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Over the next two weeks, the male sees off many rivals
接下來的兩周內(nèi) 公熊擊敗了多位對(duì)手
but the battles take their toll on him.
但他也為戰(zhàn)斗付出了代價(jià)
He is almost spent,
他已筋疲力竭
but he has ensured that
但他已確保
no other bears have mated with his female.
不會(huì)再有公熊與他的伴侶交配
It's time for the couple
這對(duì)伴侶
to go their separate ways.
分道揚(yáng)鑣的時(shí)候到了
She will give birth to his cubs, alone, in nine months' time
九個(gè)月之后 她將獨(dú)自產(chǎn)下他的幼崽
and he may never see her again.
也許他們將天涯永別
He returns to the frozen ocean,
他回到了冰凍的海洋
no doubt relieved to resume his solitary ways,
安詳?shù)闹匦麻_始獨(dú)居生活
and just in time.
時(shí)機(jī)正正好
The ice beneath his feet will soon be gone.
他腳下的冰不久就要消失
Each spring, the Arctic Ocean undergoes
每到春天 北冰洋都要經(jīng)歷
an extraordinary transformation.
一次非凡的轉(zhuǎn)變
An area of sea ice the size of Europe melts,
面積如歐洲大小的海冰融化
exposing the rich waters beneath.
冰下富饒的海域重見天日
Short-tailed shearwaters have travelled 10,000 miles
短尾鹱[短尾水剃鳥]從一萬六千公里外的
from Australia to be here.
澳大利亞飛行至此
18 million visitors darken the skies,
一千八百萬只遷徙鳥遮蔽了天空
the largest gathering of sea birds on the planet.
地球上最龐大的海鳥群在此聚集
