The rivers of Zhangjiajie flow northeast into the Yangtse floodplain, known as the land of fish and rice.
张家界的河流向东北注入 以鱼米之乡文明的长江平原
On an island in a lake in Anhui province, a dragon is stirring.
安徽省一个湖泊的小岛上 一只小龙蠢蠢欲动
This is the ancestral home of China's largest and rarest reptile, a creature of mystery and legend.
这里是中国最大最稀有爬行动物的古老家园 一种传说中的神秘生物
Dragon eggs are greatly prized.
龙卵是非常珍贵的
These babies need to hatch out quick!
这些孩子们需要快点孵化出来
It would seem someone is on their trail.
看起来有人正在进行搜寻
For a helpless baby reptile, imprisoned in a leathery membrane inside a choky shell, a process of hatching is a titanic struggle.
对一只无助的爬行类幼仔来说 囚禁在令人窒息的蛋壳的坚韧隔膜里 在孵化过程中 需要拼尽全力挣扎
And time is running out.
时间在不断流逝
It's taken 2 hours for the little dragon to get its head out of this egg.
小鳄鱼需要耗费2个小时才能将脑袋伸出蛋壳
It needs to gather its strength now, a final massive push.
现在是拼尽全力 进行最后奋力一击的时刻
词汇
Yangtse ['jæŋtsi]n. 扬子江;长江
floodplain['flʌdplen]n. 泛滥平原
stir英 [stɜː] 美 [stɝ]n. 搅拌;轰动vt. 搅拌;激起;惹起vi. 搅动;传播;走动
ancestral 英 [æn'sestr(ə)l]美 [æn'sɛstrəl]adj. 祖先的;祖传的
rarest [rɛərɪst]adj. 最珍贵的(rare的最高级);最稀罕的
reptile英 ['reptaɪl]美 ['rɛptaɪl]adj. 爬虫类的;卑鄙的n. 爬行动物;卑鄙的人
hatch英 [hætʃ]美 [hætʃ]n. 孵化;舱口vt. 孵;策划vi. 孵化
imprison 英 [ɪm'prɪz(ə)n]美 [ɪm'prɪzn]vt. 监禁;关押;使…下狱
leathery英 ['leð(ə)rɪ]美 ['lɛðəri]adj. 似皮革的,皮质的;坚韧如皮革的
membrane英 ['membreɪn]美 ['mɛmbren]n. 膜;薄膜;羊皮纸
choky 英 ['tʃəʊkɪ]美 ['tʃoki]adj. 透不过气来的;窒息的n. 拘留所;监狱