054 北极熊群落

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Hello and welcome to the Little Fox Animal Report

大家好，欢迎收看小狐狸动物报道。

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I am your host, Ian Shelback

我是你们的主持人，伊恩·谢尔巴克。

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This week, I am in the frozen Arctic

本周，我身处冰封的北极。

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I am interviewing a very handsome polar bear named Chilly

我正在采访一位非常英俊的北极熊，名叫奇利。

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Chilly has kindly agreed not to eat me

奇利好心地同意不吃我。

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Good afternoon, Chilly. You look very handsome today

下午好，奇利。你今天看起来非常英俊。

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Hello, Ian. It's nice to see you

你好，伊恩。见到你很高兴。

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People want to know what life is like for a polar bear, living so far north in this frozen country

人们想知道，生活在如此遥远的北方、这片冰封的土地上，北极熊的生活是怎样的。

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Well, first of all, it is not a life for the weak

嗯，首先，这里的生活不适合弱者。

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Many animals would not like it here. It's very cold

很多动物都不会喜欢这里。这里非常寒冷。

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The Arctic is only for those of us who are hardy and strong

北极只适合我们这些坚韧强壮的家伙。

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I am one of the strongest creatures in the world, and I am not afraid of anything or anyone

我是世界上最强的生物之一，我什么都不怕，也不怕任何人。

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You do look very strong and large

你看起来确实非常强壮庞大。

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If you don't mind me asking, how much do you weigh?

如果你不介意我问的话，你有多重？

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Well, I weigh 720 kilograms, which is big even for a polar bear

嗯，我重720公斤，即使对北极熊来说也算大个头了。

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I am 160 centimeters tall, and I am 250 centimeters from head to tail. I'm not a cub!

我身高160厘米，从头到尾有250厘米。我可不再是熊宝宝了！

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No, that's for sure. You must be one of the biggest and strongest bears around

当然不是了。你肯定是附近最大最强的熊之一。

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Tell me, Chilly, don't your feet get cold standing on the snow all day?

告诉我，奇利，整天站在雪地上，你的脚不冷吗？

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No, not at all

不，一点也不冷。

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My fur covers the bottom of my feet and keeps me very warm

我的毛覆盖了脚底，让我非常暖和。

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I certainly don't need silly-looking boots like you are wearing

我当然不需要像你穿的那种傻乎乎的靴子。

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Look around, Ian. How many polar bears can you see?

环顾四周，伊恩。你能看到多少只北极熊？

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Hmm, I don't see any polar bears, Chilly

嗯，我一只北极熊也没看到，奇利。

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Right now there are ten polar bears watching you

现在有十只北极熊正在看着你呢。

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But you cannot see them because they are camouflaged

但你看不到它们，因为它们伪装起来了。

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Really? That is very good camouflage

真的吗？这伪装得真好。

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It sure is. Hey, guys, say hello to Ian

当然。嘿，伙计们，跟伊恩打个招呼吧。

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Hello, Ian. How are you today?

你好，伊恩。你今天好吗？

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Fine, thank you

很好，谢谢。

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Camouflage is very important for us because it helps us stay undetected when we are hunting

伪装对我们来说非常重要，因为它能让我们在捕猎时不暴露行踪。

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And what exactly do you hunt?

那么你到底捕猎什么呢？

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Our favorite prey is seal

我们最喜欢的猎物是海豹。

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But seals are not easy to catch, so we have to be very good hunters

但是海豹不容易抓，所以我们得是非常出色的猎手。

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How do you catch them?

你怎么抓它们？

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Well, you have to be very patient

嗯，你必须非常有耐心。

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First, I look for a hole in the ice where the seals like to come to rest

首先，我会在冰面上找一个海豹喜欢来休息的洞。

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Then I hide myself beside the hole and wait until a seal appears

然后我躲到洞旁边，等待海豹出现。

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When a seal climbs out of the hole, I grab it and eat it

当海豹从洞里爬出来，我就抓住它吃掉。

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What do you do if the seal escapes?

如果海豹逃走了，你怎么办？

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Ha-ha! The seal almost never gets away from me

哈哈！海豹几乎从来没有从我手里逃脱过。

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But if it does, I chase it underwater

但如果它出现了，我就潜到水里追它。

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If you can chase a seal underwater, you must be a pretty good swimmer

如果你能在水下追海豹，你游泳一定很棒。

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Polar bears are exceptional swimmers

北极熊是出色的游泳健将。

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Many people call us the sea bear because we can swim so far and fast

很多人管我们叫“海熊”，因为我们能游得又快又远。

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Sometimes I spend almost all day swimming in the freezing waters

有时候我几乎整天都在冰冷的水里游泳。

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Many animals hibernate. You know, they go to sleep during the winter

很多动物会冬眠。你知道的，它们一到冬天就去睡觉。

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What about polar bears? Do you hibernate?

那北极熊呢？你们冬眠吗？

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Are you kidding? No, polar bears do not hibernate

开玩笑吧？不，北极熊不冬眠。

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We are too busy to waste time sleeping

我们太忙了，没时间浪费在睡觉上。

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We are very hard workers. But we only eat in the spring and fall

我们干活很卖力。不过我们只在春天和秋天吃东西。

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During the rest of the year, there is no food for us to eat

在一年中的其他时间里，我们就没有食物可吃了。

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Really? How do you survive?

真的吗？那你们怎么生存呢？

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In the spring, when the ice breaks up, we can catch plenty of seals because there are many holes in the ice

春天，冰层破裂时，我们能抓到很多海豹，因为冰面上有很多洞口。

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However, in the summer, when all of the ice is gone, it is too difficult to catch seals

但是到了夏天，所有的冰都融化了，抓海豹就变得非常困难。

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In the fall, we can catch seals when the ice starts to freeze again

秋天，当冰面又开始结冰时，我们又能抓到海豹了。

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But in the winter, the ice is too thick for us to get the seals

可是到了冬天，冰层太厚了，我们就抓不到海豹了。

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We are able to eat an enormous amount of food at one time while the food is available

在有食物的时候，我们能够一次性吃下非常多的东西，

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and then store our food as fat for many months for when fresh prey is not available

然后把食物转化成脂肪储存起来，这样可以撑过好几个月没有新鲜猎物的时候。

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That is very interesting. What about sports?

真有意思。那运动方面呢？

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What do polar bears like to do for fun?

北极熊喜欢做什么来玩呢？

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Our favorite sport is wrestling. I happen to be a champion wrestler

我们最喜欢的运动是摔跤。我碰巧是摔跤冠军。

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I'm sure you are. How do you usually play?

你肯定是。你们通常怎么玩？

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Let's watch!

我们来看看吧！

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How do you choose a winner?

怎么选出赢家呢？

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When one bear gets too tired or sore, he lies down on the ground, and the other bear is the winner

当一只熊太累或太疼时，他就会趴在地上，那另一只熊就是赢家。

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I am always the winner

我向来都是赢家。

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I am sure you are, Chilly. What about family? Do you have any children?

我相信你肯定是，奇利。那家庭呢？你有孩子吗？

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I have a lot of children

我有很多孩子。

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In fact, my wife will be having three new cubs soon

事实上，我妻子很快就要生三只新宝宝了。

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Where is she now?

她现在在哪里？

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She is in her den

她在她的洞里。

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When a polar bear is going to have cubs, she digs a large hole in the snow

北极熊快生宝宝的时候，母熊会在雪里挖一个大洞。

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Just before the cubs come, she goes and lives in the den

就在宝宝出生前，她会住进那个洞里。

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Do you live in the den with her?

你和她一起住在洞里吗？

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No way! I stay out in the cold all the time

才不呢！我一直都待在寒冷的外面。

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Remember, polar bears are very tough animals

记住，北极熊可是非常坚强的动物。

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By the way, Ian, there is a polar bear over there that seems very hungry, and he is eyeing you hungrily

顺便说一句，伊恩，那边有只北极熊看起来很饿，正饥肠辘辘地盯着你看呢。

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Maybe you should be going now

也许你现在该走了。

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That's a good idea. Thank you very much for the interview, Chilly

好主意。非常感谢你接受采访，奇利。

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It was a real pleasure to meet you

真的很高兴认识你。

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I'm sure it was an honor for you to meet a great polar bear like me. Good-bye, Ian

我敢肯定，能认识我这么伟大的北极熊是你的荣幸。再见，伊恩。

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Let's get out of here!

我们快离开这儿吧！