地球脉动第二集

《地球脉动》第一季第二集中英文对照，雄伟高山

《雄伟高山》（MOUNTAINS）

1.Human beings venture into the highest parts of our planet at their peril. 人类总是愿意冒着生命危险占领地球最高的地方。

2.Some might think that by climbing a great mountain they have somehow conquered it, but wee can only be visitors here.

人们或许认为只需要登上顶峰便能征服一座高山，不过，我们仅仅是这里的拜访者。

3.This is a frozen, alien world.

这是一个冰封的异域世界。

4.This is the other extreme. One of the lowest, hottest places on Earth. 这里是另一种极端环境。地球上一处最低最热的地方。

5.It`s over a hundred meters below the level of the sea. But here, a mountain is in gestation,

它的地势低于海平面100多米。但这里却在酝酿一座高山。

6.Pools of sulphuric acid are indications that deep underground there are titanic stirrings.

这些硫酸池暗示地底深处正进行着大规模活动。

7.This is the Danakil Depression in Ethiopia, lying within a colossal rent in the Earth`s surface were giant land masses are pulling away from one another.

这里是埃塞俄比亚境内的达纳吉尔凹地，位于地球表面的大裂谷巨大的陆地板块在此互相分离。

va rises to the surface through this crack in the crust, creating a chain of young volcanoes,

熔岩经过这条地壳裂缝涌上地表，诞生了一连串年轻的火山。

9.This one, Erta-Ale is today the longest continually-erupting volcano on the planet.

这座埃特阿雷火山是地球上现存持续喷发时间最长的火山。

10.A lake of lava that has been molten for over 100 years.

岩浆湖在此沸腾了100多年。

11.These same volcanic forces also created Ethiopia`s highlands.

这些相同的火山作用也造就了埃塞俄比亚高原。

12.Seventy million years ago, this land was just as flat and as deep as the Danakil Depression.

7000万年前，这片土地像达纳吉尔凹地一样平坦深陷。

13.Molten lava, rising from the Earth`s core, forced up a huge of rock 500 miles wide. The Roof of Africa.

熔岩从地核中慢涌上来，形成了绵延500英里的巨大石丘。这就是非洲屋脊。14.Over millennia, rain and ice carved the rock into a landscape of spires and canyons.

千万年后，雨水额冰川已将岩石雕琢成尖峰和峡谷。

15.These summits, nearly three miles up, are home to some very remarkable mountaineers.

这些将近3英里高的山峰顶上，住着一些非常特别的山地居民。

16.Gelada baboons. They are unique to the highlands of Ethiopia.

狮尾狒。它们是埃塞俄比亚高原的特有物种。

17.The cliffs were they sleep are for expert climbers only. And geladas certainly have the right equipment, the strongest fingers of any primate and an utterly fearless disposition.

它们睡觉的悬崖直邮攀岩高手才能爬的上去。而狮尾狒则有一套合适的“工具”，强壮的手指是最主要的，当然也少不了无所畏惧的气概。

18.But you need more than a head for heights to survive up here.

不过在这样的高度，想要活下去可不太容易。

19.A day in the geladas` life reveals how they`ve risen to the challenge。For all monkeys, morning is grooming time, a chance to catch up with friends.

下面将向你展示狮尾狒全天的生活，看看它们如何面对挑战。对于所有猴子来说，早上正是“梳妆打扮”的时候，一个交朋友的绝好机会。

20．But unlike other monkeys, geladas chatter constantly while they do it.

不过，与其它猴子不同的是狮尾狒一边这么做，一边还不停地唠叨。

20.It`s great way to network while your hands are busy. But these socials can`t go on for too long. Geladas have a busy daily schedule and there`s work to be done.

这样手在忙活的同事也能搞好“人际关系”。但是这种社交活动不会很长。狮尾狒全天的日程表排的很满，还有很多事情要做。

21.Most monkeys couldn`t live up here, there`s no fruit and few insects to feed on. But geladas are unique. They`re the only monkeys in the world to live almost entirely in grass.

大部分猴类都无法在此生存。这里没有食物，可以吃的昆虫也很少。但狮尾狒却很特别。它们是世界上唯一完全以草为生的猴子。

22.They live in the largest assemblies formed by any monkeys. Some groups are 800 strong and they crop the high meadows like herds of wildebeest. 它们生活的社群是所有猴类中最大的。有的甚至能达到800只，如同散布在高山草原上的角马群。

23.The geladas graze alongside walia ibex, which are also unique to these highlands.

站在狮尾狒身旁的是西敏羱羊，它们也是这片高原的特有物种。

24.These rare creatures are usually very shy, but they drop their guard when the geladas are around.

这种罕见的动物通常很胆小，但只要狮尾狒一来到身边，它们便放松警惕。

25.You might expect that grazers would avoid each other`s patch. But this is a special alliance form which both partners benefit.

你或许会认为食草动物总是尽量互相避让，但是这种特殊联盟能使双方都得到好处。