Prehistoric Planet《史前星球（2022）》第一季第一集完整中英文对照剧本

1、（大卫爱登堡主持）恐龙毫无疑问是曾经存在过的最了不起Surely one of the most remarkable animals that had ever existed,也绝对是最著名的动物之一and certainly one of the most famous, is a dinosaur.霸王龙Tyrannosaurus rex.这是一种能够激发 我们所有人想象力的动物An animal to spark the imagination for all of us.恐龙是一种什么样的动物 What kind of an animal was it?它长什么样 如何生活 Wha

2、t did it look like? How did it live?现在 科学研究 已经给出了这些问题的答案Now, scientific research has answered such questions.不仅仅是霸王龙And not just about T. rex,还有和它生活在同一时期的其他物种but the other species that lived alongside it.而最新的成像技术 能够把它们活灵活现地展现在我们面前And the latest imaging technology enables us to bring them all to life

3、.这是六千六百万年前的地球Planet Earth, 66 million years ago.天空中遍布飞翔的巨兽The skies are filled with flying giants.海洋深处游弋着巨大的爬行动物In the seas, monstrous reptiles patrol the depths.陆地上的各种恐龙And on land, dinosaurs of every kind,都面临着生存的威胁all facing the struggle to survive.如今 我们对那个 曾被恐龙统治的世界已知之甚多We now know so much about

4、a world that was ruled by the dinosaurs.这就是它们的故事This is their story.海岸这是巨大内海的南部海岸The southern shores of the great inland sea这片内海分割了北美大♥陆♥that splits North America.海岸上随处可见 这片土地上顶级掠食者的足迹And the tracks of the land's top predator.一只霸王龙正在游泳A Tyrannosaurus rex taking a swim.中空的骨骼

5、充满了空气 再加上强有力的后肢Hollow, air-filled bones and powerful hind limbs使霸王龙成为了不折不扣的游泳高手make T. rex very effective swimmers.这只成年雄性霸王龙正带着孩子们游泳This is an adult male with his young family.这些幼崽们的年纪 刚刚够跟着爸爸踏上这段旅程His offspring are now just old enough to follow him on a journey前往这个海岸边缘的众多离岸岛屿之一to one of the many of

6、fshore islands that fringe this coast.虽然这段旅程的路途不远 但仍然危机四伏It's a short enough crossing, but it can still be a dangerous one.一只沧龙出现了A mosasaur.这是一种体型比霸王龙大一倍的 巨型海蜥蜴A giant marine lizard over twice the size of a tyrannosaur体重超过了15吨♥and weighing over 15 tons.它是地球上最大的掠食者It's the largest

7、 predator on the planet.沧龙通常以海龟为食Turtles are normally on a mosasaur's menu.但这群小霸王龙会是很美味的点心But this brood would make a welcome snack.成年霸王龙即使是在水里An adult T. rex, even in water,仍然可以非常有效地保护自己could still defend itself very effectively.但幼崽们必须跟紧爸爸But the young must stay close.在霸王龙一窝大约15只幼崽中Tyrannosauru

8、s rex often lose at least two-thirds至少有三分之二会在第一年不幸遇难of their original brood of 15 or so in the first year.现在这只霸王龙爸爸只剩下四只幼崽了Now there are only four.这个岛为它们提供了安全和食物保障The island offers safety and the promise of food.2吨♥重的巨型海龟在这里筑巢Giant two-ton turtles are here to nest.但霸王龙是被这只海龟吸引过来的But this

9、is the one that has drawn him here.它已经死了 霸王龙闻到了它腐烂尸体的气味It's dead, and the tyrannosaur has smelled its rotting body.如果它能打开海龟的腹部If he can just get to the underbelly,就能轻松享受900多公斤的龟肉大餐he will have over 2,000 pounds of easy meat.霸王龙拥有自然界中最有力的下颚T. rex has the most powerful jaws in nature.并有着超过5吨&h

10、earts;重量的咬合力And can bite with the force of over five tons.幼崽们渴望尝一口美味 但恐龙爸爸可不打算和它们分享The young are keen for a taste, but he's not sharing it.是时候让它们学习狩猎 自给自足了It's time for them to learn to hunt for themselves.然而 这片海滩看上去可没那么充满希望The beach, however, doesn't look very promising.但随着夜幕降临 情况开始发生变化

11、But as the evening approaches, things start to change.小海龟开始从沙滩上孵化出来 然后冲向大海Baby turtles are beginning to hatch from the sand and rush down to the sea.这里对于小霸王龙们来说 是一个练习狩猎的好地方The young T. rex have been brought to an ideal training ground.刚孵化出来的小海龟 体型刚好适合它们这些狩猎新手来捕猎Hatchling turtles are the perfect size

12、 for a novice to tackle.任何有好奇心的猎手都会收获满满It pays for any hunter to be inquisitive.要学的东西还很多There's a lot to learn.这里的食物足够父亲和孩子们一起享用And there's enough food here to satisfy both parent and young.如果狩猎一无所获And if all else fails,你总能从同伴那里偷晚饭吃you can always steal supper from someone else.在世界各地Across th

13、e globe,这些浅海覆盖了 六千四百七十五万平方公里的面♥积♥these shallow coastal seas cover an area of 25 million square miles.这甚至比最大的大♥陆♥面♥积♥还大很多Far more than even the largest continent.再加上水中物产丰富That, combined with the richness of the waters,使它们成为非常重要的栖息地make

14、s them very important habitat.在陆地与海洋相接的地方Wherever land meets sea,营养物质从海底深处升上来 为大量生命提供了养分nutrients rise from the deep, fueling an abundance of life.尤其在北大西洋 营养物质更加丰富It's especially rich here in the North Atlantic,这里有大量的鱼群靠近海岸where huge shoals of fish come close to the shore.有一种动物在这样的地方繁衍生息 形成了巨大的群

15、落One kind of animal thrives in such places and forms immense colonies.它就是翼龙 是一种飞行的爬行动物Flying reptiles. Pterosaurs.在北非的海滩上有七种不同的翼龙Here, on the beaches of North Africa, there are seven different species of them.它们来这里进食 休息 养育后代They come here to feed, to rest, and to raise their young.特提斯翼龙非常适应在地面上生活Tet

16、hydraco are well-adapted to spend time on the ground它们不仅在这里筑巢 还会留下来保护幼崽and not only make their nests here but stay to protect their brood.这些幼崽们的确需要保护And their young certainly need protection.磷矿翼龙有着匕♥首♥般的喙The dagger beak of Phosphatodraco.这只2.7米高的掠食者 在这些特提斯翼龙的聚居地出没A nine-foot-ta

17、ll predator that stalks through these colonies,想找机会抓走一只未受保护的幼崽looking for a chance to snatch an unguarded hatchling.但有些类别的翼龙不太适应陆地上的生活But some types of pterosaurs are less well-adapted to life on land.它们的筑巢策略略有不同They have a slightly different nesting strategy.它们会把巢建在 不会引起掠食者注意的地方They make their nest

18、s where they will attract less attention from predators.像这样孤立的悬崖就是理想地点Isolated cliffs like this are ideal.翼龙蛋坚韧 很容易风干Pterosaur eggs are leathery and can easily dry out,所以需要有东西覆盖这些蛋so they need to be covered.有东西正在这堆海藻下面移♥动♥着Beneath this pile of seaweed, something is stirring.这是一

19、只很小的翠鸟翼龙幼崽A tiny Alcione hatchling, just a few inches high它只有几厘米高 体重不到60克and weighing less than two ounces.两个月前 它们的妈妈把蛋留在了这里Their mothers left the eggs here about two months ago.同伴们彼此呼叫可以使孵化同步Calling to each other synchronizes hatching.成群结队就会更加安全There is safety in numbers.它们出生后的第一本能是攀爬悬崖峭壁Their firs

20、t instinct is to climb.从成百上千个鸟巢中孵化出的幼崽 聚集在悬崖顶上Hatchlings from hundreds of nests gather on the cliff-top为它们的第一次飞行做准备to prepare for their first flight.但它们的翅膀还没有成形But their wings are still unformed.支撑翼膜的长手指骨The bones of the long finger that supports their wing membrane必须首先伸直并锁在一起 这个过程需要几个小时must first s

21、traighten and lock together, and that will take some hours.但它们不能在这里待太久But they can't stay here for long.它们的骨头非常轻 90%都是空气Their bones are extremely light, up to 90% air,这让它们轻而易举就能起飞and that makes the effort needed to take off much easier.即便如此 试飞这一步也是必不可少的Even so, test flights are essential.当真的要起飞的

22、时候There will only be one chance to get it right就不容有失了when the time comes to launch.悬崖边缘会产生上升气流 有助于幼崽们起飞The cliff edge creates updrafts, and they can help.所以迎着盛行风聚集在那里So, it pays to gather there facing into the prevailing winds面朝大♥陆♥是有好处的and towards the mainland.但似乎谁都不愿意冒险一试But

23、no one seems quite ready to take the plunge.终于有一只幼崽飞了出去 并带领其他小家伙们上路Until, at last, one youngster sets them all on their way.它们不是飞往海滩和种群栖息地They're not heading for the beach and its colony.它们要飞去更远处的雾林They need to get to the mist forest that lies beyond.巴巴里翼龙Barbaridactylus.这是一种强大的掠食性翼龙 它们通常捕食鱼类Pow

24、erful, predatory pterosaurs that normally catch fish.但捕食这些幼崽的机会难得 不容错过But the hatchlings are too good to miss.采取规避行动的一种方法 就是收起翅膀下坠One way to take evasive action is to simply fold their wings and drop.但是高度的下降会使它们更难抵达森林But losing height will make it harder for them to reach the forests.迫降在翼龙群中A crash

25、landing in the colony.这里可不是刚孵出的幼崽能待的地方It's no place for a hatchling on its own.这是第一波孵化幼崽中的幸存者A lucky survivor from the first wave of hatchlings它仍旧向着正确的方向飞行still heading in the right direction.到达避难所Sanctuary.很少有离开峭壁的幼崽 能来到这么远的地方Of the hatchlings that left the stack, few get as far as this.但对它们来说B

26、ut for them,这片森林为年幼翼龙提供了 它们所需的一切：庇护所和食物this forest offers all the shelter and food that a young pterosaur needs.在接下来的五年中 这里将是它们的家For the next five years, this will be their home.然后 等它们长得足够大以后 就可以加入成年翼龙的行列Then, they will be large enough to join the adults,在广袤的大海中捕鱼catching fish out on the open ocean.

27、一些一辈子都在海上捕鱼的海洋动物Some marine animals that spend all their lives fishing out at sea偶尔会出于某种特殊目的来到海岸must occasionally visit the coast for a very particular purpose.在沉入海水的西兰蒂亚大♥陆♥附近的水域中In the waters off the drowned continent of Zealandia,一段漫长的旅程即将结束a long journey is coming to an end

28、.这些就是蛇颈龙These are tuarangisaurs,是一种巨大的海洋爬行动物 身长近9米a type of huge marine reptile nearly 30 feet long.这只雌性蛇颈龙 和它大约六个月大的幼崽在一起This female is accompanied by her calf, about six months old.它最多每两年左右才能生一只幼崽At most, she'll have only one youngster every two years or so.这是一个巨大的投入It's a huge investment,

29、这让母子间的感情变得非常重要and one that makes the bond between mother and young very important.它带着幼崽游了很远才来到这个海湾She has brought her young calf many miles to this one bay.而它们并不孤单And they're not alone.蛇颈龙从南太平洋的彼岸来到这里Tuarangisaurs come here from across the South Pacific.雄性蛇颈龙也会聚集于此 为吸引雌性而进行求偶表演Males also gather

30、here to display to females.但现在 求爱并不是 雌性蛇颈龙的首要任务But for now, courtship is not the female's first priority.这个海湾能为它们提供 其他海湾无法提供的东西This bay has something that few others can provide.这里的鹅卵石特别圆 光滑 坚硬Pebbles that are particularly smooth, hard, and rounded.它们是被河水冲刷成这样 但这种鹅卵石很难找到They've been worn by

31、the action of river water, but they're hard to find.然而 在这里瀑布底部的水池里Here, however, in the pool at the bottom of a waterfall,有很多这样的鹅卵石there are plenty of them.蛇颈龙可以随意挑选And the tuarangisaurs can take their pick.然后它们会做一件非常了不起的事情They then do something rather remarkable.它们会把这些石头通通吞下They swallow them.它们

32、需要这些石头来作为压载物和砂囊石They need the stones to act both as ballast and as gizzard stones.胃石会留在它们的胃里Gastroliths which will remain in their stomachs磨碎未咀嚼的食物to grind up their unchewed food.对于幼年蛇颈龙来说For a youngster,第一次学习吞鹅卵石可不是件容易事learning to swallow pebbles for the first time isn't easy.这需要一点练习It takes a

33、little practice.但这也是它妈妈 在雄蛇颈龙中找到合适配偶的机会But it's also a chance for his mother to find a suitable mate amongst the males.小蛇颈龙终于成功了For the calf, at last, success.现在 它会吞下尽可能多的鹅卵石Now, he will swallow as many as he can.等它长大后 它会再回来这里 吞更多的鹅卵石And, as he grows, he'll return here for more.这一家人是时候离开这个海岸

34、It's time for the family to leave the coast回到海里去觅食了and head back out to sea to feed.对于年幼的蛇颈龙来说And for the young tuarangisaur,这是迈向成年的重要一步that is an important step on the road to adulthood.在南欧In southern Europe,大西洋和大特提斯海交汇的地方where the Atlantic meets the great Tethys Sea,沿海生物的多样性也许达到了最高程度coastal li

35、fe reaches perhaps its greatest diversity.不断上升的海平面 意味着有无数被淹没的岛屿Rising sea level means that there are countless submerged islands上面布满了海绵 蛤蜊和珊瑚covered with sponges, clams and corals.珊瑚充分利用这些浅滩的阳光Corals take advantage of the sunshine in these shallows,与生长在它们组织内的藻类合作forming partnerships with algae that

36、grow within their tissues.它们收集洋流中漂浮的食物微粒They collect tiny particles of food floating in the ocean currents.无数的海洋生物包裹在坚硬的岩石上Myriads of these marine creatures encrust the solid rock.但这里有一块岩石看起来格外光秃But one rock here appears surprisingly bare.这块石头之外是陡峭的悬崖和深海Beyond is a sheer drop-off and the deep sea,是海

37、洋捕食者的家园home to oceanic predators也是没有警惕性的珊瑚礁鱼的危险之地and danger for unwary reef fish.但这条重齿目鱼没什么好怕的But this pycnodont fish has little to fear.这是霍夫曼沧龙 是海洋中最致命的掠食者This is Hoffman's mosasaur, the ocean's deadliest predator.但它不是来这里用餐的 而是来洗澡But he's not here to eat. He's come to be cleaned.沧龙是

38、一种巨型蜥蜴 拥有蜥蜴分叉的舌头Mosasaurs are giant lizards and have both a lizard's forked tongue,还有着蜥蜴在交♥配♥季节时的彩色外皮and during the mating season, a lizard's colorful skin.现在是褪去旧皮的时候了Now it's time to shed old skin.当你想让自己看起来焕然一新And when you need to look your best,只有全身磨砂能帮上忙nothing b

39、ut an all-over body scrub will do.鱼虾啄掉它身上脱落的鳞片Fish and shrimp pick scales shed from his body.浮出水面小憩可以让这只 在海中遨游的蜥蜴Resting at the surface allows this sea-going, air-breathing lizard呼吸新鲜空气to fill his lungs,和放松and relax.敌人来了A rival.一只年轻的雄性霍夫曼沧龙 来争夺这块领地A younger male, challenging for this territory.年长的沧龙

40、超过15吨♥ 比年轻的更重一些The old male is heavier, over 15 tons.但它的对手则更灵活But his rival is more nimble.当它们势均力敌的时候 这场战斗必将拼个你死我活When they are as evenly matched as this, these battles can be lethal.人们发现的有些沧龙头骨里Mosasaurs have been found with the shattered teeth of rivals嵌着对手破碎的牙齿embedded in their skulls.

41、年长的雄性沧龙快速喘了口气The old male snatches a breath.现在它占了上风Now he has the advantage.它将对手拖下水深处 就能淹死它By dragging his rival down, he could drown him.最终年长的雄性沧龙获胜了The old male has triumphed.至少在当下 这片暗礁仍是它的领地For now, at least, this reef is still his territory.北美海岸附近挂着一弯新月A crescent moon off the coast of North Amer

42、ica.随之而来平静而黑暗的夜晚 会触发一场罕见的美丽事件The calm, dark nights that follow trigger a rare and beautiful event.今夜 即使是在大海深处也有了光亮Tonight, even in the deep, there is light.闪着光的菊石从海底深渊中升起Glowing ammonites rise from the abyss.菊石是软体动物 与章鱼和鱿鱼有亲缘关系Ammonites are mollusks, related to octopus and squid.这些船菊石还没有人的手掌大These s

43、caphitids are no bigger than a human hand.数周以来 它们一直在沿海深处聚集For weeks, they've been gathering in the coastal depths.在深海处 它们可以用这些光 把浮游生物吸引来当食物In the deep, these lights may help lure plankton as food.但在今晚 这些光发挥了不同的作用But tonight, they serve a different purpose.它们被吸引到水面上进行交♥配♥The

44、y've been drawn to the surface to mate.很快 每个鱼群中就有数千只船菊石And soon there are thousands in each shoal.它们互相触碰 制♥造♥出 一片片生物光的波浪Neighbor triggers neighbor, creating waves of bioluminescence.它们有复杂的神经系统They have complex nervous systems,控制着制♥造♥亮光的细胞 也叫做发光细胞contro

45、lling light-producing cells called photocytes.雄性船菊石 在较大的雌船菊石周围争抢位置The males jostle for a place around the larger females.让雌性从雄性的求偶表演中 看出谁才是最合适交♥配♥的最好伴侣Clues from their displays tell her who is the fittest and who is the best mate.当情侣们纠缠在一起时 它们会共同进行灯光表演As couples entwine, they c

46、oordinate their light displays.如果雄船菊石跟不上雌船菊石的节奏 它的求偶就会被拒绝If he can't match her precise rhythm, he'll be rejected.但也有完美的同步But there is perfect synchrony.这一对菊石现在将产卵 并帮助生产下一代This pair will now spawn and help produce the next generation.受精后After fertilization,雌船菊石会进入浅水区产卵the females enter the sh

47、allows to release their eggs.和大多数头足类动物一样As with most cephalopods,繁殖是它们短暂生命中最后一个篇章breeding is the final act of their short lives.到了早晨 这些亮光会变弱 然后熄灭By morning, these lights will have flickered and died.这个神奇的夜晚将是它们生命的最后一晚This magical night will be their last.在整个地球上 海岸对动物来说 是一个理想的地方All over the globe, th

48、e coast provides an ideal place无数动物在海岸交♥配♥ 养育后代及捕食for countless animals to mate, raise their young, and to feed.回到西兰蒂亚的浅海中Back in the shallow waters of Zealandia,大群的蛇颈龙聚集在一起large groups of tuarangisaurs have come together.凭借四个龙鳍的推动 它们几乎毫不费力地前进They propel themselves with all fou

49、r fins and travel almost effortlessly找到了夏天聚集在这里的鱼群to find the fish shoals that gather here in summer.它们会时不时冲出水面大口吸气Occasionally, they break the surface to gulp air然后再继续潜入水下前进before continuing on their underwater flight.但有一只雌蛇颈龙 没有像往常那样优雅地游泳But one female is not swimming with her usual grace.它和两岁大的幼崽落在了蛇颈龙群的后面She and her two-year-old calf are lagging behind the rest of the group.她移♥动&hear