The rivers of Zhangjiajieflow northeast intotheYangtse floodplain
張家界的河流向東北注入
known asthe land offish and rice
以魚米之鄉文明的長江平原
On an island in a lake in Anhui province
在安徽省一個湖泊的小島上
a dragon is stirring
一只小龍蠢蠢欲動
This is the ancestral home of China's largest and rarest reptile
這里是中國最大最稀有爬行動物的古老家園
A creature of mystery and legend
一種傳說中的神秘生物
Dragon eggs are greatly prized
龍卵是非常珍貴的
these babies need tohatch outquick
這些孩子們需要快點孵化出來
It would seem someone is on their trail
看起來有人正在進行搜尋
For a helpless baby reptile
對一只無助的爬行類幼仔來說
imprisoned in a leathery membrane inside a choky shell
囚禁在令人窒息的蛋殼的堅韌隔膜里
a process of hatching
在孵化過程中
is a titanic struggle
需要拼盡全力掙扎
And time isrunning out
時間在不斷流逝
It's taken 2 hours for the little dragon to get its head out of this egg
小鱷魚需要耗費2個小時才能將腦袋伸出蛋殼
It needs to gather its strength now
現在是拼盡全力
a final massive push
進行最后奮力一擊的時刻