迫使鹿群变成水上动物
forcing the herd to become waterborne.
对于幼崽来说,
For the calf,
事实证明,这次穿越比狼追更具挑战性
the crossing is proving more challenging than a wolf chase.
他没有练习过
He's had no practice
跟不上妈妈
and can't keep up with his mother.
她听到呼喊就转身回去了
She hears his calls and turns back.
她一直在逆流而上,
She keeps upstream from him,
保护幼崽不受水流的影响
shielding him from the pull of the current.
每次过河都会让他们离目的地更近,
Each river crossing brings them closer to their destination,
但要跑三个月才能到
but it's three months of running to get there.
森林的供给,
The promise of forest,
食物和休息促使大鹿前进
food and rest spurs the great deer onwards.
冬天紧跟着他们
With winter biting at their heels.
横跨大西洋,
Across the Atlantic Ocean,
气温也开始下降
temperatures are also starting to fall.
在不列颠群岛,空气中弥漫着寒意
In the British Isles,a chill is in the air.
夏日的田野休耕
Summer fields fall fallow.
十月的晴朗天气
October's crisp weather
是苹果生长的最佳时期
is the best growing time for apples.
果园里果实累累
Orchards hang heavy with fruit.
而熟果子却吸引了各种各样的昆虫
While the windfall attracts all sorts of insects.
这只是对蜜蜂的奖励,
It's just rewards for the honey bee,
春天的花朵帮助树木授粉
whose springtime flower duties help pollinate the trees.
但是他们兴奋的嗡嗡声
But their buzz of excitement
引起不必要的注意
attracts unwanted attention.
黄蜂们是欧洲最大的群居黄蜂和食肉动物
Hornets are Europe's largest social wasp and carnivorous.
虽然他们喜欢偶尔吃点糖,
Although they like a sugar hit once in a while,
他们不是来吃苹果的
they haven't come for the apples.
秋天,黄蜂比以往任何时候都凶残
In autumn,the hornets are more murderous than ever.
冬天会杀死他们中的大多数
Winter will kill most of them.
在他出现之前,他们有嘴要喂
Before it does,they have mouths to feed.
他们的女王产生了新一代的统治者
Their queen has produced a new generation of rulers.
在现在之前,
Before now,
她只要求无性工作者听从她的命令
she sired only asexual workers to do her bidding.
但在秋天,
But in autumn,
她创造了性活跃的小飞机和未来的皇后
she creates sexually active drones and future queens.
他们匆忙增肥
They are fattened in haste.
赶在秋天结束之前,
Before autumn ends,
这些特殊的幼虫必须发育,
these special larvae must develop,
繁殖和分散
reproduce and disperse.
冬季的威胁激活了秋季的准备工作
The threat of winter activates autumn preparations
整个动物王国
throughout the animal kingdom.
人类王国也是
Human kingdoms,too.
在整个欧洲,
Across Europe,
城♥堡♥的建造是为了既能抵御战争又能抵御风雨
castles were built to be both war and weatherproof.
最关键的
Most critical
随着情况恶化进入冬季
as conditions deteriorate into winter.
适应季节的能力
The ability to adapt to season
像战争一样塑造了封地的命运
shaped a fiefdom's destiny as much as battle.
但城♥堡♥不仅仅是用砖和灰泥建造的
But castles aren't just built with bricks and mortar.
在加泰罗尼亚,
In Catalonia,
最著名的塔楼是用人的四肢建造的
the most celebrated towers rising from the ground are made with human limbs.
城♥堡♥艺术是联♥合♥国♥教科文组织认可的文化传统
The art of the castells is a UNESCO recognised cultural tradition.
十月是叠人塔队的主要比赛月份,
October is the main competition month for castell teams,
需要几个小时的练习
requiring hours of practice.
“力量、平衡、勇气和智慧”是他们的座右铭,
Strength,balance,courage and wisdom' is their motto,
把他们推向新的高度
pushing them to new heights.
到10月底,
By the end of October,
欧洲一天比一天寒冷黑暗
Europe becomes colder and darker by the day.
但在南太平洋,
But in the South Pacific,
每天带来更多的阳光和温暖
each day brings more sunlight and warmth.
事情正在升温
Things are heating up.
汤加周围温暖的热带海洋激发了浪漫
The warm tropical seas surrounding Tonga inspire romance.
从一首歌♥开始
And it starts with a song.
雌性座头鲸
A female humpback whale
听到她响亮而清晰
hears it loud and clear.
这是一个雄性的故事旋律,
It's the tell-tale melody of a male,
穿越深海
travelling through the abyss.
无需进一步介绍,
Requiring no further introduction,
歌♥手来了
the balladeer arrives.
这两个泰坦现在如此接近,他们可以互相注视
The two titans are now so close,they can eyeball each other.
两个月来,
For two months,
他们从南极洲游到这个波利尼西亚的天堂
they have swum from Antarctica to reach this Polynesian paradise.
十月是座头鲸的繁殖季节
October is the humpback's breeding season.
这意味着这两个人不会孤独很久
Which means the pair isn't alone for long.
其他雄性也听过这首歌♥
Other males have also heard the song.
对他们来说,
For them,
这是一个行动的号♥召
it's a call to action.
这名雌性突然被六名有男子气概的候选人追逐
The female is suddenly pursued by half a dozen virile hopefuls.
“热运行”开始了
The 'heat run' is on.
追逐是对力量和耐力的考验
The chase is a test of strength and endurance.
变得越来越咄咄逼人
And becomes increasingly aggressive.
最后,竞争对手倒下了
Finally,the competitors fall away.
把歌♥手当作胜利者
Leaving the balladeer as victor.
交♥配♥后,
After mating,
雌性再次将目光转向南方
the female turns her sights back south again.
明年她回来的时候,
When she returns here next year,
她将生下她的拳头幼崽
she will birth her fist calf.
她的背景音乐中再次出现了雄性和声
With male harmonics once again her background music.
十月结束了
October comes to an end.
两个月的紧张活动结束了
It's closure for two months of intense activation.
在南半球,夏天在空气中
In the southern hemisphere,summer's in the air.
在北半球,冬天在翅膀里等待
In the northern hemisphere,winter waits in the wings.
一点时间也没有剩余,
Without a moment to spare,
地球上的居民在为最后一章做准备
the planet's inhabitants prepare for the final chapter
在地球上的这个狂野之年
of this wild year on Earth.