Blue Planet Ⅱ《藍色星球2（2017）》第一季第五集完整中英文對照劇本

1、In the far north,在遙遠的北方after three dark months of winter.經(jīng)過三個月暗無天日的冬季后.a world is waiting.有個世界正在等待著.for a trigger.一個契機The sunshine of spring.春天的陽光Starfish are the first to respond.海星是第一個對陽光產(chǎn)生反應(yīng)的They race for the highest point.它們爭相朝著最高點爬去.and sensing changes in the water,它們的管足尖with the tips of their

2、tube feet.感覺到海水里的變化.they spawn.于是它們便開始產(chǎn)卵Sea cucumbers,海參with only their mouths exposed,原本只露出個口部now emerge.現(xiàn)在它也現(xiàn)出了全身They collect as many starfish eggs as they can.它們要盡量多收集些海星卵Which is quite a lot, when you've got ten arms.當(dāng)你有十只觸手時 收集的海星卵數(shù)量是相當(dāng)可觀的Now sea pens rise up to claim a share.現(xiàn)在海鰓也要冒出來分一杯羹T

3、he creatures here must grab what they can of this annual banquet.這里的動物們必須要盡量從這一年一度的盛宴中多撈些好處For the light has also set in motion the greatest transformation of all.因為陽光出現(xiàn)時 一場規(guī)模浩大的變化也將隨之而來Fronds of kelp, a marine alga,海藻是一種海生澡類 大量的海藻rise towards the surface,因氣囊內(nèi)充滿了氣體lifted by their gas-filled bladders

4、.漸漸朝海面上升Soon, a marine forest has materialised.很快 一座海底森林就誕生了.teeming with life of all kinds.里頭住滿了各種各樣的生物These green seas are some of the most productive,這些綠色海洋的物產(chǎn) 雖然在世界上是首屈一指的but fiercely competitive, waters但是這里也是in all the oceans.競爭最為激烈的水域The southern tip of Africa.非洲的南端Here, two great oceans colli

5、de.兩個大洋在這里沖撞In the shallows, fed by rich currents,在淺水區(qū) 營養(yǎng)豐富的水流滋養(yǎng)著are bountiful forests of kelp.茂盛的海藻森林Barely visible except for the pulsating siphon這里頭幾乎什么也看不見 只能看到一個虹吸管在有規(guī)律地跳動through which it breathes, a common octopus,它就是靠虹吸管來呼吸的 一只普通章魚waiting for prey to pass by.正在等著獵物經(jīng)過A crab will do.就是這只螃蟹了The

6、octopus sets off in pursuit.章魚動身追蹤螃蟹And then lurks.然后潛伏起來.with the patience of an ambush hunter.耐心等待 準(zhǔn)備伏擊But the octopus shares the Cape waters不過章魚是和大量其他捕食性動物with a great concentration of other predators.共同生活在好望角水域里的Fur seals.海狗.and sharks.還有鯊魚They all eat octopus.它們?nèi)浅哉卖~的動物.if they can find one.前提是

7、它們能找到章魚And pyjama sharks are experts.睡袍鯊是下層叢林的.at hunting in the undergrowth.獵捕專家Time to disappear.是時候消失了But these tough-skinned little sharks不過這些皮糙肉厚的小鯊魚are small enough to reach deep into crevices.小到能夠觸達裂隙深處But the octopus is far from finished.不過章魚離死還遠著呢She slips her tentacles into the shark's

8、 gills.它把腕溜進了鯊魚的鰓里That prevents the shark from breathing.這樣鯊魚就無法呼吸So, the shark has to let go.鯊魚只好放它離開When caught out in the open, and vulnerable,這只章魚在外頭的危險地帶時this octopus does something truly extraordinary.它會做一件讓人意想不到的事情.and never recorded before.而這件事情是我們從未記載過的She disguises herself.它用一堆貝殼.with a pr

9、otective armour of shells.做了個防護器具用來掩蔽自己She's hiding.in plain sight.它就躲在敵人的眼皮子底下The shark can sense its prey.鯊魚能夠聞到章魚的氣味.but the shells confuse it.但是貝殼卻把鯊魚給搞糊涂了In a forest full of hungry mouths,在這個隨處可見捕食性動物的森林里superior wits allow this octopus to stay alive.這只章魚就是靠著高人一等的才智生存下來的Forests of kelp flou

10、rish in seasonal waters around the globe.海藻森林主要是在世界各地的季節(jié)性水域里繁榮生長.particularly along the Pacific Coast of North America.特別是北美洲的太平洋沿岸Here, the biggest kelps of all在這里 世界上最大的海藻grow in vast forests,在廣袤的森林里生長著stretching for hundreds of miles.它們可延伸至幾百千米外的位置In some places, the giant fronds在某些地方 這些巨大的植物體ris

11、e up to 60 metres tall.甚至高達60米The thickets they create are crowded with life.這些海藻形成的植叢里密布著各種生物Competition here, for space and food, is intense.這里的生存空間和食物競爭非常激烈A challenging problem for the Garibaldi fish.這對這只美國紅雀鯛來說是一大挑戰(zhàn)He tends to his patch of seaweed,它精心照料著自己的海藻地盤filled with tiny creatures that he

12、 eats.里頭的小動物全是它的食物As with most farmers, his work never ends.和大多數(shù)農(nóng)民一樣 它也是一天到晚忙個不停He removes snails and any other grazers有些蝸牛和食草動物會來吃它的海藻that come to eat his algae.它就把這些動物給弄出去.no matter how big they are.不管它們的體型有多大He has to deal with pests of all kinds.它還得對付各種各樣的有害生物This can be the worst of them -這只動物帶

13、來的后果可能是最嚴(yán)重的sea urchins that can scrape off every vestige of algae from a rock.海膽會把巖石上的海藻全都刮下來Its spines are needle-sharp.它的刺毛和針一樣鋒利Somehow, the Garibaldi must remove it.這只雀鯛一定要想方設(shè)法把它弄走But the problem with sea urchins.但問題是海膽的數(shù)量.is that they just keep coming.變得越來越多When evening arrives and the light fa

14、des, he has to stop.等夜幕降臨 光線變?nèi)鯐r 它就得收手了He not only needs a rest, he needs to hide.它不僅需要休息 它還需要躲起來Because at night, predators prowl through these forests.因為在夜間 捕食動物會在這些森林里穿梭覓食A torpedo ray,電鰩capable of stunning its victim with 45 volts of electricity.能用45伏的電壓把獵物電暈While the Garibaldi hides.雀鯛躲起來時.the u

15、rchins can feed without interruption.海膽們就能夠肆無忌憚地吃海藻了The light returns.陽光再次照進海里.and he finds his farm is once again under attack.它發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的農(nóng)田又遭到了破壞Urchins, like locusts,海膽和蝗蟲一樣have the ability to swarm.往往蜂擁而至And this can be disastrous, not just for the Garibaldi,這會帶來災(zāi)難性的后果 損失慘重的不僅僅是雀鯛but for the kelp for

16、est itself.還有海藻森林本身All the vegetation is now under attack.所有植物現(xiàn)在都遭到了破壞The urchins move through the forest,海膽在森林中四處游動cutting through the kelp fronds穿過海藻田and leaving behind vast barrens.留下的卻是大♥片♥的不毛之地These urchin armies have felled many kelp forests北美洲太平洋沿岸的許多海藻森林along the Pacifi

17、c Coast of North America.都被這些成群出沒的海膽糟蹋了But help is at hand.不過好在幫手就在附近Sea otters.海獺All other kinds of otters spend much of their lives on land,其他水獺大多是在陸地上生活but sea otters rarely leave the water.只有海獺常年生活在水里At first, a newly-born pup is not a very good swimmer,剛出生的小海獺還不太會游泳so its mother spends hours gr

18、ooming its fur to make it buoyant.為了能讓它浮起來 它的母親花了好幾個小時幫它理毛But to provide her youngster with milk and keep herself warm,不過為了能讓孩子吃到母乳 并為自己保暖she must eat up to 30% of her body weight every day.它每天吃的食物重量必須達到自身體重的30才行She does that by eating shellfish.它主要是靠水生有殼動物來增重And urchins are among a sea otter's

19、favourite delicacies.海膽就是海獺最喜歡吃的美食之一In the past, sea otters were hunted so intensively for their fur在過去 人們?yōu)榱说玫胶＋H的毛皮 大量獵殺海獺that they came close to extinction.海獺幾乎瀕臨滅絕With them gone, many kelp forests were replaced with urchin barrens.海獺的數(shù)量減少后 很多海藻森林都被海膽破壞得寸草不生Today, sea otters are protected.如今海獺得到了保護

20、.and as their numbers slowly return,隨著海獺的數(shù)量逐漸回升many of the kelp forests are recovering, too.很多海藻森林也慢慢恢復(fù)了原貌Now, in some remote places,如今 某些僻遠地帶sea otters are so numerous生活著大量的海獺they assemble in huge rafts.它們總是成群地聚在一起.something that hasn't been seen for over a century.我們已經(jīng)有100多年沒見到這一情形了In the sun-

21、drenched shallows off Australia.在澳洲陽光充沛的淺水區(qū)里生長的.kelp is replaced by the sea's only flowering plants,不是海藻 而是海洋里唯一的開花植物sea grass.海草The most extensive of these marine grasslands在這些海洋草地中 最廣闊的草地can stretch for over 3,000 square miles.面♥積♥可達到八千多平方千米All across the tropics, they

22、9;re patrolled by tiger sharks.整個熱帶地區(qū)的海洋草地 都是由鼬鯊巡邏著They can grow up to five metres in length.鼬鯊的身體可長至五米.and have powerful crushing jaws.它們那有力的雙顎能讓獵物皮開肉綻Green turtles are their prey.它們的獵物是綠海龜The turtles feed almost entirely on sea grass.綠海龜幾乎完全以海草為食A single one can consume up to two kilos of it in a

23、day.一只綠海龜每天食用的海草就多達兩公斤But they can never rest easy.不過它們始終不能放松警惕Healthy turtles will keep well away from an approaching shark.健康的綠海龜要與不斷逼近的鯊魚保持一定的距離And just by keeping the turtles on the move,鯊魚在迫使綠海龜逃離的同時the sharks prevent any one patch of sea grass from being overgrazed.也避免了海草地遭到過度啃噬And that has be

24、nefits for us all.這對我們大家都有好處A patch of sea grass can absorb and store與同面♥積♥的熱帶雨林相比35 times as much carbon dioxide海草地吸收并儲存的二氧化碳量as the same area of a rainforest.是前者的35倍So, the prairies and their sharks are surprising allies因此在這場對抗氣候變暖的戰(zhàn)役中 草地和鯊魚in the fight against a warming clim

25、ate.竟然是同一陣營的盟友The struggle to survive in our green seas綠色海洋里艱難的生存環(huán)境can have far-reaching consequences.可能會帶來深遠的影響Once a year, one particular meadow in Australia is transformed.每年 澳洲的一塊草地會發(fā)生變化Around the first full moon of winter,在冬季的首個滿月日子前后an army materialises.一支軍隊形成了Spider crabs.蜘蛛蟹For the past year

26、, they've been feeding in deeper waters.過去一年 它們一直在深海區(qū)里覓食Now they march across the sea-grass plains.現(xiàn)在它們要穿過海草平原Hundreds of thousands of them.數(shù)以十萬計的蜘蛛蟹They clamber over one another.它們爬到彼此身上.creating great mounds.形成了巨大的山丘.nearly 100 metres long.綿延近百米They're not seeking mates, neither are they l

27、aying eggs.它們并不是在求偶 也不是在產(chǎn)卵They have come here in order.它們來到這里是為了to grow.長大Like all crabs,和所有的螃蟹一樣their bodies are enclosed它們的身體也是包裹在堅硬in a hard, un-expandable shell.不具伸縮性的殼內(nèi)So, to grow, they have to break out of it.因此為了長大 它們必須要破殼而出.and that allows the soft one that has developed beneath to expand.這樣

28、硬殼底下發(fā)育的軟殼就能夠逐漸變大It will take days for the new shell to harden.新殼要花上好幾天時間才能變硬Its legs are so limp that they won't work properly.它們的腿瘸得很厲害 所以現(xiàn)在還無法自如行動The crab is unprotected and in great danger.失去保護的蜘蛛蟹處境非常危險A smooth stingray.短尾刺魟It's huge - about four metres long.它的體型很大 體長將近達到四米It wants a sof

29、t, freshly-moulted crab它想要抓只剛換殼的軟嫩蜘蛛蟹嘗嘗that will be easier to eat.這樣的蜘蛛蟹吃起來更省事The crabs try to stick together.蜘蛛蟹們想要聚在一起B(yǎng)ut now, disturbed by the ray,但是經(jīng)刺魟一攪和they're scattering.蜘蛛蟹們便四處散開了A newly-moulted crab剛換殼的蜘蛛蟹is too weak to keep up with the crowd.還很虛弱 無法跟上隊伍The safest place is right in the

30、middle of the pile.最安全的位置就是蟹群的中♥央♥That is why they have all assembled here.這也是它們?nèi)鄣竭@里的原因There is safety in numbers.蜘蛛蟹越多的地方也就越安全The vast majority of the crabs escape.不過大多數(shù)蜘蛛蟹都逃走了.and within the next few days,在接下來的幾天內(nèi)they will be ready to return to the depths它們就要準(zhǔn)備回到深海里and resum

31、e their lonely wanderings in search of food.繼續(xù)孤單地漫游 尋找食物This is no graveyard.這不是墓地.but the triumph of a 100,000 crabs successfully moulted.而是十萬只蜘蛛蟹在這里成功脫下了殼The green seas of Southern Australia在澳洲南部的綠色海洋里are particularly rich in such spectacular assemblies.這樣規(guī)模浩大的動物聚集現(xiàn)象特別多見.but most of the creatures

32、come together不過大多數(shù)動物聚到這里for a very different reason.是出于截然不同的原因To breed.為了交♥配♥繁殖The giant cuttlefish,傘膜烏賊the largest of all cuttlefish.這是世界上最大的烏賊They live for just one or two years.它們的壽命只有一兩歲Now, as the Australian summer draws to an end,隨著澳洲的夏季漸漸接近尾聲they have one last act to com

33、plete.傘膜烏賊現(xiàn)在還有最后一件事情要做To find a mate.那就是找到配偶But there are over 100,000 males,但是單單在這一個海灣內(nèi)competing for the arriving females in this one bay.就有十萬多只雄烏賊要爭奪即將到來的雌烏賊Among them a giant - a true Goliath.這里頭有一個名副其實的龐然大物He probably weighs about ten kilos.它的體重大概為十公斤Bands of colour sweep across his skin.皮膚上覆滿了彎

34、彎曲曲的帶狀條紋That's how cuttlefish communicate.這是傘膜烏賊的溝通方式This smaller male couldn't possibly take him on.這只體型較小的雄烏賊無法與它匹敵Beside Goliath, and under his protection,大塊頭旁邊是一只受它保護的雌烏賊a female who has just mated with him.它們倆剛剛交♥配♥完But other rivals are still interested.不過其他對手還是不死心

35、It seems a small male wouldn't stand a chance.看來小個兒雄烏賊的希望要落空了The female is now displaying a white stripe雌烏賊緊貼著巨型烏賊along her side nearest Goliath.身體外圈呈現(xiàn)出了白色條紋It's a clear signal that she no longer wants to mate with him.這一信♥號♥♥是在明確地表示它不想再與巨型烏賊交♥配&am

36、p;hearts;了It's all the encouragement that the little male needs.這正是小個兒雄烏賊需要的鼓勵He's going to have to use trickery.它得耍點花招才行He tones down his colours它把身體的顏色變得柔和些and tucks in his arms.把觸須縮緊He's just the right size to mimic a female.它的體型正好能夠偽裝成雌烏賊Goliath is deceived.巨型烏賊上當(dāng)了The small male now

37、displays a white stripe,小個兒雄烏賊和雌烏賊一樣just like the real female, to deter his advances.現(xiàn)出白色條紋 回絕了巨型烏賊的追求He slips beside her.它溜到雌烏賊的旁邊.and they mate.它們倆交♥配♥了By mating with multiple partners.和好幾只雄烏賊交♥配♥.the female ensures the greatest genetic diversity for her

38、 young.雌烏賊便能確保后代基因的多樣性The sneaky male leaves,這只狡猾的雄烏賊離開了his final act complete.它完成了最后的行動So, even among giant cuttlefish, it seems.就算是處在體型巨大的烏賊群里.it's not all about size.尺寸也并不是全部Other males in these Australian green pastures,在澳洲這些綠油油的草地里take greater responsibility for their young.有些雄性動物對后代負有更大的責(zé)任

39、A weedy sea dragon.草海龍This is a male and he's carrying a precious cargo.這是雄性草海龍 它身上攜帶著寶貴的貨物While mating with the female,在與雌性草海龍交♥配♥時he collected the eggs and attached them to his underside.它把雌性草海龍產(chǎn)的卵收集起來 一一粘到身體下側(cè)Now, he's leaving these seaweed thickets.現(xiàn)在它要離開這些海藻叢.and t

40、ravelling into more open waters游往更開闊的水域where elaborate camouflage is less effective.在那里 動物苦心經(jīng)營的偽裝很容易被識破And there are many predators out here.而且這里還有很多捕食性動物And this is what the fathers risk their lives for.草海龍父親們就是為了這個 才甘愿冒著性命危險Dense clouds of minute shrimp.密密麻麻的小蝦團Mysids, one of a sea dragon's fa

41、vourite foods.糠蝦 這是海龍最喜歡的食物之一They're drawing other sea dragons out here, too.它們把其他海龍也引到這里來了Finally, it's time for the young to break free.它總算等到了這一刻 是時候讓孩子們脫落了But algae has grown over these developing eggs.但是海藻卻長到了這些海龍卵的上方.and it risks smothering them.仍在發(fā)育的海龍卵可能會被悶死Nonetheless, the babies are

42、 emerging.不過海龍寶寶還是撐了過來They've hatched successfully.它們成功地孵化出來The fathers return to the tangle of kelp,草海龍父親們回到海藻密植叢中where they're virtually invisible.在密植叢中它們幾乎沒辦法被發(fā)現(xiàn).while the young remain out here.而它們的孩子則留在原地But they will grow quickly,不過海龍寶定會快速長大surrounded as they are by their ideal food.與此同

43、時 它們的周圍也將環(huán)繞著理想的食物Vast numbers of the oceans' young fish大量新出生的小魚start their lives in the green seas.要在綠色海洋里開始生活One of the richest nurseries of all are the mangrove forests.其中一個資源最豐富的生長地當(dāng)屬紅樹林Fringing the coastline of the tropics,紅樹林沿著熱帶地區(qū)的海岸線生長they form a natural protective barrier between land an

44、d sea.在海陸之間形成了一道天然的保護屏障.and are some of the world's most productive forests.這些紅樹林也是全世界最富饒的森林之一Below the water, their arching aerial roots在水底下 紅樹林的拱形氣生根give them a firm footing.形成了穩(wěn)固的基礎(chǔ)Here, there's abundant food for baby fish.這兒有著豐富的食物供魚寶寶食用While the tangled roots protect them from bigger fi

45、sh而錯綜曲折的氣生根又能幫它們擋住那些經(jīng)常在水道附近出沒的and other predators that haunt the channels.大魚和其他捕食性動物But in Northern Australia,不過在澳洲北部with the receding tide.潮水退去后.the little fish are forced to leave their shelter.小魚只能被迫離開它們的庇護所And now, they are vulnerable.現(xiàn)在它們很容易受到攻擊It's the most deadly assassin in the green sea

46、s.這是綠色海洋里最致命的殺手The zebra mantis shrimp -斑琴蝦蛄a male, almost 40 centimetres long.這是一只身長近40厘米的雄蝦蛄But he's not hunting just for himself.它不單單是在為自己獵食He's collecting food for his mate.它也在為自己的配偶覓食She may have been his partner for 20 years.它們倆已經(jīng)廝守了20年She relies on him to bring her food.雌蝦蛄要靠雄蝦蛄替它尋找食物

47、.and puts her energy into her eggs instead.它自己的精力則用來產(chǎn)卵In a world so full of food,在一個食物隨處可見的世界里this would seem a sensible strategy.這似乎是一種明智的策略But it's also a risky one.但這也是非常危險的策略Were her male to disappear,要是雄性♥伴♥侶♥消失了she could starve.它可能會挨餓Something has caught th

48、is male's attention.某樣?xùn)|西吸引了這只雄蝦蛄的注意力Perhaps an irresistible odour.也許是誘人的氣味.or a distant call.或許是遠處的呼喚W(wǎng)hatever the reason,不管是什么原因a male will leave his burrow雄蝦蛄都準(zhǔn)備離開自己的洞穴and his lifelong mate.離開自己的終身伴侶An even larger hole.一個更大的洞Females who have lost their mates失去雄性♥伴♥侶&he

49、arts;的雌蝦蛄appear to send out distress signals to call in a new male.似乎是在發(fā)出求助信♥號♥♥ 召喚新的雄性♥伴♥侶♥A larger female will produce more eggs.雌蝦蛄的體型越大 產(chǎn)的卵也就越多So by mating with her, he will father more offspring.所以雄蝦蛄和它交♥配♥的

50、話 就能得到更多的后代But infidelity comes at a price.不過不忠行為是要付出代價的A larger partner demands more food.伴侶體型越大 食量也就越大The richer a sea, the greater the competition.海洋中生物越豐饒 競爭也就越激烈.and there is one green sea這兒就有個綠色海洋that supports more life than all the rest combined.它所滋養(yǎng)的生物數(shù)量超過了其他所有綠色海洋的總和Unlike the mangrove fore

51、sts and the sea-grass prairies,不同于紅樹林和海草草原its location is in the open seas這個綠色海洋位于遠海and only temporary and unpredictable.但它只是暫時存在 而且變化莫測This greenness comes not from rooted plants.這些綠色不是生根植物的顏色.but from clouds of floating ones.而是一團團懸浮物的顏色Billions of microscopic phytoplankton are proliferating.數(shù)十億個微小

52、的浮游植物正在迅速生長And in such numbers that they fuel one of the greatest feasts of all.浮游植物讓這里本就豐富的食物變成了世界上數(shù)一數(shù)二的盛宴Off America's Pacific Coast,在美洲太平洋海上hundreds of common dolphins are rushing to a banquet.成百上千只海豚正在匆匆趕去赴宴They're not the only ones homing in.赴宴的不只是它們So are sea lions.還有海獅They're head

53、ing for Monterey Bay, California,它們是要前往加州蒙特雷灣where algal blooms have caused an explosion大量的海藻在那里繁殖生長in plankton feeders.引來了無數(shù)的浮游生物食用者Anchovies - millions of them.數(shù)百萬只鳀魚The dolphins herd the anchovies towards the surface.海豚將鳀魚朝著海面逼去Sea birds and sea lions take advantage of the shoal's appearance.

54、這些魚群在海面出現(xiàn)后 海鳥和海獅便趁機占便宜It's a race to grab a share before others arrive.它們要趁其他動物到來之前搶先分一杯羹Humpback whales,座頭鯨hundreds of them.成百上千頭With every upward lunge,它們每朝上方猛撲一次they sieve out up to 100 kilos of fish.就往肚子里吞進達100公斤的魚They're claiming the biggest share在這場地球上罕見的盛宴上of one of the biggest feasts

55、 on Earth.它們食用的魚量也是最多的So crucial are these tiny plankton,這些微小的浮游生物是如此重要that almost all marine life ultimately depends upon them.幾乎所有的海洋生物最終都要依賴它們才能存活下去It's the green seas, not the blue.在世界各地 幾乎所有海洋生物.that are the basis of almost all life in the world's oceans.都要靠綠色海洋才能生存下去 而不是靠藍色海洋To capture

56、 the magnificence of the undersea forests為了拍攝到海底森林的壯觀景象and the surprising creatures living here, the Blue Planet II team和生活在這里的神奇生物 藍色星球團隊have developed a series of specialist camera rigs.研制出了一系列專業(yè)攝影設(shè)備From the mega-dome recording half-in-half-out shots巨型球形攝像機 是在塔狀冠層上at the top of the towering canopy.同時拍攝海上和海里的畫面.to state-of-the-art time-lapse equipment兩架最先進的延時攝影設(shè)備that speeds up time to reveal the secret