宏观世界（2017）

几个月后变成一只成年甲虫
into an adult beetle in a few months
在下一个冬天来临之前
before the next winter sets in
随着水位的上升
as the mercury surges upwards
不同种类的蜻蜓若虫
different species of dragonfly limps
浮出水面
emerge from the water
爬上芦苇
to climb the reeds
从它们的外骨骼里蜕皮
and clamber out of their exoskeleton
竖起翅膀之后
after humping up their wings
等它们变硬
and allowing them to harden
它们已经准备好起飞了
they are ready to fly
找一个伴侣
and find a mate
在草地上
out in the meadow
一只熬过了冬天的年轻蜂后
a young hornet queen who survived the winter
找到了一个合适的树洞 开始建一个新巢穴
has found a suitable tree hall to start a new colony
它必须白手起家 独自一人
she must start from scratch single handedly
建造蜂巢
build the nest
寻找食物
forage for food
产卵喂养成长中的幼虫
lay the eggs feed her growing larvae
这是24小时的工作
it's around the clock job
会持续数周
and it lasts for weeks
终于在产下第一个蛋的14天后
finally 14 days after laying her first egg
辛勤工作是有回报的
the hard work pays off
它带着食物返回巢穴
returning to the nest with food
看到了它的第一个幼仔已成年
she finds her first hatchling
立即
which immediately
开始照顾它的兄弟姐♥妹♥们♥
starts looking after its sibling larvae
现在王后的育儿室里有了一个保姆
now the queen has a nanny in the nursery
预先为婴儿咀嚼食物
she's still the bread winner bringing food
她仍然是养家糊口的人
sheep pre choose for the infants
它们共同承担喂食的责任
but they both share feeding duties
几天后 它又多了一个帮手
a few days later she gets a second helper
还有很多饥饿的嘴要喂饱
there are many hungry miles to feed
在它们化蛹两三天后
2 or 3 days after they pupate
新的工蜂将加入到寻找食物的队伍中
new workers will join the hunt for food
树液是完美的
tree sap is perfect
是富含能量的糖
full of energy rich sugar
在森林里
in the forest
许多树木正在发芽
many trees are budding
一棵巨大的橡树展开它的叶子
a giant oak unfurls its leaves
冬蛾毛虫已经出现在
the winter north caterpillars have emerged
橡树上
on the oak tree
它们比叶子大不了多少
they're little more than feeding machines
它们必须尽可能地摄入卡路里
they must consume all the calories they can
所以当它们在明年冬天以飞蛾的形式短暂出现时
so that when they briefly emerge as moths next winter
它们就有足够的能量进行交♥配♥
they'll have enough energy to meet
在森林的地面上
on the forest floor
一只火蜥蜴出现了
a fire salamander appears
熬过了冬天
having survived the winter
躲在无霜的裂缝或洞穴里
sheltering in a frost free fissure or cave
一只睡鼠从冬眠中醒来
a dormouse wakes from its hibernation
最后
and finally
在地下耐心等待的雄鹿甲虫
the stag beetle that waited patiently on its back
现在从它过冬的家出来了
now emerges from its subterranean winter home
它的第一个本能
his first instinct
就是找个伴侣
to find a mate
它捕捉到附近一只雌性的信息素
he picks up the pheromones of a nearby female
但它不是唯一 一个被它吸引的人
but he's not the only one attracted to her sin
当两只雄性相遇时 战斗舞台就准备好了
when 2 males meet the stage is set for battle
“鹿角”实际上是它下巴的一部分
the males antlers are actually part of its jaw
就像鹿一样
but like the deer they take their name from
它们把它当作武器
they use them as weapons
目的是把对手打倒在地
the aim is to throw their rival on his back
或者直接从树上推下去
or right out of the tree
获胜者的奖品是与雌性鹿甲虫交♥配♥
the winner's prize is to mate with the female
雄鹿甲虫以其体型来说是非常强壮的
a male stag beetle is enormously strong for its size
举起自身重量100倍的东西
able to lift 100 times its own way
它的下颚发出巨大的力量
its jaws exert huge force
一口就能杀死它的对手
a bite can kill its rival
这个失败者是幸运的
this loser is lucky
它摔了下来
he survives the fall
获胜者不会浪费时间领奖
the winner wastes no time claiming his prize
这种配对就像做生意一样
the pairing is business like
就像它的母亲一样
like her mother before her
雌性会在腐肉中产卵
the female will lay her eggs amid the rotting
或枯树的根
roots of a dead tree
作为幼虫孵化时的食物
food for her larvae when they hatch
生长树木的汁液滋养其它生物
nourished on the samp of growing trees
大黄蜂的种群扩大了
the hornet colony expands
几十名工人现在带来的不仅是食物
dozens of workers now bring not only food
还有腐烂的木头
but also decaying wood
被它们锋利的下颚咬掉
bitten off with their sharp jaws
与唾液混合 彻底咀嚼
mixed with saliva and thoroughly chewed
木浆就是砖块和灰泥
the wood pulp is the bricks and mortar
不断扩张着巢穴
for the growing nest
这些错综复杂的堡垒可以达到
these intricate castles can reach as much as
半米以上
half 1m high
工人们不断地增加新的楼层和房♥间
the workers constantly add new floors and chambers
当它终于准备好了
when it's finally ready
今年的新女王可以胜任它的重要角色
this year's new queen can fulfill her primary role
用它的卵子细胞填满蜂巢
to fill the cells with her eggs
产卵是饥饿的工作
laying is hungry work
所以工人们
so the workers
把它们收集的食物奉献出来
regurgitate the food they have gathered
来喂养它们的王后
to feed their queen
这一切都是为了确保它们的种群继续生长和繁荣
it's all to ensure their colony grows and thrives
成为一个短暂夏天的大黄蜂之国
becoming a hornet nation for one brief summer
现在到处都是色彩和生命
color and life is everywhere now
为小蠼螋提供了
providing a sumptuous
在地上觅食的盛宴
feast for the baby earwigs that forage above ground
瓢虫在寻找
ladybugs hunt for
属于自己的爱
ladybug love
红色的蝴蝶们又回来了
and the red admirals are back
不是在冬天之前迁往南方的那群
not the ones who migrated south before the winter
而是在南欧孵化的新生一代
but a new generation hatched in southern Europe
现在回到北方度过夏天
and now back in the north for the summer
嗡嗡声充斥着空气之中
buzzing and humming fills the air
进食时间
a time to feed
繁殖后代 为下一个冬天做准备
to breed and to prepare for the next winter to come