BBC-life生命中英文字幕全集-最完整版

1、第一集：生命的挑戰(zhàn)我們的星球Ourplanetmaybehome大約是3千多萬(wàn)種動(dòng)植物的家to30milliondifferentkindsofanimalsandplants.每個(gè)物種都會(huì)為生存而奮斗一生Eachindividuallockedinitsownlife-longfightforsurvival.無(wú)論你將目光投向何方，陸地還是海洋Everywhereyoulook總會(huì)看到為生存而戰(zhàn)的壯觀事例examplesofthelengthslivingthingsgototostayalive.這里是弗羅里達(dá)海岸ThisisthecoastofFlorida.海床上奇怪的圖案Here暗示

2、著某種動(dòng)物獨(dú)特的戰(zhàn)術(shù)hintatoneanimalsremarkablestrategy.它們是寬吻海豚Thesearebottlenosedolphins地球上最聰明的動(dòng)物之一oneofthemostintelligentanimalsonEarth.它們的獵物是迅速、靈巧的魚Theirpreyisveryelusive但是海豚們進(jìn)化出了一種全新的捕獵技巧Butthedolphinshaveinventedacompletelynewwayofhunting.通過(guò)用力向下拍尾巴，將淤泥攪動(dòng)起來(lái)Bybeatingitstaildownhard再通過(guò)繞圈游動(dòng)Andbyswimminginatig

3、htcircle用渾濁的泥水將一大群魚包圍起來(lái)itcreatesaringofmushroomingmudaroundashoaloffish.再像收網(wǎng)一樣縮小包圍圈Thecontractingringtrapsthefishjustlikeanet.由于恐慌，小魚們四下亂跳Panicked海豚們張嘴以待，很多魚落入口中Rightintotheopenmouthsofthewaitingdolphins.通過(guò)默契的組織、協(xié)作Againandagain海豚們?cè)斐鲆粋€(gè)接一個(gè)的包圍圈beforetheyalllineupwithperfecttiming.這群海豚這種優(yōu)勢(shì)在這個(gè)適者生存的世界里Thi

4、ssortofadvantagemaymeanthedifferencebetweenlifeanddeath也許就決定著生或死inthesurvivalofthefittest.這些事例能顯示出動(dòng)植物Thisseriesrevealsthemostspectacularandextraordinary一些奇特而又壯觀的生存策略strategiesthatanimalsandplantshavedevelopedtostayalive.對(duì)任何物種來(lái)說(shuō)必須克服，然后生存下來(lái)allofwhichmustbeovercome肯尼亞頂級(jí)獵手Thesupremehunters.獵豹?？克俣炔东CCheet

5、ahsspecialiseinhuntingatspeed.盡管很快它們天生只能捕捉小型獵物builttosprintaftersmallprey.它們不具備像獅子那樣的力量和體重Theydonthavethestrengthorweightofalion來(lái)?yè)涞勾笮瞳C物tobringdownlargeranimals.這只公豹是不同的Thismaleisdifferent.并不單獨(dú)捕獵，它明白“豹多力量大”的道理Hedoesnthuntalone.Heslearntthatthereisstrengthinnumbers.而且不只兩頭，而是三頭Butheretherearenotjusttwo

6、兄弟連Abandofbrothers.它們改變戰(zhàn)術(shù)Theyhavechangedtheirtacticsand對(duì)獵物發(fā)動(dòng)偷襲havetakentheirpreybysurprise.它們學(xué)會(huì)了只要團(tuán)結(jié)合作Theyhavelearntthatworkingtogether就能捕捉大的獵物theycanbringdownlargeprey.鴕鳥Anostrich.一種遠(yuǎn)比獵豹高大而且?guī)缀醣人鼈冎貎杀兜镍BAbirdthattowersoveracheetahandismorethantwiceasheavy.雖然逃跑時(shí)不能飛，但擁有致命的“彈腿一踢”Itcantflytoescapedanger一只

7、雌鴕鳥沒有留意到任何危險(xiǎn)Afemale即便三頭豹子，也要冒較高的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)Evenwiththreeofthemthisisstillhighlyrisky.如果有一頭受傷，另兩頭是搞不定這么大的獵物的Ifonegetsinjuredtheothertwocouldnthopetotacklesuchlargeprey.反之，如果這筆買賣成了Ontheotherhand回報(bào)是相當(dāng)豐厚的arehuge.雄鴕鳥已經(jīng)發(fā)現(xiàn)了一頭豹子，只是一頭Themalehasspottedoneofthebrothers它并沒有怎么擔(dān)心Itsnottooworried.忽然變成三頭！Thensuddenlytherear

8、ethree!雌鴕鳥意識(shí)到危險(xiǎn)時(shí)，已經(jīng)有點(diǎn)晚了Thefemaleisslowertorealisethedanger獵豹也改變了目標(biāo)andthecheetahsswitchtargets.必須將三頭豹子的力量全部聯(lián)合起來(lái)才能制服這種大鳥Ittakesthecombinedeffortandweightofallthreebrotherstobringdownthispowerfulbird.即便此時(shí)，鴕鳥也會(huì)發(fā)出最后一擊Evennowtheostrichcouldlandafatalkick.現(xiàn)在，豹子們贏了Sofar鴕鳥們則必須學(xué)會(huì)應(yīng)付這種攻擊策略O(shè)stricheshaveyettofind

9、awaytofoilsuchtactics.其它動(dòng)物也進(jìn)化出了類似的集體戰(zhàn)術(shù)Otheranimalshavealsoevolvedsurprisingtacticstooutmanoeuvre它們的對(duì)手，不但有驚人的力量，還有特殊的武器theenemy馬達(dá)加斯加Madagascar.一個(gè)捉摸不透的奇怪地方Astrangeworldwherenothingisquiteasitseems.在這里捕獵需要詭秘和花招Tohunthererequiresstealthandsubterfuge.在這些樹林里生存的一定是偽裝大師Andlivingwithinthetreesisamasterofambu

10、sh.螳螂Apreyingmantis.良好的偽裝、輕巧的身手Wellcamouflagedandlightningquick這種昆蟲是高效的獵手theseinsectsarehighlyefficientpredators.但即便它全副武裝Buteventheyareoutgunned.變色龍Achameleon.它的偽裝極其出色，因?yàn)樗軌蚋淖兤つw顏色與環(huán)境一致Itscamouflageisexceptionalbecauseitcanchangeitsskincolourtomatchitssurroundings.它的兩眼能獨(dú)立轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)，偵測(cè)獵物Itseyesmoveindependent

11、lytospotprey.悄悄地向目標(biāo)爬行，直到進(jìn)入攻擊范圍Itcreepstowardstoitsvictim然后使出超級(jí)武器Thenitunleashesasuperweapon.它的舌頭能以15米/秒的速度彈射而出Itstongueshootsoutat15metrespersecond.擊中目標(biāo)同時(shí)能將其牢牢黏住Andnotonlyhits不過(guò)很少的獵手能做到百戰(zhàn)百勝Butfewhuntersarealwayssuccessful.它們捕獵只為果腹Forthemahuntisjustonemeal.但對(duì)被捕者而言就慘了Forprey非生即死Itslife.ordeath.南極洲由春入夏

12、時(shí)，那些一度冰封的海灣得以解凍AsAntarcticamovesfromspringintosummer動(dòng)物們開始覓食Andanimalsmoveintofeed.南極食蟹海豹Thesearecrabeaterseals.它們并非真的吃螃蟹，而是捕食這片水域里以數(shù)十億集群的小蝦Theydontactuallyeatcrabs這些海豹躺在大的浮冰上是比較安全的Restingonalargeicefloe一旦下水，就得十分警惕Butassoonastheyenterthewater事出有因forgoodreason.虎鯨（逆戟鯨）Killerwhales.在南極許多虎鯨只吃魚HereinAntar

13、ctica但這一群不同，它們專獵食海豹Butthesewhalesaredifferent這只海豹下水后，沒意識(shí)到危險(xiǎn)正迎頭襲來(lái)Thissealswimmingtoopenwaterisunawareofthedangerheadinghisway.直到現(xiàn)在Untilnow.這次真的麻煩了，無(wú)法逃脫除非躲在這塊小浮冰后面Hesinrealtrouble.Thereisnoescapeunlesshecanhidebehindthissmallpieceoffloatingice.但它已經(jīng)被發(fā)現(xiàn)，并被包圍Buthesbeenspottedandsurrounded.就看夠不夠敏捷了Nowagil

14、ityishisonlychance.拼命地閃躲，不肯離開冰塊半步Hedodgesforhislife它已累壞了Hestiring.虎鯨們縮小包圍圈，準(zhǔn)備吃掉它Andthewhalestightenthecircle但捕食者們并不是每次都能如愿Buthuntersdontalwaysgettheirownway.最后，海豹的決心和技巧Intheend利用冰塊作掩護(hù)，保住了性命theiceforprotection虎鯨們則繼續(xù)遠(yuǎn)征Andthewhalesmoveon.最近的觀察得知Recentlyitsbeenobservedthatkillerwhales虎鯨們?cè)诓妒称渌N類的海豹時(shí)成功率更高

15、aremuchmoresuccessfulwhenhuntingothertypesofseal.像這只食蟹海豹，備戰(zhàn)太充分了Crabeaterslikethisputuptoomuchofafight.生活在開放水域的生物則沒地方躲避Forcreatureslivingintheopenoceanthereisnowheretohidefrompredators.群體生活則相對(duì)安全Butthereissafetyinnumbers.有一種魚進(jìn)化出了獨(dú)特的逃跑方法Onefish完全離開水面經(jīng)過(guò)一番努力的空中飛行Afterahugeefforttogetairborne飛魚可以滑翔200米，來(lái)逃

16、脫捕食者的追逐canglide200metresorso并非所有生物都是獵手，有些食素Notallanimalsarehunters但即便是動(dòng)植物之間，關(guān)系也會(huì)相當(dāng)緊張Butthebattlebetweenanimalsandplantscanalsobeintense.BoaVista這個(gè)山谷布滿了奇形怪狀的石頭Thisvalleyispepperedwithstrangelypittedrocks.這些并非自然形成的，而是動(dòng)植物長(zhǎng)期斗爭(zhēng)的產(chǎn)物Thesearenotnaturalformationsbutthelegacyofalongstrugglebetweenoneanimalando

17、neplant.棕毛僧猴晚上它們?cè)诎踩亩蠢镞^(guò)夜Theyspendtheirnightsinthesafetyofcaves早晨則出來(lái)覓食emergingeachmorningtofindfood.特別喜歡下到山谷里Downinthevalleyisaparticularfavourite.椰果Anutpalm.果實(shí)里種子很大很多防止饑餓的動(dòng)物們?nèi)∈硉hatprotectthemagainstattackfromhungryanimals.對(duì)猴子來(lái)說(shuō)這是一場(chǎng)消耗戰(zhàn)Forthecapuchinsthisisawarofattrition.它們挑出成熟的果子第一步是撕開果子表面的粗纖維Thefir

18、stjobistotearthetoughfibroushuskfromthenut.它并不是直接將果實(shí)掰開Hedoesnttrytocrackthenutstraightaway而是將它放在地上butdropsittotheground.它知道一周后果實(shí)就會(huì)被太陽(yáng)曬干Heslearntthatanutshouldbegivenaweekorsodryinginthesun.這些是它先前準(zhǔn)備好的Theseareoneshepreparedearlier.敲打，看是否已經(jīng)好了Hetapsthemtoseeiftheyreready.這個(gè)大石塊就是它的工具Thishugeflatrockishis

19、anvil.錘子Andthisisahammer.這種石頭比錘子還要堅(jiān)硬Itsmadeofadifferentandmuchharderrockthantheanvil.奇跡就要發(fā)生了Nowsomethingextraordinaryhappens.棕毛僧猴利用石塊Thecapuchinsuseofthesestonetoolsrequiresanexceptionallevel需要極高的技巧、智商和計(jì)劃ofintelligence果殼最終破裂，露出含油豐富的種子Thenutfinallycracksandexposesarich小猴子觀察并模仿如果它們想要自立Iftheyaretobecom

20、eindependent就得學(xué)會(huì)如何打開這些硬果theymustlearntocracktheirownnuts.但是學(xué)習(xí)的過(guò)程相當(dāng)漫長(zhǎng)，充滿沮喪Butthelearningprocessislong它們很早就知道想要成功Theylearnearlyonthattodoajobproperly就得有合適的工具youneedtherighttool.一般要花上八年時(shí)間才能練成這精湛的技藝Itcantakeeightyearsforacapuchintomasterthisart攻破椰果堅(jiān)不可摧的防線andovercomethepalmsformidabledefences.但有些植物反敗為勝，專

21、吃動(dòng)物Butsomeplantshaveturnedthetablesandfeedonanimals.這是一個(gè)極度精巧的陷阱Thisisahighlysophisticatedtrap.Thebait盤子的周圍布滿了香甜的蜜汁sugarynectararoundtherimofthedisc.一旦碰到了這些小刺中的兩根，就發(fā)動(dòng)了機(jī)關(guān)Thetriggers一只蒼蠅受不了這顏色和香味兒的誘惑Thevictim一根One.兩根Two.一旦觸發(fā)，籠子迅速合攏，蒼蠅無(wú)法逃脫Whentriggered維納斯捕蠅草現(xiàn)在慢慢地消化食物TheVenusflytrapnowslowlydigestsitsvic

22、tim.生存的挑戰(zhàn)不僅僅在于覓食Lifeschallengesaremorethanjustfindingfood.每種動(dòng)物都會(huì)有繁育期Ineveryanimalslifetherecomesatimewhenitsmindturnstobreeding.有種生物的表現(xiàn)令人驚異Onecreaturesapproachismind-boggling.馬來(lái)群島Malaysia.這種奇怪的昆蟲一直蟄伏在森林的地表Thisstrangeinsecthasbeenlyingdormantontheforestfloor.一旦樹上安全了，這些雄蟲就躲進(jìn)樹葉中，開始奇特的變形Oncesafeinthetre

23、es有個(gè)特征顯示出祖先和后代的差別Onethatwillmakethedifferencebetweenfatheringoffspringornot.它開始大口地空氣進(jìn)入頭部Hebeginsbygulpinginairbubbles然后把氣泡擠到“眼棒”里去Hethenpumpsthebubblesintothestalkssupportinghiseyes就像吹氣球一樣justlikeblowingupaballoon.這也使它得到了這個(gè)名字：Andthisiswhatearnsthesecreaturestheirname棒眼蠅thestalk-eyedfly.最后只需將褶皺稍稍抹平Af

24、ewfinaladjustmentstostraightenoutanyremainingcreases它已經(jīng)準(zhǔn)備好了andhesreadyforaction.看起來(lái)好像有些笨重，但這種“棒眼”不但可以更有利于發(fā)現(xiàn)天敵Theymaylookunwieldy也是贏得異性青睞的關(guān)鍵tospotpredators夜間雌雄聚集，雄蟲們開始逐對(duì)逐對(duì)比較眼睛的尺寸Intheeveningbothmalesandfemalesgatherandthemalesbegintosizeoneanotherup眼距最寬的得到最高的優(yōu)先權(quán)Havingthewidesteyespanputsyouatthetopof

25、thepeckingorder.棒眼不是武器，而是標(biāo)尺Theeyestalksarenotweapons衡量雄蟲的強(qiáng)壯程度usedtogaugehowbig如果兩只頭號(hào)雄蟲擁有同樣的眼寬Buttherestroubleiftwotopmaleshaveexactlythesameeyewidth.打架就不可避免Thenthecontestdescendsintoabrawl.失敗Defeated.勝者，將有權(quán)和附近所有的雌性交配Thewinner.Henowhastherighttomatewithallthefemalesnearby.像棒眼蠅這樣紳士的舉動(dòng)并非爭(zhēng)奪雌性的唯一方式Therat

26、hergentlemanlywaystalk-eyedfliessettletheirdifferencesoverfemalesisnottheonlyway.許多動(dòng)物更為暴力Someanimalsaremuchmoreviolent.贊比亞的旱季ItsthedryseasoninZambia.河灣要么被烤干，要么過(guò)于泥濘而給動(dòng)物們帶來(lái)致命的危險(xiǎn)Thelagoonsareeitherbakeddry這只公河馬一直生活在此。到了旱季，這里便成了死亡地帶Thismalehippohasbeenlivinginonesmalllagoon不難理解，曾經(jīng)與它同居的母河馬們都離開了Understand

27、ably就算它想呆，也呆不長(zhǎng)Evenifhewantsto它需要水來(lái)降溫，更需要母河馬Heneedswatertokeepcoolandfemalestomatewith.它們都在這兒呢Andthisiswheretheyallare.這個(gè)區(qū)域幾乎所有的河馬都到了LuangwaRiver的這里AlmostallthehipposintheareaareinwhatisleftoftheLuangwaRiver這里是唯一水還較深的地方becauseitsthelastplacewheretheresstilldeepwater.這個(gè)河灣被一頭強(qiáng)大的公河馬占據(jù)Thisbendiscontrolle

28、dbyanall-powerfulmale.自干旱以來(lái)許多母河馬紛紛投奔而來(lái)Sincethedroughtmanymorefemaleshavejoinedhisherd.THEYBELLOW它們一起其樂(lè)融融，但公河馬也來(lái)了Theyarehappytolivecheekbyjowl想要得到母河馬，必須打敗這里的霸主inthehopeofmatingmustfirstdefeattheoverlord.外來(lái)者必須做出決定：戰(zhàn)斗或屈服Thewanderingmalearrivesandhasadecisiontomake-submitorfight.霸主獲勝了Victoryfortheoverlo

29、rd.它仍享有這個(gè)水域的控制權(quán)，以及與母河馬的交配權(quán)Hisdominationofhischannelintheriverremainsandwithitmatingrightswiththefemales.失敗者雖然活著，但已經(jīng)被遺棄Theloserisalive它撤到河的另一處，但那里太淺，沒有母河馬會(huì)跟隨Heretreatstoanotherpartoftheriverwhereitssoshallowthatnofemaleswillfollow.它傳宗接代的愿望就此落空Hischancetofatheroffspringisoverfornow.對(duì)一些動(dòng)物而言，繁育的挑戰(zhàn)不在于爭(zhēng)斗，

30、而在于求愛技巧Forsomeanimalsthechallengesofbreedingarenotaboutfightingbutaboutcourtship.對(duì)鳥類而言，物品展示、歌唱和舞蹈會(huì)達(dá)到極高的水平，復(fù)雜而優(yōu)美Amongbirds春季，俄勒岡州的淡水湖Duringspring鸊鷉們聚集在一起，重新找感情grebesjointogethertorenewtheirpartnership.儀式以一種優(yōu)美的二重唱開始Theceremonystartswithaseriesofgracefulduets夫唱妻和inwhichonepartnerechoestheactionsoftheot

31、her.但真正的測(cè)試來(lái)了Buttherealtestcomesnow.只有最強(qiáng)健和守信的Onlythestrongestandthemostfaithful才能一起跳最后的舞蹈arepreparedtojointogetherforthefinalexultantdance.這些有了后代的動(dòng)物又面臨全新的挑戰(zhàn)Thoseanimalswhichhaveyoungnowfaceawholenewsetofchallenges保護(hù)和養(yǎng)育它們toprotectandnurturetheiroffspring.在北太平洋的冷水海域，生活著一種巨獸InthecoldwatersofthenorthernP

32、acificOcean一種巨型章魚，體長(zhǎng)大四米AgiantPacificoctopusatoverfourmetreslong.她在尋找，不為食物，而是巢穴Sheishunting一個(gè)隱蔽可安頓的地方Somewheretosettledownandhide.必須大小合適Herdenhastobejustright.她打算在此度過(guò)余生Shesgoingtoliveherefortherestofherlife.她攜帶著受精過(guò)的卵Shescarryingfertilisedeggs現(xiàn)在，她可以產(chǎn)卵了andnow大概10萬(wàn)只100接下來(lái)六個(gè)月，她會(huì)細(xì)心呵護(hù)自己的親骨肉Overthenextsixmo

33、nthsshecarefullytendsherpreciousbrood.用她的觸手愛撫它們Shecaressesthemwithherarms弄掉黏附的水藻，保證充足的供氧tokeepthemfreeofalgaeandproperlysuppliedwithoxygen.這是她第一也是唯一的后代Thisisherfirstandonlybrood.所以付出再多也不辭Andsoshetakesgreatcareofthem.照料過(guò)程中她不會(huì)離開巢穴Whileshesguardinghereggsshedoesntleavetheden.從不Notonce.不能進(jìn)食Unabletofeed她

34、在挨餓sheisstarving.她最后一絲力氣，也是鼓動(dòng)水流，幫助卵孵化Herlastactofdevotionistoblowwaterovertheeggstohelpthemhatch.幼小的、發(fā)育完全的章魚破卵而出Young盡管只有少數(shù)能活到成年，但它們的媽媽給了它們最好的開始Thoughonlyafewwillsurvivetoadulthood經(jīng)過(guò)漫長(zhǎng)而又孤獨(dú)的守候Afterherlongandlonelyvigil她死掉了sheisdead.無(wú)疑，這種犧牲精神，使得她成為自然界最有愛心的媽媽之一Surelythissacrificemustmakeheroneofnatures

35、mostdevotedmothers.在哥斯達(dá)尼加森林之下，有另一個(gè)專注的母親Here確保她的后代有個(gè)最好的起步ensuresthatheryoungalsohavethebestpossiblestartinlife.這種小型的草莓色箭毒蛙，只有指甲般大小，正在守候產(chǎn)下的卵Thistinystrawberrypoisonarrowfrog從卵發(fā)育到蝌蚪，她和伴侶Whilsttheeggsandtadpolesaredeveloping一直守候，確保它們不會(huì)被天敵吃掉watch但它們不可能一直守候Buttheycantstayhereforever.樹葉快干掉了，蝌蚪需要水Theleaflit

36、terisdryingoutandtadpolesneedwater.她必須盡快處理Shemustdosomething必須轉(zhuǎn)移它們。于是她鼓勵(lì)一只蝌蚪爬到她背上Sheneedstomovethemandsoencouragesonetadpoletoclimbonherback.開始了史詩(shī)般的旅程Shenowbeginsanepicjourney.出乎你意料的是，她并不去水塘Butitsnottoapond她有特殊的目標(biāo)sheislookingforsomethingveryparticular.她穿過(guò)空地，來(lái)到一棵大樹的腳下，然后開始攀爬Herjourneytakesheracrossth

37、eforestfloortothefootofatalltreeandthenshestartstoclimb.對(duì)一只蛙來(lái)說(shuō)，這是一次馬拉松式的攀爬Forsuchalittlefrogitisamarathonascent如同一位人類母親駝著孩子爬上帝國(guó)大廈likeahumanmotherclimbingtheEmpireStateBuildingwithachildonherback.她在找一種長(zhǎng)在樹上的鳳梨科植物Sheslookingforaplant它的中央有個(gè)盛水的小池子，完美的蝌蚪育兒所Itholdsapoolofwateratitscentre她放下孩子Inslidesheryou

38、ngster.但這只是六個(gè)中的一個(gè)Butthisisonlyoneofsixtadpoles.她必須沖回去營(yíng)救剩下的孩子Shemustrushbackdowntorescuetheothers.將它們一只一只地背到各自的小池子里Onebyoneshecollectsthemandcarrieseachtoitsownbromeliad.但還有個(gè)問(wèn)題Butthereisanotherproblem.小池中沒有食物Thelittlepoolscontainnofood.她必須提供Soshehastoprovideit.向每個(gè)小池里排一顆未受精的卵作為小蝌蚪的食物Shelaysanunfertili

39、sedeggineachpoolforhertadpolestoeat.然后離開Andthensheleaves.但一顆卵不足以維持小蝌蚪多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間Butoneeggwontsustainagrowingtadpoleforlong所以她必須隔幾天就回來(lái)排卵soshehastoreturneveryfewdayswithanotheregg.接下來(lái)的兩周，她幾乎要爬行半英里來(lái)照看后代Overthenexttwoweeksshecanclimbalmosthalfamiletendingheryoung.這種小動(dòng)物所創(chuàng)造的驚人奇跡Anastonishingfeatforsuchatinycreat

40、ure.就在她忙于產(chǎn)卵時(shí)Whileshesbusydeliveringeggs小蝌蚪長(zhǎng)出了腿，尾巴消失了thetadpolegrowslegsanditstailbeginstodisappear.直到一天，永久地離開這個(gè)育兒所Andthenonedayitleavesitsbromeliadnurseryforever爬向森林深處andclimbsoutintotheforest.蛙媽媽也可以好好休息一下了Whilstitsmotherhasawell-deservedrest.鳥類也是勤勞的父母Birdsarealsodiligentparents.它們畢生花費(fèi)大量心血，照料為數(shù)不多的后代

41、Overtheirlifetimetheyinvesthugeeffortinjustafewyoung.但只有極少的鳥能做到這樣Butthereisonlysomuchaparentcando.整個(gè)南極的頷帶企鵝，雌鳥和雄鳥每天交替AllalongtheAntarcticpeninsulabothmaleandfemalechinstrappenguinshavebeencommuting去海洋里為后代搜集食物dailyfromtheopenoceantocollectfoodfortheirchicks.從遠(yuǎn)處帶回滿嘴的磷蝦，然后反芻給幼鳥Mouthfulsofkrill但有一天幼鳥們沒等

42、到食物Butonedaythechickswaitinvainforfood.父母不見歸來(lái)Theirparentsdonotreturn.幼鳥們現(xiàn)在必須獨(dú)自面對(duì)Thechicksnowfacelifeontheirown.這是動(dòng)物一生中最難熬的時(shí)刻Thisisthetoughesttimeinananimalslife有些沒有撐過(guò)去andsomearenotgoingtomakeit.接下來(lái)的幾天，在饑餓的驅(qū)使下，幼鳥們自己來(lái)到海邊Overthenextfewdays本能告訴它們，必須下海Instincttellsthemtheyhavetoheadouttosea.它們體內(nèi)已經(jīng)儲(chǔ)存了一些用于

43、御寒的脂肪Builttowithstandthecold外層的羽毛像一層防水衣alayeroffat但它們必須要學(xué)會(huì)游泳Buttheystillhavetolearntoswim.南極的海洋充滿挑戰(zhàn)Thepolarseaischallengingenough風(fēng)的一點(diǎn)改變butwithachangeinthewind一塊破冰阻塞了海灣aslickofbrokenicehaschokedthebay.這塊冰對(duì)任何企鵝來(lái)說(shuō)都是麻煩Foranypenguinthisicepresentsarealproblem.對(duì)小企鵝來(lái)說(shuō)就是災(zāi)難Butforthechicksitsadisaster.如果想吃到食物

44、，就必須越過(guò)障礙到達(dá)空闊的水域Theymustgetthroughthisbarriertotheopenwater有一只，也許是受不了饑餓，也許是更為勇敢One在眾鳥關(guān)注下帶頭試著從頂部劃過(guò)去leadsthewayandtriesskitteringoverthetop冰面很難游過(guò)，過(guò)程緩慢而痛苦Theiceishardtoswimthrough海豹Aleopardseal.這只幼鳥從沒學(xué)過(guò)如何避開海豹Thischickneverhadthechancetolearnhowtoavoidtheseal.結(jié)局不言而喻Itsendisinevitable.海豹熟練地將幼鳥扔出，每一次都撕下一塊肉

45、Theleopardsealefficientlyflaysthechick余下的幼鳥也要冒險(xiǎn)Otherstaketheirchance.現(xiàn)在海豹準(zhǔn)備捕獲下一個(gè)目標(biāo)Buttheleopardsealisnowreadyforitsnextvictim.只有最幸運(yùn)的幼鳥能夠到達(dá)開闊水域Itsalottery生活中總是有那么一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)被上天注定的機(jī)遇Thereisstillanelementofchanceinlifewhichanindividualcandolittleabout.最終，戰(zhàn)勝困難Intheend找到足夠的食物或者戰(zhàn)勝天敵whetherfindingenoughtoeatoroutw

46、ittingyourpredators是生命遇到挑戰(zhàn)的唯一意義isonlysignificantiflifesfinalchallengecanbemet.從花費(fèi)數(shù)周照顧蝌蚪的小箭毒蛙Fromatinyfrogdedicatingweekstoherfewcherishedtadpoles到花費(fèi)8年時(shí)間養(yǎng)育后代的大猩猩eightyearsbringingupherbaby每個(gè)動(dòng)物都為同一個(gè)目標(biāo)奮斗individualanimalsstrivetoreachthisoneultimategoal將自己的基因傳遞下去，并保證后代的生存topassontheirgenesandtoensurethe

47、survivalofthenextgeneration.最終，在自然界Ultimately這就是生命的意義thatiswhatlifeisallabout.在拍攝生命的三年間我們攝制組DuringthethreeyearsittooktofilmLife探訪了地球五大洲但最刺激的還是南極洲visitedeverycontinentonEarth在這里拍攝唯一可能Herefilmingwasonlypossible得到的幫助來(lái)自一批特殊的人和組織withthehelpofanextraordinaryrangeofpeopleandorganisations.空軍將供給運(yùn)送到麥克默多研究站AnA

48、irForcejetdeliveringsuppliestoMcMurdoresearchstation將我們的一組人員空運(yùn)到羅斯冰架ferriedoneofourcrewstotheRossIceShelf.在大陸的另一面一隊(duì)人馬航行了五天Andontheothersideofthecontinentateamsailedforfivedays跨越德雷克海峽抵達(dá)了南極半島acrosstheDrakePassagetoreachtheAntarcticpeninsular.一小隊(duì)人曾經(jīng)登陸奇幻島Oncethere露宿了一個(gè)月與群居的企鵝為伴tospendamonthcampingontheed

49、geofapenguincolony.兩個(gè)人與20萬(wàn)只企鵝Twopeopleand200另一組人加入了鉆冰的科學(xué)家行列Anotherteamjoinedscientistsdrillingthroughtheice探索下面美麗多姿的世界toexplorethebeautifulandbizarreworldbelow.然而最頑強(qiáng)最具野心的拍攝涉及了四個(gè)攝制組Butthehardiestandmostambitiousshootinvolvedfourfilmcrews一名著名的法國(guó)帆船運(yùn)動(dòng)員以及國(guó)防部acelebratedFrenchyachtsmanandtheMinistryofDefen

50、ce.攝制組有兩個(gè)月的最佳時(shí)間Theteamshadatwo-monthwindow來(lái)拍攝南極洲兩種頂級(jí)食肉動(dòng)物的活動(dòng)tofilmAntarcticastwotoppredatorsinaction.我們知道可以發(fā)現(xiàn)一種徘徊在奇幻島岸邊Weknewthatonecouldbefoundprowlingthecoastof等待著年幼的企鵝首次入水RosenthalIsland帶領(lǐng)我們的是杰羅姆.龐塞特AndthemantotakeustherewasJeromePoncet.他是首次揚(yáng)帆南極圈以南的快艇的船長(zhǎng)，過(guò)去35年里每年都要回去一次Heskipperedthefirstyachttosai

51、lsouthoftheAntarcticCircleandhasbeenbackeveryyearforthepast35.他對(duì)南極航行的了解無(wú)人可與比肩HeknowsAntarcticsailinglikeno-oneelse.他的快艇金羊毛號(hào)不是破冰船Hisyacht然而杰羅姆卻又其獨(dú)特的穿越方式butJeromehashisownuniquewayofgettingthrough.他調(diào)動(dòng)一塊浮冰來(lái)撞擊另一塊浮冰Heshuntsonefloeagainstanother來(lái)清除通道猶如玩彈珠游戲一般toclearawaythroughlikeplayingmarbles.杰羅姆一旦神情嚴(yán)肅起

52、來(lái)Jerome就不會(huì)繼續(xù)前行了intoasituationhedoesntliketoletitgo.所以我們就會(huì)在這里呆上幾個(gè)小時(shí)So杰羅姆堅(jiān)決要穿越這條通道Jeromeisdeterminedtogetthroughthischannel.我們要對(duì)付的有數(shù)百噸Wetalkabouthundred或許上千數(shù)萬(wàn)噸maybe1這一汪水你必須將它推開Itsapoolingofwater有些冰塊是在是大Somemarblesarejusttoobig.眼下杰羅姆遭受了挫折，不得不停泊過(guò)夜Fornow對(duì)他來(lái)說(shuō)，停泊在10萬(wàn)噸冰里Forhim只是很平常的事情isjustanotherdayattheof

53、fice.前行緩慢，但是他們必須在企鵝離開前抵達(dá)羅森塔爾Progressisslow他們要通過(guò)而企鵝依然還在Theymakeitthroughandthepenguinsarestillthere.頰帶企鵝幼崽在每年特定的時(shí)段里羽毛豐滿Chinstrappenguinchicksfledgeataparticulartimeofyear.攝制組知道這就像磁鐵一般吸引著豹斑海豹Thecrewknewthiswoulddrawleopardsealslikeamagnet.豹斑海豹是海豹中的巨人，它們的牙齒尺寸超過(guò)獅子Leopardsealsaregiantsamongtheirkind而且嘴能夠

54、打開接近180度biggerthanalionandamouththatcanopennearly180degrees.道格可以靠得多近呢？HowclosecanDougget?與這只海豹親密接觸Withthisseal它對(duì)自己的鏡像失去了興趣Helosesinterestinhisreflection回頭吃企鵝去了andgoesbacktoeatingpenguins.太令人興奮了Thatwasveryexciting.它是一只了不起的海豹Hewasasuperseal了不起的海豹給了我好多近距離的極佳活動(dòng)superseal但是我必須承認(rèn)你得同情那只企鵝butImustadmityoudoh

55、avetofeelsorryforthepenguin實(shí)在是倒霉justdoesntstandachance.攝制組知道找到豹斑海豹的地方Theteamknewwheretofindleopardseals然而發(fā)現(xiàn)其它頂級(jí)食肉動(dòng)物butfindingtheothertoppredator完全是另一碼事情wasgoingtobeanothermatterentirely.對(duì)于南極虎鯨了解甚少VerylittleisknownaboutAntarctickillerwhales.只得召喚援兵了Timetobringinreinforcements.堅(jiān)韌號(hào)HMSEndurance皇家海軍冰上巡邏艦t

56、heRoyalNavysicepatrolship.她勘察南極水域觀察每年的變化ShesurveysAntarcticwatersandthecrewseechangeseveryyear.這個(gè)區(qū)域的最新海圖我們現(xiàn)在深入冰架6英里Thelatestchartofthisarea這證明了這里的冰架在過(guò)去五六年里已經(jīng)退縮了多少howmuchretreationofthisiceshelfhasoccurredoverthepastfiveorsixyears.你的難題是.Wouldyougetcomplications.?劇集制作人瑪莎.霍姆斯和攝影師大衛(wèi).貝利SeriesproducerMart

57、haHolmesandcameramanDavidBaillie登機(jī)希望在空中發(fā)現(xiàn)并拍攝到虎鯨wereonboardtofindandfilmthekillerwhalesfromtheair.堅(jiān)韌號(hào)攜帶有兩架山貓直升機(jī)EndurancecarriestwoLynxhelicoptersusedtoassist用來(lái)幫助英國(guó)南極勘察及水文調(diào)查局theBritishAntarcticSurveyandtheHydrographicOffice.在這次旅行中Onthistrip有時(shí)一架直升機(jī)就交給了生活攝制組了sometimeononeofthehelicoptersisassignedtotheL

58、ifeteam.之前沒人在南極半島拍攝到虎鯨捕食No-onehassucceededinfilmingkillerwhaleshuntingofftheAntarcticpeninsularbefore.我們兩個(gè)攝制組在一起拍攝就只有幾天時(shí)間Ourtwoteamshavejustafewdayswhentheycanfilmtogether.在金羊毛號(hào)的水面?zhèn)鱽?lái)了激動(dòng)的消息AtwaterleveltheGoldenFleecehasexcitingnews.他們發(fā)現(xiàn)了虎鯨樣子好像是在捕食Theyvefoundkillerwhaleswhichlookasthoughtheycouldbehun

59、ting.海軍435海軍435這里是金羊毛金羊毛結(jié)束AndNavy435（電臺(tái)里的模糊聲）INDISTINCTVOICEONRADIO再說(shuō)一遍我們?cè)诮咏蠧opythat.Wereonourway.伙計(jì)風(fēng)好大我們.Guys真幸運(yùn)與它們一路同行盡管我們很費(fèi)勁prettyluckytostaywiththemthroughthis.Butwecantrythough.435這里是金羊毛我們已經(jīng)看不到虎鯨了435白顏色的對(duì)它們現(xiàn)在與冰山在一條直線上Thewhite.Yeah在我們與冰山之間我們這一側(cè)約100米處betweenusandtheicebergabout100metresthissideo

60、fit.看見了看見了Visual.Yeah從空中直升機(jī)攝制組跟蹤虎鯨比船上那組要容易得多Fromtheair435這里是金羊毛請(qǐng)重復(fù)結(jié)束435依靠直升機(jī)和快艇的共同努力能夠在波濤洶涌中保持對(duì)虎鯨的跟蹤Byworkingtogetherthehelicopterandyachtareabletokeeptrackofthewhalesintheroughsea.有四只對(duì)四只我看到了四只Theresfournowactuallyyes天氣終于給了拍攝一次機(jī)會(huì)Achangeintheweathergivesachancetofilmatlast.它們已經(jīng)走到前頭了如果我們沒跟丟的話Theyvegon