The Natural World： Animal House《自然世界：动物之家（2011）》完整中英文对照剧本.docx

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1、我着迷于偶然进入动物们的m fascinated by the glimpses we sometimes get藏身处所时不经意的一瞥into an animals hidden world.多年来我找到各种偷♥窥♥进去的方法Over the yearsjve found different ways to peer inside.常言到如果你想了解一个人就走进他的家看看They say,if you want to understand peoplejook in their houses.我想这在野生动物身上同样适用I think the same may b

2、e true for wildlife.我从未被邀请过ve never been invited in有时甚至一点也不受欢迎and,on occasionsjve not been entirely welcome.我觉得它的意思很清楚哦天呐！I think that was pretty clear. Oh,dear!尽管有时不顺利我还是见过技术熟练的建筑者Despite setbacksjve seen skilled builders.我也发现了擅占住房♥者和窃贼ve discovered squatters and burglars.我还注意到了内部装饰物ve notic

3、ed interior decoration.我也找到了贮藏室和空调装置ve found storerooms and air conditioning甚至成套的卫生间and even en-suite bathrooms.我参观过动物城市ve visited animal cities和巨大的群体and huge communities.野生的操持家务者是很特别的生物Wild homemakers are special creatures,它们和我们一样尽力地想与外来生物隔开more like us,trying to keep out the wilder wildlife.偷&hear

4、ts;窥♥进一个动物的家就能了解很多关于它们的事情Peering into an animals house can tell you so much about them.这是窥探它们私生活的一个窗口Its a window into their private dramas能了解它们鲜为人知的亲密故事and the intimate stories we rarely see.动物建筑师我们大多数都是室内居住的Most of us are indoor creatures.房♥子结束了我们的野生生涯Houses have ended our wild days.

5、然而我们忘记了动物造的房♥子比我们还多Yet,we forget that animals build many more houses than we do.它们造房♥子的历史也比我们长得多And theyve been doing it for much longer.我们以为只有我们自己创造了房♥屋建造材料We think we alone invented building materials,但实际上动物们也能做到but animals have done so,as well.扩大到我们的比例白蚁土丘相当于一公里半高Scaled up to

6、 our size,termite mounds would be almost a mile high.动物们有审美眼光Animals have an eye for beauty我们也一样and so do we.我们的家展现很多我们的个性Our homes reveal a lot about us,但这是关于动物的故事but this is the animals story.在北美居住着世界上In North America lives probably the most ambitious最具野心的建筑者animal builder in the world.距离河面一公里半左右的

7、河堤上居住着河狸一家Up to a mile or so of river is taken over by a single family of beavers. 水坝拦住流水淹没四周Dams flood the landscape,creating ponds创造了遍布四野的池塘和沟渠and canals that cover many acres.中心就是它们的巢穴-At the centre is their lodge -一个护城渠围绕着坚固的城♥堡♥a defensive moat surrounds a sturdy castle,由非常坚固的材料筑成

8、made of serious building materials.河狸可以在一、两个小时内咬断一棵树A beaver can gnaw through a tree in an hour or two.它通常在中途停下让风去完成剩下的He often stops halfway and lets the wind do the rest.它的牙齿因为有铁质加固而变成了桔色His teeth are reinforced with iron,which turns them orange.每天牙齿都要磨损一毫米The teeth wear down a millimetre a day, 但

9、生长的速度是我们指甲的十倍but grow ten times faster than our fingernails.在陆地上即便是一米长的圆木也难以挪动Even metre lengths are too heavy to drag over land, 不过有水漫过的地方河狸可以轻易地移♥动♥圆木 but by Hooding the area,the beavers can easily move the logs. 河堤需要50吨♥木头能有几百米长Each dam needs about 50 tons and can be hundreds

10、 of metres long. 泥是用于封住漏洞的Mud is used to seal any leaks.要为冬天做好一切准备Everything has to be ready for winter.对于河狸来说每年这时大多数都已经离开Of the beavers rural community,most have left or are hidden, 或者隐藏起来足不出户housebound,at this time of year.识别出河狸的巢穴唯一的迹像就是从小烟囱The only sign is a ripple of heat from a chimney, 冒出的一小团

11、蒸汽identifying the beavers lodge.在洞内专用摄像机拍到了新生儿Inside,special cameras reveal new young, 出生得很早多亏有由泥土和麦秆born early,thanks to the protection of metre-thick walls, 筑成的一米厚的墙sealed with mud and straw.外面气温已经零下20度了这里还没有结冰Its been minus 20 outside and still didnt freeze in here.烟囱开着现在有点太热了The chimney is open,

12、as now it gets too hot.进来和出去的必经之路The only way in and out就是得通过游到水里但这难不倒麝鼠is to swim underwater,but that doesnt discourage a muskrat. 田鼠、老鼠和昆虫也把这里当成避难所Voles,mice and insects also find refuge here.这个小屋已经有了住客The lodge has lodgers.我们从没见过户主拒绝过麝鼠We never saw the landlords object to the muskrat, 它们对镜头可就没那么客

13、气which is more than can be said for the cameras,它们很快就挡住了镜头which they soon censored!在室外无家可归和流浪的动物Outside,the itinerant and the homeless一定期望着它们能够待在温暖而安全的地方must wish they were somewhere safe and warm.坚固的墙和位于水下的门Solid walls and underwater doors不是唯一的阻止外来者的途径are not the only ways to try and keep the outsi

14、de out.草原犬鼠居住在地下叫做犬城的一个聚居区Prairie dogs live in an underground colony called a dog town, 犬城在地平线上伸展开来which can stretch over the horizon.小城依照家庭为单位分散成若干个小圈子The town is divided into coteries,extended families,它们居住在火山形的前门后面living behind a volcano-shaped front door,依靠一亩左右的草坪来提供食物and with an acre or so of m

15、anicured lawn to provide food.草原犬鼠自身看起来像肥肥的素食海岛猫鼬Prairie dogs themselves may seem like fat vegetarian meerkats, 但它们事实上是属于松鼠一类but theyre actually squirrels.还会吠叫that bark.它们不喜欢来访者And they dont like visitors.父亲掌握着家政大权Theres a father in charge,几个妻子还有几代幼崽several wives,and different generations of youngsters.每个家庭极少穿越花♥园♥界限Each family rarely goes beyond their garden boundaries, 都在房♥子里一起工作and they all work together on their house.靠做家务琐事和家庭改造来消磨时