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Each has been entrusted with a single precious egg
每只企鵝都帶著一個珍貴的企鵝蛋
balanced on the top of its feet.
平穩(wěn)地放在腳上
If the egg were to drop onto the ice, even for a moment,
如果企鵝蛋掉在冰上 哪怕只有一小會兒
the chick inside would die
蛋中的小企鵝也會死去
and all this would count for nothing.
而這一切也將成為徒勞
The emperors are not entirely alone.
帝企鵝并非完全孤單
The Weddell seal.
威德爾海豹
The only mammal to remain here throughout the winter.
唯一留在這里過冬的哺乳動物
They must have breathing holes,
必須要有冰洞供他們呼吸
and so have to constantly scrape away the ice
所以得經(jīng)常把冰刮掉
that threatens to close them,
以防水面被凍住
rasping away fresh build-ups
用他們的超級大嘴
with special wide-gaped jaws.
將剛結(jié)上的冰層一一刮掉
Beneath the ice, they are
在冰面之下
beyond the reach of the bitter winter winds.
凜冬的寒風(fēng)無法影響此處
The sea is -2 degrees centigrade.
海水只有零下二攝氏度
A warm bath, compared to the conditions overhead.
但相比冰上的條件 這算得上溫水浴
