七個世界一個星球第1季第1集臺詞
| 英文 | 中文 |
|---|---|
| 200 million years ago, | 兩億年前 |
| our planet looked very different | 我們地球的樣貌同今天比起來 |
| from what it does today. | 有著天壤之別 |
| It was entirely covered by sea, | 地球表面全部被海洋覆蓋 |
| which surrounded one single supercontinent we call Pangea. | 海水中央就是我們稱為盤古大陸的超大陸 |
| And then Pangea began to break up. | 然后盤古大陸開始分裂 |
| Life was cast adrift | 生命則隨著分裂的大陸 |
| on fragments of land. | 一同漂移分散 |
| And these fragments eventually became our seven continents. | 這些分裂的大陸最終形成了我們的七大洲 |
| We will see how life developed on each continent, | 我們將見識各大洲上的生命如何演化 |
| giving rise to the extraordinary and wonderful diversity | 最終發展成我們如今所見的非凡奇妙的 |
| that we see today. | 大千世界 |
| We'll venture through the frozen wilderness of Antarctica, | 我們將穿越南極洲的冰凍荒原 |
| where life thrives against the odds. | 這里生命在逆境中茁長成長 |
| And to the riches of South America, | 我們也將去往富饒的南美洲 |
| full of the unexpected. | 那里處處充滿驚喜 |
| From the wilds of Africa. | 從原始的非洲 |
| To the vast expanses of North America | 到幅員遼闊的北美洲 |
| and the searing heat of Australia. | 再到干旱炎熱的澳洲 |
| We'll explore the remote reaches of Asia, | 我們將探索亞洲的遙遠邊疆 |
| home to rarely seen creatures. | 這里是珍稀動物的家園 |
| And Europe, a world transformed by humanity. | 還有歐洲這里充滿了人類活動的印記 |
| And we'll discover | 我們也將探索 |
| how this may be | 自七大洲形成以來 |
| the most critical moment for life on Earth | 為什么此時成為地球上生命所面臨的 |
| since the continents formed. | 最重要時刻 |
| We are changing the world so rapidly, | 我們改造這個世界的速度太快 |
| that wildlife is now facing some of its greatest challenges yet. | 所以野生動物面臨著巨大的挑戰 |
| Never has it been a more important time | 現在正是緊要關頭 |
| to reveal the precious diversity of life | 讓人們意識到七大洲內 |
| on our seven continents. | 生物多樣性非常重要 |
| This is Seven Worlds, One Planet. | 歡迎收看《七個世界一個星球》 |
| Of all the continents, | 在全部七大洲中 |
| one was first sighted by humans just 200 years ago. | 有一個人類直到兩百年前才得以一窺真容 |
| And only now | 直到如今 |
| are we beginning to understand | 我們才開始漸漸了解 |
| what it takes to survive here. | 在這里生存所要付出的代價 |
| It's the most hostile of them all. | 這是七大洲中環境最惡劣的地方 |
| 98% of mainland Antarctica, | 百分之九十八的南極洲大陸 |
| an area one-and-a-half times the size of the United States, | 有相當于一個半美國的面積 |
| is covered in ice | 都被冰川所覆蓋 |
| on which virtually nothing can live. | 冰川之上寸草不生 |
| So life is dependent on the ocean that surrounds it. | 所以生命都依存于環繞南極洲的海洋 |
| But even the ocean freezes. | 但海水也會結冰 |
| Only one mammal can live this far south. | 只有一種哺乳動物能在如此靠南的地方生存 |
| The Weddell seal. | 威德爾氏海豹 |
| She has to keep her breathing hole open | 它要是不想讓呼吸通道凍住 |
| by grinding back the ice with her teeth. | 就必須用牙齒把冰磨掉 |
| Out here on the sea ice, | 在海洋冰面上 |
| all these seals are far from the predators of the open ocean. | 所有海豹都能遠離來自開闊海域掠食者的威脅 |
| So, this is the safest place for her to give birth. | 所以這里是它產子的安全之所 |
| Leaving the warmth of the womb and landing on ice | 離開溫暖的子宮落進一地冰雪 |
| is the sharpest drop in temperature any animal ever faces. | 便是動物界所面臨的最劇烈降溫過程 |
| But her pup can't swim for the first ten days of its life. | 但幼崽降生的頭十天還不會游泳 |
| It's trapped here | 它被困在 |
| out on the ice. | 這片冰原上了 |
| She shields her pup from the wind. | 母海豹為幼崽擋住寒風 |
| Although in spring, temperatures can drop | 即便在春天氣溫也能降至 |
| to minus 40 degrees Celsius, | 零下四十攝氏度 |
| and blizzards can rage for days. | 凜冽的寒風肆虐數日 |
| Three days on, and the storm is still raging. | 三天過去風暴之勢絲毫未減 |
| She now faces the hardest of decisions. | 現在它面臨一個最艱難的抉擇 |
| Does she stay with her pup? | 是留下跟它的幼崽一起 |
| Or shelter in the water? | 還是回到水中避寒 |
| Now, her pup's best chance of survival | 現在幼崽存活的唯一希望 |
| is for the storm to pass quickly. | 就是等待風暴快些過去 |
| Some pups didn't make it. | 有些幼崽沒能撐到天晴 |
| An answer. | 一聲回應 |
| If this pup now joins its mother in the water, | 如果這只幼崽現在下水與母親團聚 |
| it will be safe | 它就能免遭 |
| from any future storm. | 未來所有風暴的傷害 |
| It's minus two degrees Celsius, | 水下是零下二攝氏度 |
| but being in water is warmer | 但在水中可比伏在冰面 |
| than lying on the ice | 忍受寒風呼嘯 |
| in the howling wind. | 要暖和多了 |
| Its chances of surviving here are now extremely good. | 現在幼崽存活的幾率非常大 |
| Only a few hardy animals | 只有幾種十分抗寒的動物 |
| can live all year round as far south as this. | 能全年生活在如此靠南的地方 |
| Further from the pole, | 從南極再往北走 |
| on the fringes of the continent, | 在南極大陸的邊緣 |
| lie islands that are free of sea ice. | 散落著幾座沒有海冰的小島 |
| Here, there are other challenges. | 這里生活著其他勇士 |
| St Andrews Bay on South Georgia | 南喬治亞島的圣安德魯斯灣 |
| is packed with half a million king penguins. | 擠滿了五十萬只國王企鵝 |
| In spring, the chicks are left for days, | 春天企鵝父母會撇下小企鵝好幾天 |
| while their parents are away | 外出為它們 |
| collecting food for them. | 尋找食物 |
| There is a simple arrangement. | 它們有一條簡單的規則 |
| The chicks must stay exactly where their parents left them | 小企鵝必須等在父母離開時的地方寸步不離 |
| to be sure of being found again. | 以確保父母能再次找到它們 |
| But this chick has decided to look around. | 但這只小企鵝想要四處轉轉 |
| There is a lot to be investigated. | 有太多地方可以探索一番了 |
| But it must not stray too far from its meeting place. | 但它決不能跑到離重聚地太遠的地方 |
| This parent has returned with food in its crop. | 這只企鵝帶著滿滿一嗉囊的食物回來了 |
| But its chick isn't where it left it. | 但它的寶寶卻沒在原地等它 |
| It's hard to stay put | 要待在原地不動可太難了 |
| when there's so much to play with. | 畢竟周圍有那么多好玩的東西 |
| Elephant seals are here, too. | 象海豹也生活在這里 |
| Very mysterious. | 多不可思議啊 |
| Finding it in the crowd of youngsters | 在一大群小企鵝中找到自己的寶寶 |
| is not going to be easy. | 絕非易事 |
| They must recognise each other by their calls. | 它們要靠叫聲來辨認彼此 |
| But to hear these in such a noisy colony, | 但想要在如此喧鬧的聚居地聽到對方的叫聲 |
| then they must be within 15 metres of each other. | 它們之間的距離必須小于十五米 |
| Reunited. | 一家子團聚了 |
| St Andrews Beach is one of the most crowded on the planet, | 圣安德魯斯海灘是地球上最擁擠的地方之一 |
| and so holding a territory here is a constant battle. | 想要守住領地就得不停戰斗 |
| This bull elephant seal | 這只雄性象海豹 |
| holds the mating rights to 60 females. | 擁有著與六十只雌性交配的權利 |
| For two months, he's guarded this stretch of beach. | 兩月以來它一直堅守這一片海灘 |
| Unable to feed, | 由于無法進食 |
| he's losing ten kilos a day, | 它每天會減重十公斤 |
| and he's exhausted. | 而且精疲力盡 |
| But other bulls are lying around, | 但其他雄性就潛伏在周圍 |
| waiting their chance. | 靜待時機 |
| Blubber, 15 centimetres thick, | 它們的脂肪層有十五厘米厚 |
| is protection against the cold, | 能保護它們不受寒冷侵擾 |
| but not from the impact | 卻無法幫它們抵擋 |
| of a four-tonne opponent. | 重達四噸的競爭對手的沖擊 |
| He holds his ground | 它守住了自己的領地 |
| and forces the intruder back out to sea. | 將入侵者逼退回海里 |
| Life in the Antarctic is harsh indeed. | 南極洲的生活的確艱苦 |
| But all these creatures come here | 但它們之所以來到這里 |
| because the Southern Ocean | 是因為南大洋 |
| is one of the richest on Earth. | 是地球上最富饒的海域之一 |
| When, 30 million years ago, | 三千萬年前 |
| the continent broke away | 這塊大陸 |
| from South America and drifted south, | 從南美大陸上分離向南漂移 |
| currents began to swirl right around it. | 洋流開始環繞南極大陸流動不息 |
| They are now the strongest | 現在它們成了全球 |
| of any currents on the planet. | 最強勁的洋流 |
| They sweep up nutrients from the depths, | 洋流攜帶著深海的營養物質翻涌而上 |
| and so create one of the richest feeding grounds | 創造出全世界海洋中 |
| in all the world's oceans. | 最豐饒的覓食場 |
| And some of the creatures that come here to feast | 而來此飽餐一頓的生物 |
| do so in a most sophisticated way. | 進食的方式極為復雜 |
| Humpback whales. | 座頭鯨 |
| It's summer, and they've come here | 現在是夏天它們來這里 |
| for a banquet. | 參加盛宴 |
| The cold waters contain great shoals of krill. | 冰冷的海水中生活著大量的磷蝦 |
| It's estimated that there are 400 trillion of them | 據估計這里有四百萬億只磷蝦 |
| and that their combined weight is greater | 所有磷蝦體重的總和 |
| than that of any other animal species on the planet. | 比地球上所有其他物種的都大 |
| To collect them, the humpbacks blow curtains of bubbles, | 為了捕食磷蝦座頭鯨吹出了一道氣泡墻 |
| which the krill won't cross. | 而磷蝦無法穿墻而過 |
| The whales then rise, spiralling inwards, | 然后座頭鯨會上升向內旋轉 |
| to concentrate the swarm. | 將蝦群集中起來 |
| Summer in Antarctica is a time of plenty, | 南極洲的夏天是富饒的 |
| when most humpbacks are able to put on the reserves they need | 大多數座頭鯨能在這個季節儲存 |
| for the whole year. | 一整年所需要的能量 |
| But the wildlife in these waters faces an uncertain future. | 然而這些水域內的生命面臨著不確定的未來 |
| The Southern Ocean is warming. | 南大洋的海水正在變暖 |
| 90% of the world's ice lies in Antarctica | 南極洲儲存著全球百分之九十的冰川 |
| and, in some parts, the rate at which it's melting | 但每隔十年某些地方的冰川 |
| is doubling every decade. | 融化速度正在翻倍 |
| Sea levels are rising. | 海平面正在上升 |
| But there is a more immediate threat. | 然而眼前有更為緊迫的威脅 |
| The warming of the coldest region on Earth | 南極洲的變暖深刻影響著 |
| is having a profound effect on global weather patterns. | 全球氣候模式 |
| And this change in the climate is already being felt right here. | 氣候變化的影響已在這片土地上顯現 |
| This grey-headed albatross chick is four weeks old. | 這只灰頭信天翁幼崽四周了 |
| So far, it has been sheltered from the gales by its parents, | 此刻的它蜷縮在父母身下避風 |
| who take turns to collect food for it out at sea. | 它的父母輪流出海為它覓食 |
| It is the only chick that they will have in two years. | 這是它們今后兩年唯一的孩子 |
| The delicate touching of beaks strengthens their bond. | 鳥喙間的輕柔觸碰拉近了親子間的距離 |
| But these tender moments cannot last forever. | 然而這樣的柔情時刻并不長久 |
| As a chick grows, so does its appetite. | 隨著幼鳥的生長它的食量也隨之增加 |
| So one parent has to leave to find food before the other returns. | 夫婦倆有時不得不同時外出覓食 |
| Parting is a big step and they take time over it. | 分離是重要的一步它們需要時間去適應 |
| For the first time in its life, this chick is alone. | 幼鳥第一次沒有了父母的陪伴 |
| The Antarctic is the windiest continent, | 南極洲是風力最強的洲 |
| and in recent years, climate change has brought storms | 近幾年氣候變化帶來了更為頻繁 |
| that are more frequent and even more powerful. | 且更為強勁的風暴 |
| Winds now regularly reach 70mph. | 此刻風力達到了每小時近112千米 |
| But the albatross chicks must try to stay on their nests. | 信天翁幼鳥必須努力留在巢中 |
| Surviving the storm is one thing... | 在風暴中存活下來是一回事 |
| But now, off the nest in these freezing temperatures, | 離開鳥巢在冰冷的氣溫下 |
| this chick has just hours to live. | 這只幼鳥現在只有數小時的存活時間 |
| The brutal conditions have taken their toll. | 惡劣的氣候條件沖擊著它們的生存 |
| Some chicks have already succumbed to exposure. | 有的幼鳥已經在冷風中死去 |
| The bond is so strong, it can be hard for a father to let go. | 血濃于水父親不舍得離去 |
| The albatross population here has more than halved | 信天翁的數量在過去十五年間 |
| in the last 15 years. | 縮減至一半不到 |
| These albatross are facing extinction. | 信天翁處于瀕臨滅絕的境地 |
| They simply cannot keep pace with the changes affecting their world. | 它們無法適應氣候變化帶來的影響 |
| More parents are returning to the colony. | 越來越多的信天翁父母正在返回巢中 |
| Something is not right. | 有什么地方不對勁 |
| The nest should not be empty. | 巢中不應該空空如也 |
| The chick is actually right below its parent, | 幼鳥其實就掉落在鳥巢底下 |
| but because it's not on the nest, | 但是因為不在巢中 |
| the parent doesn't recognise it. | 父母并不認得它 |
| And doesn't help it. | 也不會救助它 |
| Strangely, perhaps, these albatross do not recognise their chicks | 奇怪的是這些信天翁并不是通過外表 |
| by sight, sound or smell. | 聲音或氣味來辨別自己的幼鳥 |
| They identify them by finding them on the nest. | 它們只認得呆在鳥巢中的幼鳥 |
| So, these violent storms have created a problem | 暴風雨造成的這個問題 |
| that the albatross are not equipped to solve. | 信天翁們無法解決 |
| If it is to survive, the chick will have to get back on the nest | 如果想生存下來幼鳥不得不努力 |
| by itself. | 返回巢中 |
| The chick has made it. | 它做到了 |
| The bond is re-established immediately | 親子間的紐帶再次建立起來了 |
| and its parent, once again, provides the warmth that the chick so desperately needs. | 而它也再次從父母這里得到了急需的溫暖 |
| It's safe...for now. | 就此刻而言它安全了 |
| Nowhere in Antarctica is survival easy. | 南極洲沒有一寸土地易于生存 |
| Gentoo penguins travel up to 50 miles every day | 巴布亞企鵝每天要跋涉八十千米 |
| to find food. | 去尋找食物 |
| And they're now returning to their chicks. | 它們正在返回小企鵝的身邊 |
| They are the fastest penguin in the sea | 它們是海中游行最快的企鵝 |
| and can swim at 22mph. | 游行速度可達每小時三十五千米 |
| But other animals can swim much faster. | 但是其他動物可以游得更快 |
| Orca. | 虎鯨 |
| This penguin must rely on its agility. | 企鵝必須足夠靈敏 |
| With four orcas chasing it, | 面對著四頭虎鯨的追捕 |
| the penguin stood little chance. | 企鵝逃生的希望渺茫 |
| Most gentoo parents do make it back to the colony. | 大部分巴布亞企鵝能夠回到棲息地 |
| Today, it's been a good hunt for krill. | 今天的磷蝦捕獲數量不少 |
| Perhaps too good. | 甚至有點多了 |
| The chicks grow and it seems that the Mohawk style | 隨著企鵝寶寶長大莫霍克發型似乎 |
| is back in fashion. | 又成了它們的新潮流 |
| It's just a phase. | 這只是成長的一個階段 |
| He'll grow out of it. | 它會慢慢甩掉這個發型的 |
| He'll soon lose these remaining down feathers | 很快企鵝寶寶的絨毛就會褪去 |
| and be ready to leave the colony and collect food for himself. | 到那時它就可以離開棲息地自己覓食 |
| But doing so is becoming harder because of climate change. | 由于氣候變化覓食變得更難 |
| Glaciers in the region are now calving faster | 自有記錄以來冰川正以 |
| than they have done since records began. | 前所未有的速度瓦解 |
| And this brash ice now fills the bays. | 碎冰鋪滿了整片海灣 |
| It's autumn. | 南極的秋天來了 |
| The chicks have lost their down feathers and they're hungry. | 企鵝寶寶的絨毛已完全褪去它們饑腸轆轆 |
| They must go to sea for the first time. | 它們必須第一次出海覓食 |
| But now there's a risk of being crushed between blocks of ice. | 但它們面臨著被碎冰沖撞的危險 |
| They have to get to the distant icebergs... | 它們不得不繞道遠處的冰山 |
| And so reach the open ocean that lies beyond. | 才能抵達遠洋 |
| And that is easier said than done. | 說起來容易做起來難 |
| A leopard seal... | 南極海豹 |
| Their main predator. | 企鵝寶寶的主要天敵 |
| It's a giant, three metres long. | 它身形巨大有三米長 |
| These icy conditions help it to hunt. | 浮冰為它的捕獵行動提供了有利條件 |
| The penguins can neither walk nor swim. | 這些企鵝走不了也游不動 |
| They have no way of telling where the seal will strike. | 它們也無從得知海豹會從哪里冒出來 |
| These are easy pickings. | 這些獵物唾手可得 |
| For some, it's time to retreat. | 一些企鵝只能逃回棲息地 |
| But now, it's back to square one. | 但這樣它們的覓食之旅就得回到起點 |
| There's no alternative but to run the gauntlet once again. | 除了再次冒險它們別無選擇 |
| The seal seems to be toying with this penguin. | 這只海豹似乎在捉弄這只企鵝 |
| But safety is in sight. | 不過安全的冰面近在咫尺 |
| The ice floe is near the open ocean. | 這塊浮冰就在開闊的洋面上 |
| But this penguin is exhausted. | 然而這只企鵝已精疲力竭 |
| Perhaps it's not worth it, after all. | 也許海豹覺得這么拼不值得 |
| Winter is coming. | 凜冬將至 |
| Antarctica now undergoes a major transformation. | 南極大陸正經歷著巨大的轉變 |
| Every day, 40,000 more square miles of sea freeze over. | 每天都有超過四萬立方米的海水結冰 |
| By the end of winter, the continent has doubled in size. | 冬末之際南極面積已經擴大一倍了 |
| This is by far the largest desert in the world. | 這是目前世界上最大的荒漠 |
| But the frozen surface of the sea hides a great secret. | 但冰面下隱藏著巨大的秘密 |
| It may be hostile above the ice, but below it, | 冰面上危機四伏冰面下 |
| conditions are so stable that life over millennia | 則是一片和諧的世界千年來 |
| has had time to diversify. | 生命演變出了多姿多彩的形態 |
| Creatures here grow to a great size. | 海底的生物體型碩長 |
| Predatory nemertean worms are three metres long. | 捕食行線蟲長達三米 |
| These dramas only become visible when speeded up. | 只有在快進鏡頭下我們才能看到如此奇景 |
| We're only just beginning to discover the details of the lives | 我們才剛開始探索這些奇特生物的 |
| of such strange creatures. | 有趣細節 |
| Nudibranchs are hermaphrodites. | 海蛞蝓是雌雄同體的生物 |
| Each individual possesses | 每一只海蛞蝓都同時長有 |
| both male and female reproductive organs. | 雄性和雌性繁殖器官 |
| So, to mate, one nudibranch just needs to find | 因此每只海蛞蝓只要找到另外一只海蛞蝓 |
| another nudibranch. | 就能進行交配 |
| And any one will do. | 隨便一只都可以 |
| But nonetheless, this is a challenge | 然而對于視力極差的它們而言 |
| when their tiny eyes can barely see. | 交配也是個巨大的挑戰 |
| Some do get lucky. | 有的海蛞蝓足夠幸運 |
| They're fertilising each other and both will produce young. | 它們在互相授精后雙雙誕下新生命 |
| When it's hard to find a partner, | 求偶困難時 |
| it pays not to have to worry about your gender. | 還好你無需在乎對方的性別 |
| Sea anemones may look like plants, but, actually, are animals | 海葵看起來像植物但它們其實是動物 |
| and feed by catching edible particles that drift within reach of their tentacles. | 它們通過觸手捕捉周圍可食用的顆粒物 |
| But being rooted to the sea floor | 然而扎根于海床的特性也使它們 |
| makes them vulnerable to predators. | 更容易被捕食者盯上 |
| An ocean-going jellyfish, | 一只遠洋水母 |
| a metre or so across, searching for food. | 身長一米正在尋覓獵物 |
| The jellyfish senses prey. | 這只水母嗅到了獵物的氣息 |
| But it's the sea anemones that have made the catch | 但這次是海葵充當的是獵人的角色 |
| and they've grabbed a monster. | 它們合力把水母收入了囊中 |
| A rare feast for these stationary predators. | 對這些不能移動的捕食者來說這是場罕見的盛宴 |
| They devour their catch over the next four days. | 這只水母足夠它們吃四天 |
| Life here under the ice has remained unchanged for millennia. | 冰面下的世界千年來都未曾改變 |
| But in the last 200 years, much of Antarctica's wildlife | 然而在過去兩百年間南極洲的 |
| has had to face new predators... | 野生物種們面臨著新的捕食者 |
| Human beings. | 人類 |
| We devised new hunting techniques and used them so mercilessly | 我們發明了新的捕獵技術并進行殘忍的捕殺 |
| that we almost exterminated the great whales. | 巨鯨幾乎瀕臨滅絕 |
| These whaling stations on South Georgia were at the centre | 位于南喬治亞島的這些捕鯨站 |
| of this industry. | 曾是捕鯨產業的中心 |
| More than one-and-a-half million whales were slaughtered | 在南極水域超過一百五十萬只鯨 |
| in Antarctic waters. | 遭到人類捕殺 |
| The blubber was stripped from their massive bodies | 人們把鯨脂從它們巨大的軀體上剝下來 |
| and boiled down in vats to make margarine and soap. | 裝在大桶里熬煮制成人造黃油和肥皂 |
| And the largest animal ever recorded, | 記載中最大的動物 |
| a 33-metre blue whale, perhaps over 100 years old, | 是一頭三十三米長年齡可能過百的藍鯨 |
| was butchered on this ramp in just two hours. | 在這個坡道上被人類屠殺過程不過兩小時 |
| This reckless slaughter marked a new low in our relationship | 這場慘無人道的屠殺在我們與大自然的 |
| with the natural world. | 關系史上寫下了最不堪入目的一筆 |
| Southern right whales were hit the hardest. | 南露脊鯨受到的傷害是最大的 |
| They were so trusting and inquisitive | 它們充滿好奇毫無戒備 |
| that they swam right up to the whalers' boats. | 它們甚至會自己游到捕鯨船的旁邊 |
| And the whalers called them right whales | 捕鯨人叫它們"正確的鯨" |
| because they were the right whales to hunt. | 因為捕殺它們是正確的選擇 |
| Mothers with calves were targeted first. | 帶著幼鯨的母鯨是首選目標 |
| To give birth, females came to the same sheltered bays | 為了產下幼鯨母鯨們會來到同一片海灣 |
| and would not leave their calves alone at the surface. | 它們不會把自己的幼鯨單獨留在海面上 |
| In just decades, a population of 35,000 | 不過幾十年它們的數量大幅減少 |
| was so reduced that only 35 of the females survived. | 從三萬五千頭到如今僅剩三十五頭母鯨 |
| But times have changed. | 但時代不同了 |
| A ban on the commercial hunting of whales, introduced in 1986, | 1986年頒布的商業捕鯨禁令禁止了 |
| has stopped all but Japan, Norway and Iceland. | 除日本挪威和冰島之外所有的捕鯨行為 |
| Our relationship to these remarkable creatures | 我們與這種神奇生物之間的關系 |
| has undergone a huge shift. | 產生了巨大的轉變 |
| Scientists are now learning a great deal about these whales. | 科學家對這些鯨有了深入的認識 |
| But we still don't know how long they live. | 但我們還不知道它們活了多久 |
| It's thought that some individuals alive today | 有人認為目前存活的幾頭鯨 |
| were around at the time of the mass slaughter. | 大屠殺時期就已經在了 |
| Yet these 60-tonne whales remain gentle | 但這些重達六十噸的鯨 |
| and inquisitive around humans. | 對人類依然溫和而好奇 |
| By putting a stop to commercial hunting, | 因為商業捕鯨被禁止 |
| this population of whales has now grown to over 2,000. | 這類鯨的數量如今已經超過了兩千頭 |
| The recovery of life in Antarctic waters may have a significance | 南極洲海域生命復蘇的意義 |
| that extends far beyond the reaches of the continent | 可能遠遠超越了這片大陸的范圍 |
| and will affect us all. | 將會影響到我們所有人 |
| Just off the coast of Elephant Island, | 從象島的海岸出發 |
| we have recently witnessed what might be | 我們剛剛目睹了可能算是 |
| the greatest feeding spectacle on Earth. | 地球上最壯觀的捕食場面 |
| On the horizon, over 150 whales have gathered | 在海平面上聚集了超過一百五十頭 |
| to feast on krill. | 捕食磷蝦的鯨 |
| This is the largest congregation of great whales ever filmed. | 這是人類拍攝到的最宏大的巨鯨聚集場面 |
| These are mostly fin whales, up to 26 metres long. | 這里大部分是鰭鯨它們最長可達二十六米 |
| Humpback whales are dwarfed in comparison. | 座頭鯨相比之下就算是侏儒了 |
| Thousands of animals from all over Antarctic waters | 成千上萬遍布南極洲海域的動物 |
| are making their way here. | 一路來到這里 |
| These seas are, once again, beginning to brim with life. | 這片海域又一次煥發出生機 |
| And scientists have discovered that the Southern Ocean, | 科學家發現南大洋以及生活在這里的生物 |
| and the life within it, soaks up more than twice as much | 從大氣中所吸收的二氧化碳的量 |
| carbon from the atmosphere as the Amazon rainforest. | 比亞馬遜雨林的兩倍更多 |
| By protecting Antarctica, we don't just protect the life here, | 我們保護南極洲不只是保護這里的生物 |
| we are helping to restore the natural balance | 我們是在幫助重建整個地球的 |
| of the entire planet. | 生態平衡 |
| St Andrews Bay provides one of the most spectacular sights | 在圣安德魯斯灣可以看到整個南極洲 |
| in the whole of the Antarctic. | 最為壯觀的景象之一 |
| But to get there, the team will have to cross | 但為了去到那里整個團隊需要穿越 |
| the roughest seas in the world, and nerves are starting to show. | 世界上最為兇險的海洋而困難也開始出現 |
| 羅爾夫·斯坦曼 攝像師 | |
| The wind is picking up already! | 風越來越大了 |
| It'll take ten days at sea to reach this remote location. | 他們要在海上顛簸十天才能抵達這個偏遠之地 |
| And it's not long before they start to feel a bit green. | 很快他們就開始感到不適 |
| There's some big waves coming now. | 有幾個大浪要過來了 |
| 馬克·麥伊文 攝像師 | |
| With these conditions lasting days, | 這樣的狀況持續了幾天 |
| all who can take shifts at the helm. | 所有能掌舵的人都輪過去了 |
| And you get given a talk, to say if you fall in the water here, | 我們之前接受過談話如果你在這里落水了 |
| there's nothing anyone can do - they can't save you. | 誰也沒辦法沒人救得了你 |
| It's so cold, you'll die in under a couple of minutes. | 這里太冷了你在幾分鐘之內就會死 |
| Below deck, Rolf hasn't yet found his sea legs. | 在船艙里羅爾夫還沒從暈船中緩過來 |
| For me, this is like punishment or prisoner-ship or whatever. | 這對我來說就是懲罰船監獄船 |
| I mean, I can't understand at all how people do this voluntarily, | 我完全無法理解怎么會有人自愿干這個 |
| people dream of being on a boat or sailing or anything. | 有人夢想著坐船出海遠航什么的 |
| Look at that. I mean, look how much the boat is moving. | 你看看看這船晃得多厲害 |
| I feel like in a washing machine. | 我覺得自己像是在洗衣機里 |
| The Island of South Georgia finally appears. | 南喬治亞島終于出現了 |
| It's a relief to step onto solid land. | 踏上陸地真的是一種解脫 |
| Yeah, the seasickness is already forgotten, to be honest! | 說實話暈船的事我已經不記得了 |
| But it's all forgotten. | 拋諸腦后了 |
| It's just out of this world. | 這里簡直是世外桃源 |
| It's so wonderful that these places still exist. | 這樣的地方現在依然存在真是太棒了 |
| They will spend the next three weeks in St Andrews Bay. | 他們會在圣安德魯斯灣停留三周 |
| Rolf is here to film the king penguins in this enormous colony. | 羅爾夫負責拍攝這里大群國王企鵝 |
| And Mark must capture the elephant seals' | 馬克則要記錄象海豹交配季的 |
| intense mating season. | 激烈景象 |
| On such a crowded beach, fights can break out anywhere. | 在這塊擁擠的海灘上打斗隨時隨地都可能發生 |
| Males are up to six metres long | 雄性的身長可達六米 |
| and they are pumped full of testosterone. | 體內分泌了大量的睪丸酮 |
| The bulls take little notice of the crew | 它們對拍攝團隊的到來不以為意 |
| and will stop at nothing. | 沒有什么能夠阻擋它們 |
| Oh, my God! | 我的天哪 |
| That went from nothing | 一開始沒什么事 |
| to being nearly steam-rollered by four huge males. | 后來差點被四頭雄性象海豹給碾平了 |
| Beyond the chaos of the beach, | 穿過這片混亂的海灘 |
| Rolf has king penguins in front of him, | 羅爾夫面對的是一群國王企鵝 |
| and, thankfully, he's smiling again. | 謝天謝地笑容又回到了他的臉上 |
| I would really call them the gentleman penguins | 我真的覺得它們應該叫紳士企鵝 |
| because they are very polite, they're charming, | 因為它們很有禮貌很有魅力 |
| they have humour. | 還很幽默 |
| There's so many funny, lovely moments. | 有很多可愛有趣的瞬間 |
| I absolutely adore these penguins for that! | 因此我非常喜愛這些企鵝 |
| But as weeks go by, the reality of living amongst penguins | 但幾周時間過去與企鵝共同生活的真相 |
| comes to the fore. | 浮出了水面 |
| Every morning, I think, "Wow, it's stinky!" | 每天早上我都想"哇太臭了" |
| But then I realise, these smells come out of my shoes | 但接著我發現臭味是從我的鞋子里出來的 |
| and it's myself. | 臭的就是我自己 |
| Back on the beach, the team is using a stabilised camera rig. | 海灘上拍攝團隊使用了固定攝像裝置 |
| They can now react faster to fights. | 能夠更為迅速地對打斗作出反應了 |
| So far in the shoot, we've seen a lot of quick fights, | 到目前為止我們看到了多場短暫的打斗 |
| but we haven't seen some extended fights, | 但我們還沒有見到長時間的 |
| 弗雷迪·迪瓦斯 制片人 | |
| where you see one bull paired | 雙方實力相當的 |
| equally against another bull. | 打斗場面 |
| These sights are rare. | 這種場面很罕見 |
| The team will need to be at the ready. | 拍攝團隊必須時刻準備著 |
| Mark, Mark, Mark! | 馬克馬克馬克 |
| Let's get running. | 趕緊就位 |
| Oh, hello! | 天哪 |
| These are two huge, evenly matched boys. | 這是兩頭身量巨大難分伯仲的家伙 |
| I know. | 是啊 |
| Wow, I never thought we'd be this close to it. | 我沒想到我們能這么接近 |
| I know, nor did I. | 是啊我也沒有 |
| This is really tense, we've just got to watch out. | 真的打得很激烈我們得小心一些 |
| We got there. | 我們拍到了 |
| I never thought I'd see it that close | 我沒想到能這么近距離地觀看 |
| and be able to move around it, | 還能在周圍走動 |
| as this kind of aggressive ballet is happening. | 就像在看一場激烈的芭蕾舞 |
| And it does make you quite tense. | 而且這也會讓你變得緊張 |
| The shoot is going well, | 拍攝進展順利 |
| but the crew are noticing worrying signs. | 但團隊也注意到了令人擔憂的跡象 |
| It's a really hot day today. | 今天真的很熱 |
| 30 years ago, the front of that glacier | 三十年前那片冰川的邊緣 |
| was right down on the beach. | 一直延伸到海灘 |
| It's retreated a huge amount. | 現在后退了很多 |
| I don't really know what climate change is going to mean | 我真的不知道氣候變化 |
| for all the wildlife that's living here. | 對生活在這里的野生動物意味著什么 |
| Parts of the Antarctic are warming five times faster | 南極洲部分地區變暖的速度 |
| than the rest of the world. | 比世界上的其它地區快了五倍 |
| If this trend continues, it will threaten the very existence | 如果這種趨勢繼續這些極地生物的生存 |
| of these polar creatures. | 都將面臨威脅 |
| On the last day of filming, the team can't help | 在拍攝的最后一天團隊不禁 |
| but reflect on the future of the wildlife here. | 思考起這些野生動物的未來 |
| For me, it's emotional because I know this might have been | 我覺得很傷感因為我知道這可能是 |
| a once-in-a-lifetime experience. | 一輩子只有一次的經歷 |
| I will definitely take big memories with me and I will be sad. | 這絕對是我的珍貴回憶我會很傷心 |
| It's a really special place, you know? So... | 這里真的是個特別的地方所以 |
| I don't know. | 我不知道 |
| I just hope we can keep these places. | 我只希望我們能留住這塊地方 |
| And protect them. | 保護好它們 |
| Next time... | 下一集 |
| The largest continent on Earth. | 我們將去往地球上最大的洲 |
| A world of extremes... | 一個充滿極端的世界 |
| Where rarely seen animals roam the land... | 那里珍稀動物漫游四方 |
| Asia. | 亞洲 |
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