火山列岛 08-英语听力

[00:00.0]Far to the west,
遥远的西方 [00:02.19]in the Solomon Islands,
在所罗门群岛上 [00:03.80]lives an animal that
生活着一种动物 [00:04.78]depends on another characteristic of volcanoes for its survival
它们依靠着火山的另一种特征生存 [00:09.61]Heat
热量 [00:11.23]Meet the megapode,
冢雉 [00:13.19]also known as the incubator bird
是一种需要孵化的鸟 [00:16.35]Megapodes work hard to find the perfect spot to lay their egg
冢雉努力寻找好地方来放它们的蛋 [00:21.31]And thanks to this island's volcanic springs,
多亏了岛上的火山温泉 [00:24.66]that spot is just a foot or two below the sand,
就在沙子下的一两英尺处 [00:27.91]where the temperature is an ideal 33 degrees
那里的温度是理想的33度 [00:31.12]But some megapodes don't seem as keen to dig as others
但有些冢雉就不想 像其他“人”一样积极挖掘 [00:34.71]and this can sometimes lead to fights
这样就会导致冲突 [00:37.60]With the dispute,finally settled,
当胜负最终定下 [00:39.75]the victor lays an egg and covers it with sand
胜者就会在里面产下蛋 然后用沙子覆盖 [00:43.0]Parenting over,
为“人”父母的时间就结束了 [00:45.0]the megapode leaves the time consuming job of incubation
冢雉把费神的孵蛋工作留给了 [00:49.59]to the volcano
火山 [00:51.0]While the megapode thrives on a volcano's heat,
冢雉靠火山的热量成长 [00:54.57]back in Hawaii,
回到夏威夷 [00:56.40]there's a creature that thrives on the exact opposite
那里有一种生物靠完全相反的东西成长