Prehistoric Planet《史前星球（2022）》第一季第三集完整中英文對照劇本

1、（大衛(wèi)愛登堡主持）恐龍毫無疑問是曾經(jīng)存在過的最了不起Surely, one of the most remarkable animals that has ever existed,也絕對是最著名的動(dòng)物之一and certainly one of the most famous, is a dinosaur.霸王龍Tyrannosaurus rex.這是一種能夠激發(fā) 我們所有人想象力的動(dòng)物An animal to spark the imagination for all of us.恐龍是一種什么樣的動(dòng)物 What kind of an animal was it?它長什么樣 如何生活 Wh

2、at did it look like? How did it live?現(xiàn)在 科學(xué)研究 已經(jīng)給出了這些問題的答案Now, scientific research has answered such questions.不僅僅是霸王龍And not just about T. rex,還有和它生活在同一時(shí)期的其他物種but the other species that lived alongside it.而最新的成像技術(shù) 能夠把它們活靈活現(xiàn)地展現(xiàn)在我們面前And the latest imaging technology enables us to bring them all to lif

3、e.這是六千六百萬年前的地球Planet Earth, 66 million years ago.天空中遍布飛翔的巨獸The skies are filled with flying giants.海洋深處游弋著巨大的爬行動(dòng)物In the seas, monstrous reptiles patrol the depths.陸地上的各種恐龍And on land, dinosaurs of every kind,都面臨著生存的威脅all facing the struggle to survive.如今 我們對那個(gè) 曾被恐龍統(tǒng)治的世界已知之甚多We now know so much about

4、 a world that was ruled by the dinosaurs.這就是它們的故事This is their story.淡水?dāng)?shù)百萬年來 地球上的陸地For millions of years, the lands of planet Earth在被水不斷雕琢have been carved by water.流經(jīng)這里的河水仍在為這些大峽谷塑形And the rivers that flow here are still shaping these great canyons.這些地方是飛行類爬行動(dòng)物的家園Such places are the home of flying r

5、eptiles.翼龍Pterosaurs.它們的皮質(zhì)翅膀從手指延伸到腳踝Their wings of skin stretch from finger to ankle.它們一天能飛成百上千公里And they can fly for hundreds of miles in a day.每天晚上Each evening,它們成群結(jié)隊(duì)地來到這個(gè)峽谷 棲息在狹窄的巖壁上they come to this canyon in huge numbers to roost on its narrow ledges.成群結(jié)隊(duì)就會(huì)更加安全There is safety in numbers.不過也鮮少有

6、生活在陸地上的獵手來這里冒險(xiǎn)And anyway, few land-living hunters venture here.但有一種獵手會(huì)來這里捕獵But one does.就是這種叫做迅猛龍的恐龍A type of dinosaur. Velociraptor.雖然有羽毛為身體保暖 但它們不會(huì)飛Their bodies are kept warm by feathers, but they cant fly.然而 它們異常敏捷They are, however, exceptionally agile.這樣倒也好And just as well.在這里走錯(cuò)一步就可能是災(zāi)難One false

7、 step here could bring disaster.翼龍很膽小The pterosaurs are skittish.一有危險(xiǎn)跡象 它們就會(huì)飛走They will take to the air at the first sign of danger.如果迅猛龍想抓只翼龍吃 出其不意就至關(guān)重要If the Velociraptors are to get a meal, the element of surprise will be crucial.輕盈的身軀和羽毛覆蓋的手臂Lightweight bodies and feathered arms help them能幫助它們控制

8、下降to control their descent.而且寬闊的尾巴能幫助它們保持平衡And their broad tails assist them in keeping their balance.那些歇息在種群聚集地邊緣的翼龍Those pterosaurs that are resting on the margins會(huì)成為最容易下手的目標(biāo)of the colony will be the easiest targets.瀑布的轟鳴聲淹沒了巖石滑落的聲音The roar of the waterfall drowns the sound of slipping rocks.雌性爬到了

9、高處The female goes high.兩只雄性站在低處The two males stay low.這幾只翼龍幾乎進(jìn)入攻擊范圍內(nèi)了A few pterosaurs are almost within striking distance.它抓到了一只 但驚動(dòng)了整個(gè)翼龍種群She has one, but now the whole colony is alarmed.混亂中 它的獵物從巖壁上滑了下去In the chaos, her victim slips from the ledge.雌性迅猛龍的羽毛尾巴開始接受考驗(yàn)The female puts the effectiveness

10、of her feathered tail to the test.最后 它得到了食物And, in the end, she gets her meal.而那兩只雄迅猛龍不得不面對整個(gè)翼龍群The males are left to face the pterosaurs.淡水的力量在地球各地都發(fā)揮著作用The power of fresh water is at work all around the planet.整個(gè)地球氣溫很高Global temperatures are high.還伴有猛烈的風(fēng)暴和傾盆暴雨There are violent storms and torrentia

11、l rains.北美大部分地區(qū)被茂密的森林所覆蓋Much of North America is covered by thick, lush forest.這里生活著一些 曾經(jīng)存在過的體型最大的食植動(dòng)物Here live some of the most gigantic plant-eaters that have ever existed.按食物鏈順序 它們也是 最兇猛獵手們的獵物And they, in turn, are prey for the most ferocious of hunters.霸王龍Tyrannosaurus rex.這只雄性老霸王龍剛剛殺死一只三角龍This

12、old male has just brought down a Triceratops.但在捕獵過程中 它也受傷了But in doing so, hes been injured.霸王龍是專為捕食大型食草動(dòng)物而生T. rex are built for hunting large herbivores盡管很多食草動(dòng)物 已經(jīng)進(jìn)化出重型防御武器though many of those have evolved heavy defensive weapons.幾十年捕食重甲獵物讓它遍體鱗傷Decades of battling armored prey has scarred his body.

13、有一次戰(zhàn)斗甚至使它失去了尾巴尖One battle even cost him the tip of his tail.這些新的傷口更加嚴(yán)重These new injuries are more serious.它歲數(shù)已經(jīng)很大 傷口感染非常危險(xiǎn)At his great age, infection is a real risk.河水可以幫它清洗傷口River water could help to clean his wounds.它很有希望活下來 再戰(zhàn)斗一天He stands a good chance of living to fight another day.但這一天可能會(huì)比預(yù)期來得更

14、快But that day could come sooner than expected.出現(xiàn)了另外一只霸王龍Another T. rex.不速之客A stranger.但這只新來的霸王龍有一種不同的氣味But this newcomer has a different smell.是只雌性霸王龍Its a female.它更年輕 體型更小Shes younger and smaller.但盡管如此 它也可能是一個(gè)對手But nonetheless, she might also be a rival.然而 雄性明確表示不想打架He, however, makes it clear that

15、 hes not interested in fighting.它更想交♥配♥He would prefer to mate.雌性似乎也同意了She seems to approve.霸王龍的面部區(qū)域?qū)τ|碰非常敏感The facial area of a tyrannosaur is very sensitive to touch,它們在用鼻子愛撫and they nuzzle.它巨大的體型和戰(zhàn)斗留下的傷疤 證明它是個(gè)幸存者His great size and his battle scars are evidence that he is a survivor.也

16、許在雌性眼里 這一點(diǎn)讓雄性 顯得是一個(gè)具有吸引力的伴侶And that perhaps, in her eyes, makes him an attractive partner.于是 它們待在一起So, they stay together.在接下來的幾周里 它們會(huì)頻繁交♥配♥And in the coming weeks, they mate frequently.最終 它最多可以產(chǎn)15個(gè)蛋Eventually, shell lay up to 15 eggs.這些蛋也帶來了繁衍下一代的希望And with them comes the promise of t

17、he next generation.依賴淡水的棲息地 可能發(fā)生迅速而徹底的變化Habitats that depend on fresh water can change rapidly and radically.在中亞的部分地區(qū)In parts of central Asia,大量的季節(jié)性降雨將河流填滿heavy seasonal rains fill the rivers until, eventually,最終 河水會(huì)漫過河岸they overflow their banks.周圍的平原被洪水所淹沒The surrounding plains are flooded.一種極為奇特的恐

18、龍穿過了這片水域And through the water wades one of the most bizarre of all dinosaurs.這就是恐手龍Deinocheirus.它甚至比霸王龍還高Its even taller than T. rex.它巨大的喙類似鴨嘴 能非常有效地And its massive duck-bill snout is very effective收集水生植物in gathering water plants.這只雄恐手龍狼吞虎咽This male feeds voraciously,在漫長的旱季它幾乎沒怎么進(jìn)食having eaten very

19、little during the long dry season.水生植物營養(yǎng)豐富Water plants are rich in nutrients.它巨大彎曲的爪子長達(dá)20厘米And his huge, curved claws, eight inches long,能把深埋在水下的植物撈上來enable him to dredge them up from deep beneath the surface.它本身就是小型生物的食物來源He himself is a source of food for smaller creatures.吸血蠅寄生在它的外皮上Bloodsucking

20、flies, which infest his coat.它們令人惱火 甚至讓它感到疼Theyre irritating and even painful.雖然它能用巨大的爪子好好抓撓一下And while his huge claws enable him to have a good scratch但總有一些夠不著的地方there are always some spots that are just out of reach.要想撓到這些地方 它需要幫助To get to them, he needs assistance.一棵枯樹可能就是它要找的幫手A dead tree. That

21、could be the answer.感覺好多了Thats much better.現(xiàn)在它可以回去進(jìn)食了And now he can get back to feeding.但幾乎完全由潮濕植物組成的飲食But a diet that consists almost entirely of wet vegetation確實(shí)會(huì)造成一個(gè)不可避免的結(jié)果does have one inevitable consequence.某種動(dòng)物的食物變成了 許多其他生物的肥料What was food for one becomes fertilizer for many others.像恐手龍這么大的恐龍每

22、年能產(chǎn)生And a giant as big as Deinocheirus can produce超過20噸♥的糞便over 20 tons of dung every year.在南非Southern Africa.這里每年的降雨也會(huì)造成洪水Here, too, the annual rains create floods.這片土地變成了如迷宮般的狹窄水道And the land turns into a maze of narrow channels在無數(shù)小島間穿流running between countless small islands.這里現(xiàn)在是一片沼澤森林This

23、 is now a swamp forest.它吸引了地球上有史以來最大的And it attracts one of the largest flying animals that has ever lived飛行動(dòng)物之一on planet Earth.一種叫做風(fēng)神翼龍的巨型翼龍A giant pterosaur. Quetzalcoatlus.這是只雌性風(fēng)神翼龍This is a female.它的翼展超過9米Her wings are over 30 feet across.它因?yàn)橐粋€(gè)特殊的原因來到這里And shes come here for one particular reaso

24、n.海水上漲所形成的小島The small islands created by the rising waters正是它產(chǎn)卵的好地方are just the place for her to lay her eggs.風(fēng)神翼龍無疑是飛行大♥師♥Quetzalcoatlus are certainly masters of flight.但也許令人驚訝的是 它們在地面上也非常厲害But theyre also, perhaps surprisingly, very competent on the ground.每只翅膀都由它的第四個(gè)手指的Each wing is

25、supported by the single greatly elongated bone一根細(xì)長骨頭支撐of her fourth finger.當(dāng)把翅膀尖指向上方時(shí)By turning her wings upwards,它可以四肢著地很有效地行走she can walk very effectively on all fours.它來這里筑巢Shes come here to make a nest.它選擇在潮濕的土壤上產(chǎn)卵She chooses to do so on damp, swampy soil這樣可以防止它的軟殼蛋風(fēng)干that will prevent her soft-s

26、helled eggs from drying out.這兩個(gè)蛋只是開始These first two are just the start.在接下來的三個(gè)星期里 它將守護(hù)敞開的巢For the next three weeks, she will guard the open nest每隔幾天再多產(chǎn)兩個(gè)蛋and add two more eggs every few days.產(chǎn)蛋需要大量的力氣和精力Producing eggs takes a lot of effort and energy.每個(gè)蛋都很大 重約1公斤Each one is huge, weighing around a k

27、ilo.最終 它會(huì)產(chǎn)下一窩大約12只蛋Eventually, she produces a clutch of a dozen or so.它用植物遮蓋住它們She covers them with vegetation to conceal them.現(xiàn)在 它需要進(jìn)食Now, she needs to eat.島上應(yīng)該有足夠的食物 來養(yǎng)活孵化后的幼崽There should be enough food on this island to sustain her youngsters when they hatch.但這里沒有足夠的食物來消除它的饑餓感But theres nothing s

28、ubstantial enough here to satisfy her own hunger.它必須離開這里 去別處尋找獵物She must leave to hunt for prey elsewhere并相信自己把巢穴隱藏得很好 在它離開的時(shí)候 未孵出的幼崽and trust that the isolation of her nest will keep her unhatched young safe也會(huì)很安全while shes away.來了一只年齡更大的雌性風(fēng)神翼龍Another, much older Quetzalcoatlus female.它也在尋找一個(gè)安全的地方產(chǎn)卵

29、She, too, is looking for a safe place to lay her eggs.這里可能沒有足夠的食物 養(yǎng)活兩窩巨型雛鳥And there may not be enough food here for two sets of giant nestlings.但有一個(gè)辦法可以解決這個(gè)問題But there is a way to solve that problem.畢竟 蛋的營養(yǎng)價(jià)值豐富And eggs, after all, are very nutritious.這個(gè)巢的主人回來了The owner of the nest is back.年長的雌風(fēng)神翼龍被趕

30、走了The older female is driven off.但年輕雌性的巢也被毀了But the younger females nest is wrecked.它產(chǎn)下的12個(gè)蛋中 只有三個(gè)保存下來Out of the dozen eggs that she laid, only three have survived.它在這個(gè)繁殖季是否能成功 現(xiàn)在全取決于這三個(gè)脆弱的蛋了The success of her breeding season now rests on these three fragile eggs.在這些蛋幾個(gè)月后孵化之前 它會(huì)盡最大努力保護(hù)它們She will pro

31、tect them as best she can until they hatch in a few months time.但孵化后 它的幼崽們就只能自力更生了But after that, her young will have to fend for themselves.河水順流而下As river water flows downstream,卷走了了數(shù)十億噸♥的沙子和礫石 甚至挪動(dòng)了巨石it scours out billions of tons of sand and gravel and even shifts great boulders.較細(xì)的沉積物可能被輸

32、送到數(shù)百公里外The finer sediments may be transported for hundreds of miles,但隨著河流變寬 河水的速度也慢了下來but as the river broadens, it slows.因此 沙子和礫石被卸在了這里And as a consequence, it begins to drop some of its load.祖祖輩輩生活在海洋中的動(dòng)物開始出現(xiàn)And animals whose ancestors lived in the sea begin to appear.比如螃蟹Crabs.在一些地方 每平方米 可能就有幾十只螃

33、蟹In some places, there may be dozens per square meter.這是惡龍This is Masiakasaurus.雌性 身長183厘米A female, six feet long.它滿嘴的牙齒像針一樣鋒利And she has a mouthful of needle-sharp teeth.正是捕食笨拙的多腿獵物所需要的Just what you need to deal with awkward, multi-legged prey.螃蟹雖然有硬殼 但它們富含蛋白質(zhì)Crabs may have hard shells, but theyre

34、full of protein.機(jī)不可失 失不再來Too good an opportunity to miss.不僅僅對它來說如此And not only for her.它有三只幼崽She has three young.只有10厘米高Only four inches tall.還沒準(zhǔn)備好捕食大螃蟹And not quite ready to take on large crabs.它們?nèi)匀豢砍詪寢尦允５氖澄餅樯鶷hey still rely on their mothers leftovers.但有些幼崽很早就具備了狩獵本能But some youngsters develop hunt

35、ing instincts early.太誘人了Very tempting.它可以整只吞下最小的螃蟹The smallest crabs can be swallowed whole.不幸的是 它們在體型上的不足 可以靠速度來彌補(bǔ)Unfortunately, what they lack in size, they make up for in speed.幼崽最好不要走得太遠(yuǎn)Its best for the young not to stray too far.惡魔角蛙是一種魔鬼蟾蜍Beelzebufo, the devil toad.是曾經(jīng)存在過最大的蛙類之一One of the larg

36、est frogs that has ever existed.它一個(gè)月都不用再進(jìn)食了He wont need to feed again for a month.這些沙洲可能是豐富的覓食地These sandbars may be a rich feeding ground,但在這里生活可能要付出很高的代價(jià)but there can be a high price to pay for living here.河水現(xiàn)在正匯入大海The river water is now approaching the sea.河水中已經(jīng)可以聞到鹽的味道A taste of salt in its waters is already detectable.漲潮時(shí)At high tide,訪客從開放的海域來這里探索這些水道visitors come in from the open sea to explore these channels.薄片龍Elasmosaurs.它們是真正的海洋爬行動(dòng)物These are true oceangoing reptiles.但它們中有一些來到河口探索咸水But some come to estuaries to explore the