the countryside.不是所有鳥兒都在枝頭高歌♥Not all birds sing from a perch.有些威爾士鳥兒住在沒有樹木Some Welsh birds live in habitats沒有合適棲息地唱歌♥的地方where there are no trees or suitable perches to sing from.這里是北威爾士普利斯坦丁地區(qū)的T

32、hese are the Gronant sand dunes near Prestatyn格蘭特沙丘in North Wales.春夏季里 云雀們在這繁殖Here, skylarks breed during the Spring and Summer.我認為很多鳥鳴聲都比不過云雀I don't think many songs can compete with the skylark song.現(xiàn)在是他們忙碌的時候It's a busy time for them.現(xiàn)在是春季 It's Spring雄鳥們正在建立自己的領地and the males are sett

33、ing up territories.它們相互追逐嬉戲They are chasing each other around.它們在唱歌♥與飛翔間無休無止They'll sing and climb and climb and climb and sing and sing.就像是在比賽看誰能It's like a competition to see which one can do唱出最復雜的歌♥ 攀得比天高the most complicated song and climb the highest.它們這么做很重要 It'

34、;s important they do that因為它們建立的領地because the territory that they establish他必須維持下去 has got to sustain,不只是雄鳥們 配偶和整個家庭也要not just them, but a mate and a family as well.這就是為什么你看到很多云雀 That's why you'll get lots of them.不只是這只 幾十只這么多Not just this one There are dozens of them.它們一路鳴叫著渡春迎夏They're

35、singing all the way through Spring into Summer進入秋天也是這樣 很美妙的聲音and into the Autumn as well. It's a lovely sound.云雀們將歌♥聲融入飛行表演當中Skylarks have incorporated their song into an aerial display.雄鳥們用空中俯沖的方式吸引雌鳥The males attract the females by literally falling from the sky.它們會無休止的這么做They will

36、do it over and over即便是找到配偶后 為了維系她 維持領地even when a female has been found, to keep her, and the territory.當我還是個小家伙時 我就對鳥巢很著迷Since I was a lad, I've been fascinated by birds nests.到處尋找它們 Looking for them這樣的墻是知更鳥和鷦鷯理想的安樂窩A wall like this is ideal for a robin or a wren.因為它們可以把巢藏起來 Because they tuck t

37、he nests away,找到鳥巢的最佳辦法之一是one of the best ways to find them仔細聽警報聲is to listen for an alarm call.每只鳥的警報聲不盡相同An alarm call is different for every bird but they are similar.叫聲非常大 非常刺耳 連續(xù)斷音They are loud, very harsh and often staccato有點像機關槍bit like a machine gun.當你聽到是 你就知道鳥巢不遠了When you hear that, you kno

38、w the nest isn't far.警報聲有多種目的The alarm call serves several purposes.首先 當然是警告我別靠近It warns me to stay back.其次 警告其他鳥兒這里有危險發(fā)生Also, it's to warn other birds that there is danger in the area.但還有另外一個目的 But there is much anything就是告知配偶藏起鳥蛋或者幼崽but else It's to warn the mate, who will be incubatin

39、g eggs or young,保持安靜 保持不動 to stay quiet, to stay still這樣不會暴露鳥巢的位置and not to give away the nest's location.我們都知道這一只 不吉利的烏鴉We've all heard this one, an unhappy blackbird.這通常是一只貓或一個人路過他樹下的叫聲It's usually a cat or a person walking under his tree.靠近游隼的巢穴是違法的It's illegal to go anywhere near

40、 a peregrine's nest因為它是受保護動物as it's a protected species.如果你靠的太近 它會給你點厲害嘗嘗But the peregrine would soon let you know if you were too near.這是哈勒赫城♥堡♥附近森林有趣的一幕This is an interesting situation in a woodland near Harlech.一對五子雀夫婦A nuthatch pair把家安在了一個舊啄木鳥樹洞里has taken up residen

41、ce in an old woodpecker hole.巢穴里的雄鳥聽到了配偶的警報聲The nuthatch at the nest is alerted by an alarm call from his mate.如今當啄木鳥再冒險靠近時 A woodpecker is now an unwelcome guest已是不受歡迎的客人了when he ventures too close.五子雀夫婦拼命把它嚇走The nuthatch pair do their very best to scare him off.最終 這支啄木鳥認命了Eventually, the woodpecke

42、r gets the message.這只蒼頭燕雀在附近有個巢This chaffinch has a nest nearby.它正發(fā)出尖厲的警報聲It's making a high-pitched alarm call.音頻太高了 很難讓我們清楚聽見It's very high frequency and very difficult for us to make out.但他的幼鳥聽得見But it's meant for its chicks.保持安靜不要暴露巢穴位置的信♥號♥♥A sign to

43、 be quiet and not to give away the nest's location.所有的這些鳥鳴聲都是預警系統(tǒng)All of these calls are an early warning system本質(zhì)上是幫助鳥兒們躲避危險and are essential in helping birds escape danger.有些鳥兒的預警聲相當復雜Some birds have calls that are so complicated就像是它們獨自的語言一樣it's as if they have their own language.這里是安格爾西島西海

44、岸的紐巴勒森林This is Newborough Forest on the west coast of Anglesey.威爾士境內(nèi)最大的針葉樹種植園之一It's one of the largest conifer plantations in Wales.在冬季 大約八百只烏鴉每晚在森林里棲息During Winter, around 800 ravens roost every night in the forest.這是不列顛最大的烏鴉聚集群之一It's one of the biggest assemblages of ravens in Britain.烏鴉是所

45、有鳥類中叫聲最遠的Ravens have the widest range of calls of any bird.白天 它們飛掠大地搜尋食物During the day, they scavenge the land for food,傍晚時回到森林保護自己 聚眾取暖and return here at dusk to the security and warmth of the forest.當他們回來占據(jù)樹梢棲息位置的時候As they arrive and occupy roosting positions in the trees,它們彼此間的叫聲相當迷人the calls the

46、y make to each other are fascinating.我已經(jīng)潛伏在樹下了 I've sneaked in below the trees,現(xiàn)在就在棲息地的邊緣right at the edge of the roost now.主棲息地在我左邊 The main roost is to my left但有些鳴叫的烏鴉在我右邊but there are few vocal birds to my right.來聽聽這些聲音Listen to these noises.專家說烏鴉們能發(fā)出三十種不同的叫聲They say that ravens have more tha

47、n 30 different calls我反正信了and I can well believe it.這簡直就是一門語言It's a kind of language really.一門你我聽不懂的語言 A language we don't understand,但依然是門語言but a language none the less.不斷的彼此溝通Constantly communicating with each other.這些聲音有的相當奇特Some of these noises are so weird.烏鴉們這么鳴叫肯定有理可循There must be a re

48、ason why ravens are calling like this.它們的叫聲不只是為了好玩They are not simply calling for fun.眼下 這是個不解之謎 For the time being, it's a mystery.我們聽不懂它們的語言We don't understand their language.有充分證據(jù)表明 它們應該在分享There's good evidence they maybe sharing information食物源的信息about food sources.一只烏鴉沒能力獨自保護尸骸A rave

49、n cannot defend a carcass on its own.但一群烏鴉就另當別論了But it can if it's part of a group.這應該是自然本能的聲音It's thought the volume and nature of a call應該是在傳遞發(fā)現(xiàn)物的位置 距離maybe giving information about the location, distance還有體積大小and size of a find.通過信息分享 By sharing this information,它們第二天能一起飛回去they can go bac

50、k together the next day獲得食物to benefit from the food.在威爾士 鳥群齊飛的美麗景色隨處可見All over Wales, fabulous views of flying flocks are common,尤其是在沿海岸一線especially along the coast.在這樣的鳥群中 它們通常會彼此鳴叫And in these flocks, birds often call to each other.這些涉禽住在麥奈海峽附近These waders are near the Menai Strait.這里能聽到相當大范圍的鳥叫聲I

51、t's a place where you'll hear a fabulous range of calls.這些加拿大雁是從納福什河口灣飛過來的These Canada Geese are taking off from the Nevern Estuary.寒鴉特別吵鬧Jackdaws are particular noisy.這些要回拉內(nèi)利附近的棲息地了These are returning to roost near Llanelli.但威爾士最令人眼前一亮 But the most impressive communication show in Wales,聽覺和

52、視覺雙贊的both in terms of sound and vision,鳥群齊飛秀是由星椋鳥表演的is that performed by starlings.它們來阿伯里斯特威斯 在碼頭過夜These have arrived at Aberystwyth to spend the night on the pier.噢! 這的天空滿是星椋鳥Oh! The sky here is just full of starlings.來來往往 Back and forth.看他們飛入棲息地真像是在催眠Watching them coming into roost is really hypno

53、tic.這個龐大形狀隨時不斷變化This huge shape that is constantly changing all the time.和阿伯里斯特威斯碼頭相比 The advantage with Aberystwyth Pier就是小不點is that it's so short.然而鳥群正飛過你的頭頂That means that the display comes right over your head.還有 你可以聽到它們And also, you can hear them.數(shù)千雙翅膀 如果你聽仔細的話 thousands of wings If you lis

54、ten carefully,所有這些翅膀都是同步的all these wings beating at once.它們不斷彼此溝通They call to each other constantly.正因為你離這整個奇觀如此之近Because you are so close to the whole spectacle here,所以你能感受的到y(tǒng)ou feel part of it.又來了 快看啊! 一波鳥海涌過來了Here they go again, look at that! A wave of starlings coming over.噢 哇喔!Oh, wow!黃昏時分 數(shù)千只降

55、臨 大概有兩萬多只By dusk, thousands arrive. Maybe 20,000 or more.沒人確切知道星椋鳥為什么要這么做No-one knows for sure why starlings do this,但它們聚在一起肯定有某種原因but they are certainly communicating with each other for some reason.它們不斷在鳴叫They are constantly calling.齊飛秀本身可能是一種自身社會需要 The flying display itself may serve a social nee

56、d.它們把自己組織起來They might be organising themselves變成最強大最合適的狀態(tài)into the strongest and fittest最終尋求最佳的棲息落腳位置to eventually get the best roosting position.它們也可能是通過群繞方式免受They might be moving around to protect themselves捕食鳥侵犯from predatory birds.可能只是落地前查看棲息地的狀況It could simply be checking out the roost before th

57、ey land.不論什么原因 可堪稱奇景Whatever the reason, it's an impressive sight.著陸之后它們繼續(xù)在鳴叫交流They continue to call and chatter after landing.此時所有鳥兒都找到棲身之地By the time every bird has found a perch,很難找到空位了there's hardly a single position free.依偎在一起 它們能保持溫暖Huddled together, they keep warm.位于棲息地中♥央♥的鳥兒們The birds at the centre of the roost不只是更溫暖will not only be warmer,還更安全but safer too.狐貍 貓貓 游隼在這抓不到它們No fox, cat or peregrine can get at them here.這是威爾士東北部 朗高倫鎮(zhèn)魯阿本山的It's first light on Ruabon Mountain ne