【正文】 when the time es, the Songs will return the favor當(dāng)農(nóng)戶們忙碌在田埂間時(shí) While the farmers are busy in the fields飛燕們則銜著修整巢穴的材料來來往往 the swallows fly back and forth with material for their nest人多力量大 Many hands make light work插秧的整個(gè)過程只持續(xù)了僅一個(gè)多小時(shí) planting the new paddy takes a little more than an hour當(dāng)工作完成 農(nóng)戶們得以休息 Job done, the villagers can relax至少在明天來臨之前 at least until tomorrow然而對(duì)這些筑巢的飛鳥而言 修筑家園的宏大工程 But for the nesting swallows, the work of raising a family才剛剛開始 has only just begun新耕種的田地里 In the newly planted fields白鷺在尋找食物 little egrets hunt for foods稻田成了蟲魚蝌蚪的樂園 The rice paddy harbor tadpoles fish and insects而白鷺正好以此哺育幼鳥 and egrets have chicks to feed重慶自然保護(hù)區(qū)建立于1996年 This colony in Chongqing province is established in 1996當(dāng)成群的鳥兒安家在陽(yáng)光村后方的小竹林 when a few dozen birds build nests in the bamboo grove behind YanGuang village當(dāng)?shù)厝藢⑵湟暈樾疫\(yùn)的使者 Believing they were assigned of luck他們最初小心保護(hù)這些白鷺和他們的棲息地 local people initially protected the egrets and the colony grove但當(dāng)村長(zhǎng)病重后他們的態(tài)度發(fā)生了轉(zhuǎn)變 But their attitude change when the head of the village fell ill當(dāng)政府開始介入保護(hù)鳥群時(shí) They blame the birds and were all set to destroy their nests他們開始敵視鳥群并著手摧毀巢穴 when the local government stepped in to protect them易彎曲的竹子或許并非安家的最佳場(chǎng)所 Bendy bamboo may not be the safest nesting place但至少這些小家伙們不會(huì)成為捕食者的腹中餐 but at least these youngsters won39。s course is channeled by the beds of limestone石灰?guī)r薄弱處被河水沖刷差距的陡坡處水量激增 A weakness in the rock can not allow the river to increase its gradient flowrate為洞穴探險(xiǎn)帶來相當(dāng)?shù)奶魬?zhàn) providing a real challenge for the cave explorers水流到達(dá)地下水位后便停止下流 The downward rushes halted when the water table is reached這里緩緩流動(dòng)的河流切割出一條圓形隧道 Here the slow flowing river carves tunnels with a more rounded profile這靜謐的世界是穴居魚的家 This tranquil world is home to specialized cave fishes比如無目金鲃 like the eyeless Golden Barb中國(guó)或許擁有地球上種類最為繁多的 China may have unique kinds of cave evolved fishes洞穴進(jìn)化魚 than anywhere else on Earth在地下水位線 Above the water table遠(yuǎn)古洞穴溢滿的河水中充斥著石筍和鐘乳石 ancient caverns abandoned by the river slowly fill up with stalactites and stalagmites含有沉積物的水流 St alactites form as trickling water deposites tiny quantities of rock在千萬年間“滴水成石” over hundreds or thousands of years含有石灰質(zhì)的水滴落石床形成石筍 Stalagmites grow up where lime laid and drips hit the cave floor迄今為止被探索發(fā)掘的中國(guó)洞穴是中國(guó)大地上的九牛一毛 So far, only a fraction of China39。s langur在中國(guó)他們只殘存于兩個(gè)南部省份 In China, they survive in just two southern provinces貴州與廣西 Guizhou and Guangxi多半棲息于崎嶇的石灰?guī)r地貌地帶 always in ragged limestone terrains正如大多數(shù)猴子一樣 他們是社會(huì)性生物L(fēng)ike most monkeys, they39。s play time at last在中國(guó)南方 洞穴不僅用于遮蔽 In southern China, caves aren39。t see in dark然而洞穴深處 However, deep inside the cavern是一群更適應(yīng)地下 are the creatures are better equipped隱秘生活的居民 for subterranean life一群蝙蝠剛剛醒來 A colony of bats is just waking up他們運(yùn)用超聲波在黑夜中確定自己的方位 using ultrasonic squeaks to orientate themselves in the darkness夜晚是狩獵時(shí)間 Night is the time to go huntingRickett鼠耳蝠是亞洲蝙蝠中唯一 Rickett39。ve been trained to do so從出生的那一刻起 From the time it first hatched鸕鶿們就開始被訓(xùn)練為忠仆 each of these cormorants has been reared to a life of obedience to its master這些鳥兒是高效的奴隸 The birds are, in effect, slaves但是它們并不是白癡 But they are not stupid據(jù)說鸕鶿能夠記住它們捕獲的魚的數(shù)目 It39。s net is a strange tubular contraption with a closed off end上百漁夫依靠這個(gè) More than a hundred fishermen make their living from the lake水質(zhì)富礦的高產(chǎn)湖泊為生 Its mineralrich waters are highly productive并在此布下天羅地網(wǎng) and there are nets everywhere第二天清早老耿和他的兒子回來收獲他們獵物 The next morning, Geng returns with his son to collect his catch乍看之下收獲平平 At first sight, it looks disappointing Tiny fishes, lots of shrimps, and some wriggling bugs然而老耿看上去來并不那么消沉 Geng doesn39。長(zhǎng)翅膀的獨(dú)飛機(jī)不啃” and anything with wings, except a plane.幾個(gè)鐘頭后 這些曬干了的昆蟲便會(huì)被帶到市場(chǎng)上賣掉 Within a few hours, the dried insects are ready to be backed up and taken to market其中蜻蜓蛹能賣到最好的價(jià)格 Its the dragonfly nymphs that fetch the best price幸運(yùn)的是 草海的蜻蜓資源非常豐富且高速再生 Fortunately, Caohai39。s Turtles left alive in China他的同胞們 The rest of its kind被當(dāng)作食物剿殺殆盡 having been rounded up and eaten悲痛人心的是在拍攝后的短短幾周后 Sadly, just a few weeks after filming這只遠(yuǎn)古的生物與世長(zhǎng)辭了 this ancient creature died他的其他同類現(xiàn)在被散養(yǎng)在不同動(dòng)物園保護(hù)著 The remaining individuals of its species are currently kept in seperate zoos據(jù)測(cè)算現(xiàn)在斑龜在自然界中已經(jīng)滅絕了 and Swinhoe39。s largest amphibian在自然條件下 一只大鯢可以活到十歲 Under natural conditions, a Giant Salamander may live decades但是和很多其他中國(guó)動(dòng)物一樣 But like so many Chinese animals它被視為美味佳肴 it is considered delicious to eat盡管被列為國(guó)家級(jí)保護(hù)動(dòng)物 Despite being classed as protected species大鯢仍然被當(dāng)作食物非法買賣 giant salamanders are still illegally sold for food現(xiàn)在娃娃魚已經(jīng)非常稀有 and the baby fish is now rare在自然界瀕臨滅絕了 and endangered in the wild幸運(yùn)的是在像張家界這樣的一些地方 Fortuna