- The floor of Lake Malawi drops 700 metres into an abyss.
马拉维湖底是一个深达700多米的深渊
- Here, in this dead zone the larvae of lake fly midges hide out away from predators.
这个死亡地带成了 幽蚊幼虫躲避天敌的庇护所
- In the rainy season they balloon up to the surface
每到雨季 它们便充气浮上水面
- and undergo a magical transformation.
然后经历一场不可思议的变化
- At dawn the first adult midges start to break out.
黎明时分 第一只成蚊破蛹而出
- Soon, millions upon millions of newly hatched lake flies are taking to the wing.
不久 成百上千万只新羽化的幽蚊 全都扇动着翅膀飞到空中
- Early explorers told tales of lakes that smoked, as if on fire.
早期探险家看到这种湖面上“冒烟”的情景 还以为是湖底着了火
来自《行星地球 第一季 第三集 Planet Earth S01E03 淡水》第 143 行