南极洲的极寒之冬 Midwinter in Antarctica
大自然最伟大的故事之一 and one of nature's most extraordinary stories
即将开篇 is about to begin.
在凛冽的狂风 暴风雪和极寒中 Through two months of biting winds, blizzards and unimaginable cold,
这一群雄性帝王企鹅 these male emperor penguins
每一只都在孵化自己珍贵的蛋 have each nurtured a single precious egg.
一个接一个 他们迎来了小小的新生命 One by one, they welcome their tiny chicks into the world.
但并不是所有的蛋都孵化了 But not all eggs will hatch
还有一位父亲正在等待 and one father is still waiting.
一位邻居来炫耀他的新宝宝 A neighbour shows off his own new youngster.
他的叫声能够鼓励幼鸟打破蛋壳 His calls will encourage the chick to emerge.
终于 族群中最年幼的成员诞生了 Finally, the youngest member of the colony is born.
但要在这个世界最严酷的育儿所长大 But growing up in the world's most extreme nursery
是一个严峻的挑战 will be a huge challenge,
在六个月中 for in just six months
他必须学习到足够的技巧 he must have learned enough to fend for himself
才能在广袤的南冰洋中养活自己 in the great Antarctic Ocean.
这是有关一只神奇小企鹅的戏剧化故事 This is the dramatised story of one extraordinary little bird.
小 雪
一只企鹅的故事
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翻译 麦结
企鹅妈妈们不在小企鹅身边 Far from their chicks,
过去两个月中 她们一直在抓鱼养肥自己 the mothers have spent the last two months catching fish and fattening up
时间轴 Pluis
而爸爸们就被留在原地 while the fathers were left alone
孵化他们的蛋 to hatch their eggs.
后期 蜡笔小新的眉毛
现在 她们赶着回去喂养自己的孩子 Now, the race is on to get back and feed their young.
总监 麦结
在摩肩接踵中 这位就是小雪的妈妈 Among the excited crowd is Snow Chick's mother.
她带着一肚子的鱼 要去给新生的宝宝喂食 She's got a belly full of fish for her newborn,
但在那之前 but between them
她要艰难跋涉60英里 穿越冰封的海洋 is a gruelling 60-mile trek across the frozen sea.
她们摇摇摆摆的速度不超过每小时2英里 Waddling at less than 2mph,
得走上好多天才能到家 it will take many days to get home.
她们的本能驱动她们前进 Instinct drives them on
她们的宝宝能否存活就要看她们能否准时到达 their babies' lives depend on them arriving in time.
回到育儿所 爸爸开始和小宝宝熟悉起来 Back at the colony, the father is getting to know his chick.
他给他喂了点高卡路里的宝宝奶汁 He gives him some high-calorie baby milk
这是从他喉咙的腺体里分泌出来的 produced from a gland in his throat.
但这些奶汁只能维持几天 But these supplies will only last a few days.
与此同时 他的妈妈正在往这里赶 It's just as well his mother is on her way.
在母性本能的驱动下 Following her maternal instinct,
她和其他的雌企鹅 she and all the other females
稳步向着家里赶路 are making steady progress on their journey home.
但有些地方 冰层非常薄 But in places, the ice is wafer-thin.
冰层下方 一头狩猎者正在跟踪 Below, a predator tracks their every move.
一头豹海豹 企鹅们最大的天敌 A leopard seal, the penguins' greatest enemy.
小雪的妈妈感觉到了危险 The chick's mother senses danger.
幸亏她够警醒 She was right to be cautious.
破碎的冰层是一个死亡陷阱 Broken ice is a death-trap.
对其他妈妈来说 For the rest,
她们唯一关心的只有自己的宝宝 their chick is their only concern.
但海豹只需要一个猎物 But the seal needs just one victim.
好险 A near miss
她还需要跋涉40英里 and she still has 40 treacherous miles ahead of her.
小雪在等妈妈回家时 While the chick waits for her return,
外面的气温也降到了零下30度 outside temperatures are at -30.
但包裹着他的育儿袋就像是保温袋一样 But the pouch covers him like a tea cosy
令他能保持37度的舒适体温 and keeps him at a comfy +37 degrees.
对一个新手爸爸来说 For a new father,
带着脚上的宝宝走路非常难保持平衡 walking with a chick on your feet is a tricky balancing act.
他很快会掌握诀窍的 He'll get the hang of it soon.
企鹅妈妈们也正在冰天雪地里奋斗 The mothers are also struggling with the icy conditions
她们正在穿越的 and they are crossing
是地球上最严酷的地带 some of the toughest terrain on earth.
她们尖锐的爪子能抓住冰面 Their sharp claws grip the ice,
而脚上的鳞片 就像是鞋底纹路一样 while scales on their feet act like treads.
但有些地方雪融化后又再度结冰 But where the snow melts and re-thaws
导致冰面异常滑溜 it creates slippery conditions that
连企鹅都站立不稳 even a penguin finds challenging.
回到育儿所 Back at the colony,
小雪出生已经一星期了 it's been a week since the chick was born.
在这样的温度下 At these temperatures,
生存全赖是否能有足够的食物 survival depends on getting enough to eat.
他的爸爸努力过了 His father tries,
但没有更多的奶汁可喂 but there's nothing left to give.
企鹅妈妈们还在奋力赶路 The mothers battle on.
可惜的是 有些年份 她们没能准时回家 Sadly, some years, they simply don't make it in time.
小雪越来越虚弱 The chick is getting weaker by the hour.
终于 几个疲惫的身影出现了 Then, at last, some weary figures appear.
企鹅妈妈风尘仆仆 精疲力尽 Utterly exhausted by the walk,
但在她能见到孩子之前 the mother still has one final challenge
还有最后一个难题要解决 before she can meet her chick.
找到他 Finding him.
这里有三千多对企鹅父子 There are over 3,000 fathers with chicks here
即使在企鹅眼里 他们看上去也都一样 and, even to penguins, they all look the same.
小雪的时间不多了 For the chick, time is running out.
但企鹅们想到了一个办法 But the penguins have a solution.
企鹅爸爸们排成一列 The fathers get in line
爸爸带着小雪也加入了队伍 and dad and his chick join them.
他们排成了认亲长队 They form an identity parade.
她只需要一路走过去辨认 All she has to do is simply work her way along the line.
好像挺简单的 Sounds simple enough,
但在千鹅一面的企鹅群中 but among all the penguin lookalikes
她的伴侣还是很难辨认 her partner is still tricky to recognise.
所以她时不时要停下来鸣叫 So, every so often, she stops and calls.
她的叫声是独特的 Her cry is unique
企鹅爸爸也用自己独特的叫声回应 and the father responds with a call of his own.
这才是她希望听到的声音 It's what she was hoping to hear.
在海中渡过两个月 After two months at sea
又在冰上跋涉60英里后 and a 60-mile trek across the ice,
她终于及时回到了家 she's made it back in the nick of time.
在大自然奇迹般的安排下 In a miracle of natural timing,
他吃到了一口能救命的食物 he gets a morsel that will save his life.
现在轮到妈妈来照料宝宝了 It's now his mother's turn to take over the childcare...
但他们必须要小心 ..But they must be careful -
小雪在冰面上多待几秒钟都可能冻死 a few seconds too long on the ice and their chick will die.
终于 一家团圆了 Finally, they unite as a family.
他们之间的羁绊 The bond they share
是自然界中最神奇的事情之一 is one of the most remarkable in nature.
在此后的五个月中 For over the next five months,
他们会轮流去海里觅食并带回家 they'll take it in turns to trek to the sea to bring back food
喂养不停长大的宝宝 for their ever-growing baby.
他的爸爸为了养育小雪忍耐了那么久 His father endured so much to get the tiny chick this far.
离别依依不舍 Saying goodbye is hard.
这一次 他不再回头 This time, there's no looking back.
四个星期之后 他会带着新鲜的食物回来 In four weeks, he will return with fresh supplies.
但首先要走完往返120英里的路 But first, there's the little matter
才能到达大海 of a 120-mile round-trip to the sea.
现在 轮到妈妈来喂他了 Now, it's Mum's turn to feed him.
天然的防腐剂 A natural preservative
令鱼肉保持新鲜 就像当天捕获的一样 has kept the fish as fresh as the day it was caught.
小雪也许心满意足了 The chick may be satisfied,
但他的爸爸已经四个月没吃东西了 but his father hasn't eaten for four months.
他和其他饥肠辘辘的企鹅爸爸们一起 He and the rest of the hungry fathers
向着大海踏上了两天的漫长路程 are now two days into their long walk to the sea.
但有时候 冰层会给他们开辟一条捷径 But sometimes, the ice offers a short-cut.
一个冰洞 An ice hole,
通往海洋的捷径 a portal to the sea
能够让他们少走好几天的路 which could cut their journey by days.
当你饿得眼冒金星时 And when you're famished,
探查一下还是值得的 it's got to be worth investigating.
但这样的冰洞并不是凭空出现的 But such holes don't appear by themselves.
肯定有什么关窍 There had to be a catch.
他们要么等豹海豹离开 They can either stay and hope the leopard seal goes away
要么继续从陆路跋涉去大海 or continue their long, risky trek to the sea.
集合时间到 大家必须一起做决定 Time to regroup. This must be a joint decision.
帝王企鹅互相扶持才能生存 Emperors rely on each other for their very survival,
所以学习社交技巧要从娃娃抓起 so learning social skills starts early.
企鹅天性就喜欢吵架 Penguins are naturally argumentative,
所以他的第一课就是坚持自己的立场 so his first lesson is sticking up for himself.
他的妈妈只会在吵得太厉害时介入干预 His mother only intervenes when things go too far.
但没有孩子喜欢被教训 But no kid likes being told off.
在冰洞边 对峙继续着 At the ice hole, the standoff continues.
没有谁想要第一个下水 No-one is keen to be first.
但他们像往常一样互相撺掇着 But they egg each other on, as penguins like to do.
海域很安全 The coast is clear.
他们赢了这一局 Their gamble paid off.
在育儿所 已经过了两个星期 At the colony, two weeks have passed.
小企鹅们正在测试自己的独立能力 The chicks are testing their independence
离开妈妈撒欢 and spending time away from their mothers.
除了这只以外 All, that is, except one.
小雪是最后一个出生的 他的个子长得慢 As the last to hatch, he's way behind in development.
其他年纪大的小企鹅嬉戏打闹的时候 While the older chicks are boisterous and confident,
他还是觉得妈妈的育儿袋最舒服 he still feels most comfortable in his mother's pouch.
但企鹅是群居的鸟类 But penguins are sociable birds
要生存下去 and to survive,
他必须学习在族群中找到自己的位置 he must learn to play his part in the colony.
虽然很可怕 It's a daunting prospect...
但小雪鼓起了一点勇气 ..But the little chick finds some courage.
开头并不容易 It's a shaky start,
但他不能丧失勇气 but he mustn't lose his nerve.
是时候来点严厉的爱了 Time for a bit of tough love.
每走一步 他都更加有自信 With every step, he gains more confidence.
正如他有那么多朋友要认识呢 It's just as well - he has so many friends to make.
但如果你是个子最小的 But when you're the smallest,
加入朋友圈可不是那么容易 it's tough to join the gang.
起码现在 妈妈一直在身边 For now, there's always Mum.
在大海中 Out in the open ocean,
企鹅爸爸们因久违的海水而欣喜若狂 the fathers are revelling in being back in the water.
他们已经几个月没有进食了 They haven't eaten for four whole months
体重都减轻了一半 and have lost half their body weight.
为了捕获鱼类和乌贼 To stock up on fish and squid,
他们要屏气长达20分钟 they hold their breath for up to 20 minutes
潜入近2000英尺的地方 and dive to nearly 2,000 feet,
比任何鸟类都潜得深 deeper than any other bird.
在育儿所 三个星期过去了 At the colony, three weeks have passed
小雪已经能紧跟着他的妈妈 and the chick is confidently following his mother
到处跑了 wherever she goes.
他还在学习怎么做是正确的 He's still learning how things should be done...
以及怎么做是错误的 ..And how they shouldn't.
很快他觉得自己已经学得够多了 He soon thinks there's nothing left to learn...
蹒跚学步的小企鹅变成了志得意满的探险家 ..So nervous toddler turns cocky explorer.
但在这个年纪 她不能让他离开自己视线 But at this age, she mustn't let him out of her sight.
她跟丢了他 She's lost him
而且走向了另一个方向 and heads off in the wrong direction.
小雪很疑惑 但他做了眼前唯一明智的选择 Confused, he does the only sensible thing
回到族群当中去 and heads towards the colony.
现在他觉得安全些了 He feels safer now.
他的妈妈肯定在某个地方 His mother must be here somewhere.
找到她就安全了 And then, security at last.
但他认错了 But he's got it wrong,
这不是他的妈妈 it's not his mother.
这肯定是她了吧 This must be her, surely?
又错了 Wrong again.
他一个一个试过去 但没鹅想要他 He tests each penguin in turn, but nobody wants him.
对这么大的一个族群来说 In a colony this size,
他可能再也找不到自己的妈妈了 he may never find his mother again.
这是绝望的一刻 These are desperate times.
冰天雪地中 迷路的小企鹅撑不了多久 In this frozen world, lost chicks don't survive for long.
他的爸爸正和其他鹅一起 His father is among the many rushing back
带着新鲜的食物往家赶 with fresh supplies,
但他必须要小心 but he must be careful.
一群逆戟鲸正在尾随他们 A pod of killer whales are on their tail.
他们会捕杀任何一只犯了错的企鹅 They look for any penguin that makes a mistake.
只是踏错了一小步 现在他遇上大麻烦了 Just a tiny error, but now he's in deep trouble.
他急冲向安全地带 He torpedoes to safety...
但逆戟鲸是狡黠而有耐心的掠食者 ..But killer whales are intelligent and persistent predators
春天的暖意将冰层边缘地带 and the spring melt has turned the ice edge
变成了充满沟壑和空洞的迷宫 into a maze of gullies and openings,
非常适合打埋伏 perfect for a surprise attack.
为了看住他 他们探出水面查看 To keep him in their sights, they spy-hop.
他必须待在坚硬的冰面上 He must find a safe passage out
找到一个安全的通道离开 by staying on solid ice.
他看到了一条路 向安全地带跑去 He sees a route and heads for safety.
堪堪捡回一命 A reprieve of sorts,
但其他爸爸们已经离开了 but the other fathers left without him.
风暴正在酝酿 而他完全暴露在其中 And with a storm brewing, he's totally exposed.
暴风雪已经侵袭了育儿所 Already, the blizzard has reached the colony.
小雪唯一的保护就是自己的绒毛外衣 The chick's only protection is his overcoat of down
在零下40度的天气中 这肯定不够 and at -40, it's simply not enough.
不幸的是 其他妈妈都只关心自己的孩子 And unfortunately, the other mothers care only for their own.
小雪的妈妈最后一次鸣叫 The chick's mother calls one last time...
但她的叫声被狂风吞没 ..But her cries are lost on the wind.
终于 她找到了他 At last, he's found...
差一点就来不及了 ..And not a moment too soon.
但在冰面上 But out on the ice,
孤单的企鹅爸爸正在为他的错误付出代价 the lone father is still paying the price for his mistake.
几个小时内 Within a few hours,
猛烈的暴风雪就吞没了育儿所 the full force of the storm engulfs the colony.
小雪也许是安全的 The chick may be safe,
但当气温降到零下60度时 but as temperatures drop to -60,
他妈妈的体温也不够用了 his mother's warmth is not enough.
为了保护他 To protect him, she needs to find refuge
她需要与其他企鹅互相取暖 in the shared warmth of the other penguins.
每小时70英里的狂风席卷育儿所 As 70mph winds lash the colony,
企鹅们互相挤在一起 the penguins huddle together.
避开暴风雪的侵袭 她们终于暖和了起来 Sheltered from the storm, they're snug at last.
而在开阔的冰面上 Out in the open,
企鹅爸爸的生存几率很小 the father's chances are slim.
他唯一的希望就是能及时抵达安全的育儿所 His only hope is to reach the safety of the colony in time.
在团团围住的舒适环境中 In the comfort of the huddle,
企鹅们肯定能撑过暴风雪 the penguins have all the shelter they need.
在企鹅群中心 In the centre,
温度甚至可以达到37摄氏度 temperatures can even reach a toasty 37 degrees.
为了凉快下来 她们慢慢挪出去 To cool down, they shuffle to the outside,
让其他企鹅补上他们的位置 letting others take their place.
通过互相取暖 他们能够捱过任何暴风雪 By sharing body heat, they weather any storm.
孤单的父亲渴望着家庭的温暖 Desperate for the warmth of the family,
努力前行 the lone father struggles on.
为了他的宝宝 他必须要回家去 For the sake of his chick, he simply has to make it back.
然后 在漫天飞雪中 他得救了 Then, through the blizzard, salvation.
冲破重重阻碍 他回到家了 Against the odds, he's made it home.
过了几个星期 A few weeks pass
白天开始变长 and the days are lengthening.
轮到爸爸值班 Dad is on parenting duties
妈妈去捕鱼 while Mum takes the fishing shift.
但即使是在安全的育儿所中 But even in the safety of the colony,
依然有无法预料的危险 there are unexpected dangers.
没能生产的企鹅 Penguins who have failed to breed
用冰块来练习育儿技巧 practise child-rearing skills on chunks of ice.
但她们的母性本能非常强大 But their mothering instinct is so overwhelming,
她们真正想要的 是属于自己的宝宝 what they really want is a baby of their own.
有哪个比族群里最小 And who better than the smallest,
最可爱的小雪更好的呢 most adorable chick in the colony?
爸爸的责任是把这些偷小孩的企鹅挡在身后 Dad has his work cut out keeping these kid-snatchers at bay.
但母性泛滥的企鹅不止这些 And they aren't the only broody penguins...
很快 许多偷小孩的企鹅聚集在一起 Soon, there are so many baby-snatchers,
他们从各个方向挡住了爸爸的路 they block the father's path at every turn.
他的宝宝被追求者们挤在中间 As his chick gets smothered by admirers,
他已无能为力 there's nothing he can do.
对于孤单的雌企鹅来说 For these lone females,
养育宝宝的欲望是如此的强烈 the urge to nurture a chick of their own is overwhelming.
在夺子大战中 她们可能会害死小雪 In the frenzy, they are in danger of loving him to death.
当爸爸终于赶来救他时 When Dad can finally reach him,
小雪已经危在旦夕 his little chick is in real peril.
一个幸运的突破 Then a lucky break
他抢回了伤痕累累的宝宝 he gets his battered baby back.
没有什么比孩子的安全更重要 Nothing is more important than the safety of your young.
时间飞逝 春去夏至 As the weeks go by, spring turns to summer.
海面冰层融化 海洋更近了 The sea ice melts and the ocean gets closer.
这意味着养育小企鹅更加容易 It means feeding the chicks is easy,
所以他们都长大得很快 so they are growing up fast.
小企鹅们自己组成了一群小而舒适的团体 They hang out together in small, comforting huddles.
但小雪还没准备好离开父母 But Snow Chick isn't ready to cut the ties,
虽然他已经钻不进爸爸的育儿袋了 despite being too big for his father's pouch.
情况变得有点尴尬 It's starting to get embarrassing...
虽然已经拖了很久 It's long overdue,
爸爸终于说服他去小团伙里找地方待着 but his father finally persuades him to find his place in the gang.
但加入小团体是需要技巧的 But there's an art to joining a huddle
他还没能掌握其中奥妙 and he hasn't mastered it.
但熟能生巧 But practice makes perfect,
首先要弄明白的是面朝哪边站 and the first thing to work out is which way to face.
当有鹅挤到你背后的时候 You know you've got it right
你就知道自己做对了 when someone snuggles in behind you.
终于加入了 Accepted at last.
这是在他成长中的一个重要里程碑 This is a huge milestone in his development
这意味着 it means that,
父母双方终于可以一起去捕鱼了 for the first time, both parents can go fishing.
小雪不知道 The chick is not so sure
自己有没有准备好被留在这儿 he's ready to be left on his own.
但育儿所无形的墙和他的本能告诉他 But the colony has invisible walls and he instinctively knows
他们不能出去 they mustn't be crossed.
被大鹅们留下的小雪 The adults left behind
失去了父母的照料 don't have the caring ways of his parents.
在他们回来之前 Until they return,
他必须找到一位族群里的保姆 he must find one of the colony's childminders.
一只没有生产的企鹅 A penguin who hasn't bred
会担任保姆 为未来做练习 takes on the role as practice for the future.
她会照顾他 She'll take him under her wing,
但他必须要听话 but only if he does as he's told.
她坚信遵守纪律才是好孩子 She's a firm believer in discipline.
有那么多小企鹅要照顾 With so many chicks in her care,
决不允许有鹅掉队 stragglers won't be tolerated.
他必须要振作起来 He will just have to toughen up.
但这种严厉的新措施是有原因的 But there's a reason for the new, strict regime.
由于天气变暖 With the warmer days,
海洋离这里更近了 the open sea is closer now
新的不速之客轻易就能抵达育儿所 and new and unwelcome visitors can reach the colony easily.
一只大海燕 A giant petrel.
他们总是会挑最小的企鹅 They always pick on the smallest.
他被抓住了 He's caught!
但只是叼住了绒毛 But just by his baby fluff.
现在保姆变得可亲切了 The childminder is welcome now.
于是变成了一场死亡捉迷藏 It's now a deadly game of hide-and-seek.
幸运的是 Luckily,
海燕看到了更加容易到手的残羹冷炙 the petrel spots an easier meal of scraps...
小雪学到了宝贵的一课 ..And the chick has learned a valuable lesson.
春光飞逝 As spring continues,
融化的冰层引来了另一位访客 the melting ice brings another new arrival.
阿德利企鹅 The Adelie penguin.
他们性格跳脱 A cocky character,
和懒散的帝王企鹅大相径庭 very different to the laid-back emperor.
阿德利企鹅在南极洲的夏季繁衍后代 Adelies breed in the Antarctic summer.
他是第一个到的 He's the first to arrive
他闷头冲向育儿场所 and he's heading straight for his breeding grounds...
正好就是帝王企鹅们的所在地 ..Exactly where the emperors are living.
这些天来 最小的小雪已经融入了小团体 These days, the smallest chick is one of the gang
而小企鹅们无论做什么都要一起行动 and the youngsters do everything together.
但这种刚刚形成的和谐友谊 But this new-found harmony
马上就要被粗鲁的打断了 is about to be rudely interrupted.
阿德利企鹅到达育儿所的时候 他有任务在身 When the Adelie reaches the colony, he's on a mission.
他要为夏季的繁衍搭建家园 He's setting up home for the summer
他想要有属于自己的地盘 and he expects to have the place to himself.
阿德利企鹅只有半米高 Adelies are only half a metre tall,
但他们是企鹅当中最好斗的 but they're the most pugnacious of all penguins -
他唯一的念头就是将整个育儿所据为己有 he thinks nothing of taking on the whole colony.
不肯让路的小企鹅马上就尝到了颜色 Chicks that don't give way soon get the message.
他依依不饶 穷追猛打 He'll be a thorn in their side
直到他们转身离开 until he's seen the back of them.
与此同时 他鸠占鹊巢 In the meantime, he makes himself at home.
冰层融化令大海更近了 As the melt brings the sea ever closer,
父母能更频繁地看望他们的宝宝 the parents visit their chicks more frequently.
最小的企鹅还得赶上大部队的进度 The littlest still has some catching up to do,
但由于源源不断的食物供给 but with this continuous relay of food,
每只宝宝都在快速长大 everyone is piling on the pounds.
小雪不是在吃东西 When the chick isn't eating,
就是在饥肠辘辘地等待下一餐 he spends his time hungrily waiting for his next meal.
他的妈妈回家时 When his mother does arrive,
被许多贪吃的小企鹅团团围住 she's plagued by greedy chicks,
他们都想要骗一顿免费的午餐 all trying to blag a free lunch.
但如果她喂饱了这些冒充的 But if she feeds any of these impostors,
她自己的宝宝就要饿肚子了 her chick will go hungry.
他一定躲在小团体里的某处 He's hidden somewhere in the huddle.
为了找到他 To find him,
她必须用自己独特而安抚的鸣叫 she must use her unique and comforting call.
小企鹅们挤得太紧 The chicks are so tightly packed,
他只能从企鹅群上翻过去找她 he can only reach her by crowd-surfing.
即使是现在 他也必须先证明自己的身份 Even now, he must undergo an identity check
才能得到吃的 before he gets a meal.
幸运的是 他通过了测试 Fortunately, he passes the test.
天气越来越暖和 With the warming weather,
雪在白天融化 夜里又结成冰 the snow melts in the day but refreezes at night,
形成了完美的片冰层 creating the perfect conditions for sheet ice.
大企鹅们早就通过了溜冰测试 The adults test out the new ice rink.
但在冰天雪地中 But in a land of ice and snow,
这是大家都必须学习的技巧 it's a skill all must learn.
对于最小的小雪来说 这又是另一个挑战 For the smallest chick, it's yet another challenge...
他的脚还不是最好用的溜冰鞋 ..And his feet don't make the greatest ice skates.
但我们都是从失败中学习的 But we all learn from our mistakes.
并不是所有企鹅都在冰面上举步维艰 Not everyone is struggling with the conditions.
阿德利企鹅更加灵活迅捷 Nimbler and faster,
有自己的溜冰风格 the Adelie has a skating style all of his own.
他现在还是孤身一鹅 但很快就会有伙伴了 He's still a lone warrior, but he won't be for long.
援军正在赶来 Reinforcements are on their way.
更多阿德利企鹅 More Adelies...
几百只 Hundreds of them!
他们正准备繁衍下一代 They're ready to breed
什么都阻止不了他们 and nothing will stand in their way.
他们的繁衍时间正好和帝王企鹅错开 They time-share these breeding grounds with the emperors
夏季是属于他们的时间 and the summer season is their turn.
如果你块头小 那最好还是低调点 If you're small, it's best to keep a low profile
希望他们会去挑衅和势均力敌的对手 and hope they'll pick on someone their own size.
强壮的小企鹅摆开了架势 While the bigger chicks are squaring up,
他就从旁边溜了 he makes his exit.
这些新邻居不找小企鹅们打架的时候 When the new neighbours aren't picking fights with the chicks,
就开始内讧了 they argue amongst themselves.
阿德利企鹅的入侵 The Adelie invasion is also
也预示着另一个更大 更重要的变化 a sign of a bigger and more profound change.
企鹅父母养育了小雪五个月后 After five months of nurturing,
准备要永远离开他们的孩子了 the adults are preparing to leave their chicks for good.
全天都有食物仿佛流水线般送来 A conveyer belt of food is now arriving around the clock,
让他们快速长大 直到能够独立生活 building them up until they can fend for themselves.
从最瘦小的到最强壮的 From the smallest to the largest,
小企鹅们都大吃特吃 the chicks are getting huge meals -
每一顿都能吞下5公斤的鱼 up to five kilos of fish in a single session.
但在你饿肚子的时候 But when you're always hungry,
似乎每只鹅都比你吃得多 everyone else seems to be getting more!
许多企鹅父母永远离开了育儿所 Many adults are leaving the colony for the last time...
而最瘦小的小雪 ..And the smallest chick here
还要再吃几顿 still has some feeding up to do
他的父母还没有出现 and his parents are nowhere to be seen.
然后 两个熟悉的身影 Then, two familiar figures.
这次有双份大餐吃了 It's double helpings this time.
他需要这顿额外的大餐 He'll need the extra nourishment -
因为虽然他还不知道 he doesn't know it yet,
但这是他们喂给他的最后一餐了 but this is the last meal he'll ever get from them.
爸爸妈妈没有依依不舍 Without so much as a backward glance,
转身离开 回到大海 Mum and Dad head back to sea.
他们的工作已经完成 Their work is done.
他们花费5个月养育的孩子 The chick they spent five months rearing
现在要独立求生了 must now stand on his own two feet.
所有的小企鹅都被抛弃了 All the chicks have been abandoned,
只有几位保姆还留在原地 just a few baby-sitters remain.
他们锻炼着自己的鳍状肢 They exercise their flippers
因为他们要准备进入生命中的下一个阶段 as they prepare for the next phase in their lives -
在南冰洋中生活四年 four years at sea in the Antarctic Ocean.
即使是最瘦小的企鹅也不例外 It's something even the smallest must do.
他很快就要正式用上这对鳍状肢 He'll soon be using these flippers in earnest,
但现在 but right now,
似乎没鹅准备要长途跋涉去海边 no-one seems ready to make the long trek to the sea.
过了一个星期 天气变坏了 A week goes by and the weather deteriorates.
小企鹅们一直在等待 All that time, the chicks have been waiting,
但他们的父母再也不会回来了 but their parents never returned.
就连阿德利企鹅都糊涂了 Even the Adelie seems confused.
最后 在饥饿和本能的驱使下 Eventually, driven by hunger and instinct,
他们唯一的选择就是跨过育儿所那道无形的墙 their only choice is to cross the colony's invisible boundary
开始生命中最重要的旅途 and begin the most important journey of their lives.
阿德利企鹅看到他们离开是再高兴不过的了 The Adelie couldn't be happier to see them go.
他护送他们离开育儿所 He escorts them off the premises.
风速高达每小时80英里 As winds reach 80mph,
最瘦小的小雪努力跟上队伍 the smallest struggles to keep up.
他只有跟上队伍才能生存下去 But he'll only survive if he stays with the group
再暴风雪中非常容易和他们走散 and it's so easy to lose them in a blizzard.
气温零下20度 他们奋力赶路 In temperatures of -20, they battle on,
本能地想要到达大海 driven by a need to reach the sea.
几个小时之后 After several hours,
艰难挣扎着的小雪体力耗尽 the struggling chick is losing energy.
即便是其他小企鹅也没法再前进了 Then, even the other chicks can travel no more.
精疲力竭 Completely exhausted,
小雪必须再努力最后一把 the chick must make one final effort.
这个勇敢的小团体挤在一起 Together, the plucky little gang
等待暴风雪过去 wait for the storm to pass.
几天后 天气变好 A few days later, the weather has changed...
小企鹅们也变了 ..And so have the chicks.
为了准备在海里的生活 As they prepare for a life in the ocean,
他们啄掉了自己的绒毛 they preen away their baby fluff
露出了底下成年企鹅的羽毛 to reveal their adult plumage underneath.
与往常一样 As ever,
小雪得快点赶上进度 one chick has some catching up to do.
阿德利企鹅想要他们快点上路 The Adelie wants them on their way
通过啄他们的毛来驱使他们前进 and encourages them with a little preening of his own.
被护送者驱赶着 Urged on by their escort,
这群小家伙抵达了目的地 the ragtag army reach their destination.
这是他们第一次看见大海 This is their first sight of the sea -
广袤无垠的南冰洋 the great Antarctic Ocean.
他们面临着年轻生命中的最大挑战 They're facing the greatest challenge of their young lives
只有大家都准备好才会出发 and they'll only go when all are ready.
但冰雪消融的速度很快 But their ice world is disappearing fast.
他犹豫了一下 好像哪里不对 He hesitates. Something's wrong.
冰层裂开 The ice gives way,
他掉进了海里 he's tossed into the sea.
他不能自己游走 必须回到大部队 He can't go it alone, he must rejoin the others.
然后他渐渐适应了 Then he starts to settle.
这感觉...浑然天成 It feels...strangely natural.
但其他企鹅不想下水 But as the rest show no sign of joining him,
他唯一的选择就是再爬回岸上 his only choice is to clamber back out.
这比跳进海里困难多了 It's far more difficult than getting in
在海水里的似乎不止他一个 and it seems he's not alone in the water.
小企鹅们往更安全的地方走去 The chicks head for a safer spot.
尽管有危险 大海似乎在召唤着小企鹅们 But despite the danger, the ocean is beckoning
而且这种兴奋会传染 and the excitement is contagious.
一位老朋友来送别 An old foe is here to see them off.
小雪也许还是最瘦小的 The chick may still be the smallest,
但他现在看上去更加有自信了 but he seems more confident now.
他也许面对的是无限的未知 He may be facing the great unknown,
但他已经尝到了大海的甜头 but he's already had a taste of the sea.
他站到了队伍的最前面 He pushes his way to the front.
学习了那么多技能 这一刻终于到来 After all he has learned, this is his moment.
他充满信心地一跳 He takes a leap of faith...
而这一次 他不会再回头了 ..And this time, there is no turning back.
其他企鹅也紧跟上他 The rest follow his cue.
他也许曾经是最瘦小的幼鸟 He might have been the smallest,
但他足够强壮 在重重危险中幸存 but he was strong enough to survive against the odds...
而现在 ..And now,
他带领着企鹅族群游向广袤的南冰洋 he leads the penguin gang into the vast Antarctic Ocean.
今后的四年中 那里将会是他们的家 This will be their home for the next four years.
然后 被驱使过他父母的本能所驱使 Then, driven by the same feelings that drove his parents,
小雪会回到这里 找到他自己的伴侣 Snow Chick will return here to find a partner of his own...
这个波澜壮阔的故事 ..And the whole incredible story
又将再次发生 will begin all over again.