She's been waiting for the geese all winter. 它已经等了整整一个冬天
Huge quantities of grass, valuable food, have been lost. 大量的青草 宝贵的食物,片刻之间便化为乌有
but the father needs persuading to surrender the chick he has been caring for all winter. 但整个冬天都在照顾小企鹅的爸爸倒是有点舍不得
He has been saving it all winter. 这口食物已经储存了整整一个冬天
Their appalling trials have all been for this. 它们所经受的可怕考验就是为了这一刻
0nce an extremely rare sight, polar bears have recently been seen over 60 miles from the shore. 曾经有人在离海岸60英里处发现了北极熊 这种事情是极难碰到的
A calf has been left behind in the panic. 它们在慌乱之中留下一头小牛
But the skuas have not chanced upon the petrels, they've been waiting for them. 但是贼鸥碰到海燕并非机遇使然, 它们早就等着下手
And there hasn't been a bloom like this one for a century. 这里已有一个世纪 没有像现在这样开满鲜花
until now the land between them has been reduced to spires and pinnacles. 直到把其间的土地削凿成 今天这样的尖峰和石塔