An egg tumbled from the nest is fair game for Johnny Rook. He'll soon have his own brood to look after.
一枚蛋從窩里滾落,這對約翰鴉來說再公平不過。他很快就可以照看自己的幼鳥。
On another stretch of beach, the shoreline quakes with desperate battles to dominate. The stakes are unimaginably high. Only a privileged few elephant seal bulls will become beach masters, controlling dozens of females and reproducing abundantly.
另一片海灘,在海岸線正在上演一場絕望的戰斗。賭注令人難以想象的高。只有少數享有特權的海象最終將成為海灘的主人,控制數十只母海象并且可以盡情繁衍自己的后代。
This is no place for a young male to stick his nose in. Usually trembling warnings make challengers back off, but not all.
這個地方根本不適合年輕的一代。通常顫抖的警告讓挑戰者們紛紛退后,但并不是全部。
詞語解釋:
1. tumble v. 跌倒;滾下;墜落
2. brood n. 一窩孵出的雛雞(或雛鳥)
3. privilege n. 特權
來源:可可英語 http://www.ccdyzl.cn/Article/201111/161636.shtml