纪录片《美丽中国》 第12期 锦绣华南（12）

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The next morning, Geng returns with his son to collect his catch

第二天清早老耿和他的儿子回来收获他们猎物

At first sight, it looks disappointing

乍看之下收获平平

Tiny fishes, lots of shrimps¹, and some wriggling² bugs³

小鱼.虾米.和扭个不停的虫子

Geng doesn't seem toodown hearted

然而老耿看上去来并不那么消沉

The larger fish are kept alive

大鱼被保持存活

the only way they'll stay freshin the heat

这是唯一在酷暑下保鲜的办法

Surprisingly, some of the bugs are alsosingled outfor special treatment

令人吃惊的是 一些虫子也被专门挑捡出来

They are the young stage of dragonflies

它们是蜻蜓的幼虫

predators⁴ that feed on worms and tadpoles⁵

以蠕虫和蝌蚪为食的掠食者

Nowhere else in the world are dragonfly nymphs harvested like this

这里是世界上蜻蜓卵收获最丰的地方

Back home, Geng spreads his catch on the roof to dry

回到家后 老耿把他的获物在屋顶上摊开晒干

It's being in China, nothing edible⁶ would be wasted

在中国，但凡能吃的东西都不会被浪费

There is a saying in the far south

在遥远的南方有这样一种说法

We will eat anything with legs, except a table

长腿的唯桌子不吃

and anything with wings, except a plane.

长翅膀的独飞机不啃

Within a few hours, the dried insects are ready to be backed up and taken to market

几个钟头后 这些晒干了的昆虫便会被带到市场上卖掉

Its the dragonfly nymphs that fetch the best price

其中蜻蜓蛹能卖到最好的价格

Fortunately, Caohai's dragonflies are abundant and fast breeding

幸运的是 草海的蜻蜓资源非常丰富且高速再生

so Geng and his fellow fishermen have so far had littleimpact ontheir numbers

所以老耿和其他的渔民远不会危及它们的数量

But not all wildlife is so resilient

但绝非所有野生动物都这样生机勃勃

1 shrimps   

n.虾，小虾( shrimp的名词复数 )；矮小的人

参考例句：

• Shrimps are a popular type of seafood. 小虾是比较普遍的一种海味。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I'm going to have shrimps for my tea. 傍晚的便餐我要吃点虾。 来自辞典例句

2 wriggling   

v.扭动，蠕动，蜿蜒行进( wriggle的现在分词 )；（使身体某一部位）扭动；耍滑不做，逃避（应做的事等）；蠕蠕

参考例句：

• The baby was wriggling around on my lap. 婴儿在我大腿上扭来扭去。
• Something that looks like a gray snake is wriggling out. 有一种看来象是灰蛇的东西蠕动着出来了。 来自辞典例句

3 bugs   

adj.疯狂的，发疯的n.窃听器( bug的名词复数 )；病菌；虫子；[计算机]（制作软件程序所产生的意料不到的）错误

参考例句：

• All programs have bugs and need endless refinement. 所有的程序都有漏洞，都需要不断改进。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The sacks of rice were swarming with bugs. 一袋袋的米里长满了虫子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 predators   

n.食肉动物( predator的名词复数 )；奴役他人者（尤指在财务或性关系方面）

参考例句：

• birds and their earthbound predators 鸟和地面上捕食它们的动物
• The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement. 捕食性动物的眼睛能感觉到最细小的动静。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 tadpoles   

n.蝌蚪( tadpole的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The pond teemed with tadpoles. 池子里有很多蝌蚪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Both fish and tadpoles have gills. 鱼和蝌蚪都有鳃。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 edible   

n.食品，食物；adj.可食用的

参考例句：

• Edible wild herbs kept us from dying of starvation.我们靠着野菜才没被饿死。
• This kind of mushroom is edible,but that kind is not.这种蘑菇吃得，那种吃不得。