BBC听力 | 冰雪世界 12

The musk oxen have recently given birth

一头母麝牛刚刚生了小牛

For the fox

对北极狐来说

it's a chance to scavenge

这可是好久没有吃的美味佳肴了

but half a tonne of mad hairy cow is not to be trifled with

但是体重达半吨，全身长满长毛的母麝牛可不是好惹的

The calves are born well before the spring melt giving them a head start

小麝牛选在冰雪融化之前出生

when summer finally arrives

这使它们可以在夏天到来之时可以自己享用丰富的植物

It must get to grips with its new ice world

但是现在它必须适应这个冰雪的世界

benign in one minute life threatening the next

这是一个变幻无常的世界，平静转眼就变成危险临头

Even in spring winds chill to the bone

即使是春天也寒风彻骨

The calf must stay close to its mother to avoid getting lost in the sudden blizzard

小牛必须紧跟着妈妈，以防在暴风雪中迷路

Arctic wolves

北极狼

In the whiteout, the threat is almost impossible to detect

在北极出现乳白色天空的状况下，你几乎无法预测危险的到来

but the musk oxen instinctively retreat to higher ground

但是麝牛本能地退到了地势较高的地方

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