冰冻星球（2011）

abilities that will be crucial in the days ahead.
这个春天 它已经等了十几年了
It's waited over a decade for this spring
破茧成蝶的时间越来越接近了
and now, its time is near.
蛾开始在整个北极大量涌现
All across the Arctic, moths are emerging.
经过了14年的准备
After completing their 14-year preparation,
它们现在只有几天时间找配偶交♥配♥
they now have just a few days to find a partner and mate.
没其他生物能更生动地展现出
No life illustrates more vividly
北极春天的短暂
the shortness of the Arctic spring
和在这季节最多变地方生存的艰辛
or the struggle to survive in this most seasonal of places.
随着春天的推进
As spring advances,
苔原不断地变化
the transformation of the tundra continues.
从南方来的候鸟陆续抵达
Migrants begin arriving from the south
霎时间 苔原因这些鸟类变得生机勃勃
and suddenly the tundra is alive with birds and chicks.
北极已经焕然一新
The Arctic's transformation is complete.
对某些永久居民来说
This influx of life is good news
大量动物的涌入是件好事
for some permanent residents.
苔原上很少会有充足的食物
Food is rarely plentiful out on the tundra.
北极狼必须充分利用这个机会
The Arctic wolves must make the most of this boom while it lasts.
他们必须收获尽可能多的食物
The wolves must gather as much food as they can.
几英里之外
Many miles from here,
家人们还在盼着它们捕食归来呢
other members of the pack are relying on them.
在如此贫瘠的土地上很难生存
This barren landscape is a hard place to make a living,
因此狼群的规模比在南极要小
forcing wolf packs to be smaller here than further south.
六个小家伙嗷嗷待哺
Six hungry mouths to feed.
这些小家伙才一个月大
The cubs are just over a month old.
鸭子很快就被吃光了
The ducks are devoured instantly,
但在回家的漫漫旅途中
but on the long journey home,
它们又抓住了一只北极野兔
they also caught an Arctic hare,
这是苔原上主要的食物
a mainstay of the tundra diet,
小家伙们貌似对这一食物情有独钟
and one the cubs seem to be particularly keen on.
吃剩的食物会储藏起来以备不时之需
Uneaten food is usually hidden for leaner times,
但今天的食物却被吃了个精光
but there will be no leftovers today.
小家伙们长得很快 似乎永远吃不饱
The cubs are growing fast and are always hungry.
美好的时光已经来临
The good times are certainly back,
但这些雪白的狼提醒着我们
but these white wolves remind us
北极也有不友好的一面
of the Arctic's less welcoming side.
他们淡色的皮毛
Their coats are pale
使他们能在漫长多雪的冬季潜伏起来
to conceal them during the long, snowy winter.
大家似乎都忘记了 一个月前
It's easy to forget that one month ago,
这片土地还是贫瘠的白色荒原
this land was a barren, white desert.
在我们星球的最南端
At the southern end of our planet,
南极正是海冰面♥积♥最大的时候
the Antarctic sea ice is still at its greatest extent.
但是大♥陆♥外缘有一些岛屿
But there are a few islands on its outer edge
周围没有海冰覆盖
that the sea ice never quite reaches.
南大西洋丰富的
South Georgia is washed
相对温暖的海水
by the rich waters of the Southern Atlantic
冲刷着南乔治亚岛
and the comparative warmth of the sea
减弱了南极冬季的恶劣气候
takes the edge off the vicious southern winter.
对于一些耐寒的动物
It's even possible for a few hardy animals,
如漂泊信天翁来说
like the wandering albatross,
在这里度过一整年也是有可能的
to live here throughout the whole year.
体形庞大的雏鸟需要十三个月才长出羽毛
The enormous albatross chicks take 13 months to fledge,
所以它们不得不在这里过冬
so they have no choice but to sit here throughout the winter.
这不容易 但是厚厚的绒毛
It can't be easy, but the thick layer of fluffy down
能抵挡极度的寒冷
keeps out the worst of the cold.
他们的父母飞行几千英里去抓鱼和鱿鱼
Their parents travel thousands of miles to collect the fish and squid
他们需要这些来维持体温 促进发育
they need to stay warm and to grow.
季节在转换
The season is turning
暴风雪毫无预兆地袭来
and storms blow in with little warning.
帝企鹅也在这里熬了一冬天
King penguins have also been here all winter.
他们的幼崽
Their chicks survive by
挤在一起保暖 存活了下来
huddling in creches to conserve their heat.
不合群的鸟
A solitary bird here
在这里很快就会被冻死
standing alone would quickly die of exposure.
对少数不怕冷的鸟类来说
It seems for a hardy few,
为了全年都能在富饶的南极洋捕鱼
violent storms are a price worth paying
忍♥受几场猛烈的暴风雪似乎很值得
for year-round fishing in the rich waters of the Southern Ocean.
企鹅整个冬天都呆在海滩上
The penguins have had the beach to themselves all winter,
但那只是短暂的奢侈
but that is a luxury that will not last.
冬天的风雪逐渐减弱 生物开始回归
As the winter storms subside, life begins to return.
一年中 有半年的时间
For half of the year,
南乔治亚岛上的海鸟群
South Georgia has the greatest concentration
密度为全世界最大
of sea birds in the world
绝大部分海鸟早春时节就来到了这里
and most of them arrive in the early spring.
长冠企鹅到来的声势最为浩大
Macaroni penguins make the most impressive entrance--
数量超过五百万对
over five million pairs of them.
他们是世界上数量最多的企鹅
They are the world's most numerous penguin
现在 他们中有一半到了这里
and half of them are now here.
他们全部到齐了
The arrival is complete.
求偶 是南乔治亚岛下一繁忙日程
Courtship is next on South Georgia's busy spring schedule.
其中尤以漂泊信天翁的经历最为曲折
The wandering albatross has the most elaborate display.
这两只信天翁在分开几个月之后复合了
These two are renewing their bonds after being months apart.
流浪者们少年时就结成的伴侣
Wanderers pair up in their teens
可以携手度过五十年
and can spend a further 50 years together -
是动物世界最长久的伙伴关系之一
one of the longest partnerships in the animal world.
仲春时节
By the middle of spring,
小峡谷和低洼处的积雪消融了
the snows have cleared from the coves and the low ground.
海滩上几乎也没有冰了
The beaches are almost free of ice, too,
但那不是帝企鹅面临的最大转变
but that isn't the biggest change facing the king penguins.
原本属于他们的平静海滨
Their peaceful waterfront
变成了一群肥头大耳生物的地盘
has turned into an obstacle course of blubber.
海象到来了
The elephant seals have arrived.
现在这个海滩上的动物
This beach now contains a greater mass of animals
比世界上任何其他海滩的都要多
than any other in the world.
这些小海豹是一年前怀上的
The young seals were conceived here a year ago,
既然现在他们已经出生了
and now that they've been born,
他们的妈妈正准备再次交♥配♥
their mothers are ready to mate again.
这片海滩上的交♥配♥权
The mating rights on this patch of the beach
属于海滩的管理者
belong to a beach master.
他的"后宫"包括五十个雌性
His harem contains 50 females--
其他雄性对此垂涎三尺
females that are coveted by others.
他的权威受到了挑战
His authority is being challenged.
这种竞争不是开玩笑
This rival means business.
这也许是海滩管理者春季竞选中的
This could be the beach master's first serious test
第一次重大考验
of his spring campaign.
海滩管理者自身重达四吨♥
The beach master himself weighs four tonnes,
但是这位对手跟他势均力敌
but this rival is his equal.
两头巨兽相互争斗
When these Titans clash,
势必是一场血战
bones crunch.
他获得了第一战的胜利
He has won the first battle,
但随后一个月他都得时刻保持警惕
but he may have to defend his harem
以保护自己的妻妾
every hour for the next month.
如果他在这期间一直能称霸海滩
If he can stay master of his beach for this period,
到了明年 这里的新生儿中
many of the young born here
有很多都会是他的后代
next year will be his.
漂泊信天翁所在的悬崖已入晚春
It's the end of spring on the wandering abatross's cliffs,
他们此时也该丰满羽翼了
their season for fledging.
去年的雏鸟已经褪去了绒毛
Last year's chicks have lost their fluffy down
准备接受飞翔的挑战
and step up to the challenge of getting into the air.
信天翁并不擅长在陆地上生存
An albatross is not very competent on the ground,
不能遨游天际的日子 并不美好
so until it can fly, it isn't good for much.
于是 信天翁生命中最重要的时刻
And this makes the maiden flight
便是这第一次的飞翔
the crucial event in an albatross's life.
驾驭世界上最宽大的翅膀需要磨练
Managing the largest wing span in the world takes practice...
很多次的磨练
Lots of it.
也许要这样练习好几个星期
Weeks can go by like this.
这肯定不是风的问题
Certainly the winds must be right,
但有时候
but it does appear that for some,
有些笨鸟会遇到些麻烦
the problem is something of a mental one.
终于飞起来了
At last.
南极洋发出了召唤