BBC听力 | 冰雪世界 14

It may look like fun

看起来好像很好玩

but this is serious training for the task ahead

但这种严肃的训练是为了完成未来的任务

There's no food on the slopes

雪坡上没有其他食物了

and the family will need to head out across the frozen sea

一家子需要走过冰封的海洋

before the mother's milk runs dry

这得赶在妈妈断奶之前

Two weeks later they're ready

两周之后它们到了

Out on the sea ice the female can hunt for seals

母熊可以在冰面上猎捕海豹

but it'll take all her mothering skills

妈妈必须使出浑身解数

to keep her cubs safe in this dangerous world of ice

才能在这个危险的冰雪世界中保护好孩子

The annual melt has begun

一年一度的冰雪开始融化

This is a challenging time for the bear family

这对北极熊一家来说是个困难的时期

One out of every two cubs do not survive their first year out on the ice

在这样的冰雪中，第一年里两只小熊中只有一只能存活下来

As the sun's influence increases

太阳越来越热了

the sea ice seems to take on a life of its own

海上的冰块也好像有了生命

Glacial melt waters pour from the land mingling with the sea

陆地冰川融化的雪水流了下来汇入海中

and speeding up the thaw

加速了冰的融化速度

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