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The.Green.Planet.2022-绿色星球.
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| The biggest living thing that exists on this planet is a plant... |
说起地球上最高大的生物 我们一定会想到植物 |
| like this giant sequoia tree in California. |
?例如这棵 ?位于加利福尼亚州的巨型红杉 |
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giant:n.巨人;伟人;巨兽;adj.巨大的;特大的 sequoia:n.红杉(产于美国加州);
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| Plants, whether they are enormous , like this one, or microscopic , are the basis of all life, including ourselves. |
?植物无论是巨型红杉这样的参天大树 ?还是个体十分微小的植物 ?都为包括人类在内的所有生命 ?提供了生存基础 |
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enormous:adj.庞大的,巨大的;凶暴的,极恶的; microscopic:adj.微观的;用显微镜可见的;
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| We depend upon them for every mouthful of food that we eat |
?我们所需的每口食物 |
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depend upon:依赖;取决于;
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| ?and every lung full of air that we breathe. |
呼吸到的每口空气都离不开植物 |
| Plants flourish in remarkable ways, yet, for the most part , the secrets of their world have been hidden from us... |
?地球上的植物种类多繁多、形式多样 ?然而在它们的世界里 ?绝大多数的秘密依然很少为人所知 |
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flourish:n.兴旺; vt.夸耀; vi.繁荣,兴旺; remarkable:adj.卓越的;非凡的;值得注意的; for the most part:adv.在极大程度上,多半;
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| ..until now. |
?现在让我们来一探究竟 |
| Now we have new ground-breaking technology that enables us to enter their extraordinary world and see their lives from their perspective . |
?如今我们利用前沿技术 ?得以进入这一鲜为人知的奇妙世界 ?以植物自身的视角体验它们的生活 |
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ground-breaking:adj.独创的;开拓性的; technology:n.技术;工艺;术语; enables:v.使得; (enable的第三人称单数) extraordinary:adj.非凡的;特别的;离奇的;临时的;特派的; perspective:n.观点;远景;透视图;adj.透视的;
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| This series will reveal the extraordinary and dramatic ways in which plants behave ... |
?这部系列片将为我们揭示 ?众多植物非凡的行为 |
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series:n.系列,连续;[电]串联;级数;丛书; reveal:v.显示;透露;揭露;泄露;n.揭露;暴露;门侧,窗侧; dramatic:adj.突然的;巨大的;令人吃惊的;激动人心的; behave:v.表现;(机器等)运转;举止端正;(事物)起某种作用;
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| ..and we will explore the challenges demanded by the very different landscapes in which they live. |
?我们还将探索在截然不同的生存环境 ?向它们提出的严峻挑战 |
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explore:v.探索:探测:探险: landscapes:n.风景; v.从事庭园设计;
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| The tropics . |
热带雨林 |
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tropics:n.热带地区;
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| The richest and most competitive place in which to survive. |
?这里是地球上生物物种最为丰富 同时竞争也最为激烈的地区 |
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competitive:adj.竞争的;比赛的;求胜心切的;
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| The bizarre water world... |
?奇异的水世界 |
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bizarre:adj.奇异的(指态度,容貌,款式等);
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| ..where giants fight ferocious battles, and plants eat animals alive. |
?巨型植物激烈对战 植物绝杀动物 |
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giants:n.巨人;大汉;巨兽;巨树;(giant的复数) ferocious:adj.残忍的;惊人的;
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| Deserts... |
?荒漠世界 |
| Agh! |
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| A world of extremes . |
?以及超乎想象的极端环境 ?以及超乎想象的极端环境 |
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extremes:n.极端不同的感情;极端;极度;极限;(extreme的复数)
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| Seasonal lands... |
?在季节性变化明显的地区 |
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Seasonal:adj.季节的;周期性的;依照季节的;
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| ..where survival depends on precision timing. |
?生存取决于精准的时机把握 ?生存取决于精准的时机把握 |
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survival:n.幸存,残存;幸存者,残存物; precision:n.精度,[数]精密度;精确;adj.精密的,精确的;
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| And everywhere, we will explore the critical and intimate relationships between plants and animals, including ourselves. |
?每一集节目中我们都将关注 ?植物与动物乃至与我们人类之间 ?重要而密切的关系 |
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critical:adj.鉴定的;[核]临界的;批评的,爱挑剔的;危险的;决定性的;评论的; intimate:n.知己; v.暗示; adj.亲密的;
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| Join me in a world that takes you by surprise... |
?让我们一起 ?步入这个奇妙迷人的绿色世界 |
| ..and see our planet as never before... |
?以植物的视角另辟蹊径 |
| ..from the plants' perspective. |
?重新审视我们的地球 |
| This is The Green Planet. |
?欢迎收看 ?《绿色星球》 |
| I'm in Costa Rica, in the heart of a rainforest , the richest and most dynamic environment on Earth. |
?我来到了位于哥斯达黎加的 ?热带雨林深处 ?这里的生物物种极为丰富 ?充满生命活力 |
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Costa:n.[解剖]肋骨;叶脉;[昆]前缘脉; rainforest:n.(热带)雨林; dynamic:n.动力; adj.充满活力的;
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| Rainforests only cover a very small proportion of the Earth's surface, yet they contain over half of all known species of animals and plants. |
?尽管雨林只占地球表面的 ?很小一部分 ?但生活在这里的动植物 ?占地球所有已知物种的一半以上 |
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Rainforests:n.(热带)雨林; proportion:n.比例;部分;份额;均衡;v.摊派;使相称; species:n.[生物]物种;种类;
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| Up here, the forest's canopy is bathed by life-giving sunlight . |
?位于高处的繁茂林冠 ?沐浴在赋予万物生机的阳光之下 |
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canopy:n.天篷;华盖;遮篷;苍穹;vt.用天蓬遮盖;遮盖; bathed:adj.沐浴的;淋漓的,湿透的;沉溺的;v.沐浴;(bath的过去分词); life-giving:adj.提神的;给与生命的; sunlight:n.日光;
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| The branches of the great trees |
?大树的枝干 |
| ?carry rich, flourishing sky gardens... |
构建了一座座多姿多彩的“空中花园” |
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flourishing:adj.繁荣的;繁茂的;v.繁荣;兴旺;茁壮成长;(flourish的现在分词)
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| ..home to countless different kinds of beautiful plants. |
?令人赏心悦目的植物不计其数 |
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countless:adj.无数的;数不尽的;
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| Each species has evolved its own exquisite solution to the challenges of survival. |
?每一个物种都演化出了 ?独特巧妙的生存策略 |
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evolved:v.(使)逐渐形成;进化;进化形成;(evolve的过去分词和过去式) exquisite:adj.精致的;细腻的;优美的,高雅的;异常的;剧烈的;n.服饰过于讲究的男子; solution:n.解决方案;溶液;溶解;解答;
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| This forest world may look peaceful, timeless and unchanging , but that is far from the truth. |
?这片森林看似安静祥和 ?亘古不变 ?但事实远非如此 |
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timeless:adj.永恒的;不受时间影响的;不合时宜的; unchanging:adj.不变的;
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| This is a battlefield . |
?这里就是战场 |
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battlefield:n.战场;沙场;斗争的领域;容易引发冲突的情况
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| Throughout this forest, plants are competing ferociously with one another to claim the light. |
?在这片森林中 ?植物为了争夺光照 ?彼此间展开了激烈的竞争 |
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Throughout:adv.自始至终,到处;全部;prep.贯穿,遍及; competing:adj.相互冲突的;相互矛盾的;v.竞争;对抗;参加比赛;(compete的现在分词) ferociously:adv.残忍地;野蛮地;凶猛地; claim:v.要求;声称;需要;认领;n.要求;声称;索赔;断言;值得;
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