[ HISSING ] [嘶嘶声]
Narrator: ROM WHITAKER IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S TOP 解说员：ROM WHITAKER是世界上最著名的
REPTILE EXPERTS. 爬行动物专家之一
HE HAS TRAVELED THE GLOBE 他曾到世界旅行
STUDYING SNAKES, LIZARDS, AND CROCODILES 研究蛇、蜥蜴以及鳄鱼
FOR OVER 50 YEARS. 超过50年
AND AFTER ALL THIS TIME, 在这之后
THERE IS STILL ONE CREATURE THAT FASCINATES HIM 仍然有一个物种吸引着他
BEYOND ALL OTHERS. 远远超过其他物种
HE MAY NEVER HAVE SEEN ONE IN THE FLESH, 他可能从未见过一只活生生的
BUT IT'S THERE IN EVERY REPTILE HE STUDIES. 但是它就在他研究的每一个爬行动物之中
FOR ROM, IT'S THE KING OF THE REPTILES, 但对ROM来说，它是爬行动物之王
THE ANIMAL THAT SYMBOLIZES 这个动物象征着
NATURE'S MOST AMAZING ADAPTATIONS 自然界最神奇的适应性
AND MAGICAL ABILITIES. 以及带有魔法的能力
IT'S THE DRAGON, 这就是龙
AND I'M ON A QUEST TO TRACK ONE DOWN. 现在我正在追踪一只
片名：龙之编年史
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YOU KNOW, THIS LITTLE GODZILLA, 你知道的，小“哥斯拉”
I MADE WHEN I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD. 这是我四岁那年做的
MY MOTHER SAVED IT ALL THESE YEARS -- 我妈妈这些年来一直保存着它
IN FACT, IT'S AN ANTIQUE NOW. 事实上，他算古董了
YOU CAN SEE WHAT A STRANGE LITTLE MIND I HAD IN THOSE DAYS, 你能看到那些日子里我有一个多么奇怪的小想法
AND I HAVEN'T REALLY CHANGED MUCH, 直到现在一直没有改变
THE PASSION IS STILL THERE. 我仍然心怀激情
Narrator: THIS PASSION HAS LED ROM WHITAKER 解说员：这个激情使得罗姆·惠特克
TO A LIFE'S WORK CONSERVING 一生的工作变成了保护
AND BREEDING REPTILES -- IN THE WILD, 和培育爬行动物——在野外
AND AT ROM'S SNAKE PARK AND CROCODILE BANK IN INDIA. 在ROM设于印度的蛇公园和鳄鱼库
AS A HERPETOLOGIST, 作为一名爬虫学家
THE FANTASTIC DRAGONS OF HIS CHILDHOOD DREAMS 儿时梦中想象的龙
HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY REAL CREATURES. 已经被这些真实的生命所取代
BUT THE MORE HE HAS LEARNED ABOUT REPTILES, 但是当他了解爬行动物越多时
THE MORE ROM IS CONVINCED THAT REALITY ROM越发的相信那个事实
IS ALWAYS STRANGER THAN FICTION. 比想象更奇怪
Whitaker: YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN DOING THIS Whitaker:你要知道，我这一生
ALL MY LIFE -- WELL, SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THIS, 一直都在做这些事情——呃，就像这样的
PLAYING AROUND WITH SNAKES, PLAYING AROUND WITH LIZARDS, 跟蛇玩耍，跟蜥蜴玩耍
PLAYING AROUND WITH NICE 跟像这样好的鳄鱼
CEROCODILES LIKE THIS. 一块玩耍
BUT DRAGONS -- WELL, EVERYONE KNOWS ABOUT DRAGONS. 但是龙——呃，大家都知道龙
THEY CAN FLY, 他们能飞
THEY SPIT FIRE, 他们能喷火
THEY LIVE FOREVER, 他们会永生
THEY GUARD GOLD IN CAVES, 他们守护洞穴里的金子
TREASURES, 财宝
THEY EAT PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY MAIDENS, 他们吃人，尤其是少女
AND THEY ARE OCCASIONALLY "SLAYED" BY ONE HERO 而它们经常被一名英雄
OR THE OTHER, 或其他人杀死
AND YOU MAY OR MAY NOT BELIEVE IN ALL THEIR ATTRIBUTES, 在这些属性中，你可能相信或不相信
SUPPOSED ATTRIBUTES, 臆测的属性
BUT I THINK I CAN FIND ALL THEIR QUALITIES FOR REAL 但是我认为我能在现实中找到这些属性
IN MY WORLD. 在我的世界里
MY WORLD OF REPTILES. 我的爬行动物世界
Abraham: HEREFORD CATHEDRAL, Abraham:赫里福德大教堂，
DEEP IN THE ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE, 隐蔽在英国的乡村
MAY SEEM LIKE A STRANGE PLACE FOR ROM TO START HIS JOURNEY, 如果ROM打算从这里开始旅程的话，这似乎是一个奇怪的地方
BUT HEREFORD HAS AN ANCIENT MAP 但是赫里福德有一张古代的地图
THAT'S A DRAGON HUNTER'S DREAM. 那就是“龙猎人之梦”
THIS IS MAPPA MUNDI, AN INCREDIBLE MEDIEVAL MAP, 这是一张使人震惊的中世纪地图
PAINTED ON AN ANIMAL SKIN. 绘在动物的皮上
YOU KNOW, FOR BEING SO OLD, IT'S STILL... 你知道，这么多年了，他仍旧……
A LOT OF FEATURES ARE VERY FAMILIAR. 很多特性都是相似的
THERE'S THE NILE RIVER HERE, 这里有尼罗河
THE GANGES RIVER UP THERE, 恒河在这儿
JERUSALEM RIGHT IN THE CENTER HERE. 耶路撒冷就在这正中
THE UNITED KINGDOM IS WAY DOWN HERE. 英国在这下面
THE RED SEA AND CEYLON ARE UP IN THAT CORNER THERE. 红海和锡兰在那个角落的上边
SO IT'S A PRETTY FAR OUT MAP. 所以这真是一张不同寻常的地图。
BUT TO ME, 但是对我来说
THE MOST EVOCATIVE PART OF IT 最能引起我注意的部分是
ARE THE CREATURES, THE ANIMALS. 这些生物，动物们
THERE'S A GRIFFIN, THERE'S A MINOTAUR, 这儿有狮身鹰首兽，这儿有牛头怪
THERE'S A WINGED SERPENT, 这儿有长翅膀的蛇
AND, OF COURSE, THERE ARE VERY, VERY DRAGON-LIKE CREATURES. 而且，当然，也有很像龙一样的生物
Abraham: AS A SCIENTIST, ROM KNOWS FAR MORE Abraham: 作为一名科学家，ROM知道
ABOUT REAL REPTILES 很多关于真正的爬行动物的事情
THAN THE MAPMAKERS OF YORE 比古时的绘制地图的人还要多
AND THEIR SUPERSTITIOUS CHRONICLES, 包括他们的迷信的历史
BUT HE STILL BELIEVES THERE ARE DRAGONS AT LARGE 但是他仍相信在自然世界中
IN THE NATURAL WORLD. 存在很多龙
THE OPENING CHAPTER OF HIS QUEST 他探索之旅的第一章
IS THE CHRONICLE OF THE MAN-EATING DRAGON. 吃人龙的历史
PERHAPS THE MOST FAMOUS DRAGON STORY OF ALL 可能最著名的关于龙的传说
IS AN ARCHETYPAL MYTH THAT IS SET IN AFRICA. 就是以发生在非洲为蓝本的神话
ONCE UPON A TIME, 曾经
A DRAGON SETTLED IN BY A LAKE 一条龙畔湖而居
AND TERRORIZED ALL WHO LIVED NEARBY. 统治着附近所有的生物
ONLY LIVE HUMAN OFFERINGS APPEASED IT. 只有将活人献祭才能平息它
EVENTUALLY IT WAS THE TURN OF THE KING'S DAUGHTER. 最终轮到了国王的女儿
BUT BEFORE SHE WAS DEVOURED, A HERO ARRIVED, 但在她被吃掉前，一个英雄出现了
DID BATTLE WITH THE BEAST, 跟野兽搏斗
AND SLEW IT WITH HIS LANCE. 用他的长矛将龙杀死了
LIKE ALL ARCHETYPAL MYTHS, 像所有的原型的神话
SOME ELEMENT STILL RINGS TRUE TO MODERN EARS, 一些原素即使到现代也是真实的
PARTICULARLY TO A HERPETOLOGIST. 尤其是对爬虫学家
SAINT GEORGE, THE TURKISH-BORN HERO, 圣徒乔治，这名土耳其诞生的英雄
WAS BASED ON A REAL HISTORICAL FIGURE. 是基于一个真实的历史人物
AND AS FOR HIS DRAGON, 对他的龙来说
THERE'S ONE OBVIOUS CONTENDER -- 有一个明显的竞争者——
THE NILE CROCODILE. 那就是尼罗河的鳄鱼
THIS IS GREAT. 这太伟大了
IT RAINED LAST NIGHT, 昨晚下雨了
AND THE WATER'S POURING DOWN HERE, 水蔓延到了这儿
AND OBVIOUSLY THE CONCENTRATION OF BIRDS AND CROCS 很显然鸟和鳄鱼的聚集
IS BECAUSE ALL THE FISH HAVE BEEN WASHED DOWN. 是因为所有的鱼都被冲下去了
BUT THE CROCS ARE OUT BASKING AS WELL, 但是鳄鱼们仍然出来晒太阳
SO THERE'S SOME FEEDING, SOME BASKING. 所以这儿有吃东西的、晒太阳的
THEY'RE ALL AROUND ME. 他们都在我身旁
THERE IS ONE BASKING WITH HIS MOUTH OPEN OVER THERE. 那儿有一条晒太阳的鳄鱼张着嘴
CLASSIC. 真经典
SOME REALLY BIG ONES. 一些家伙真的很大
Abraham: THE BIGGEST NILE CROCS ARE GIANTS. Abraham: 最大的尼罗河鳄鱼是巨人
THEY CAN GROW TO 20 FEET AND WEIGH A TON. 他们能长到20英尺长，一吨重
AND THEY'RE FAST -- 他们很快——
SWIMMING AND EVEN RUNNING 游泳时甚至是爬动时
AT SPEEDS OF UP TO 10 MILES AN HOUR. 速度能达到10英里每小时
WITH MORE THAN 60 TEETH, THEY CAN DEVOUR 带有60颗以上的牙齿，一次进食中，
HALF THEIR BODY WEIGHT IN A SINGLE FEEDING. 他们能吃掉相当于他们一半体重的食物
BUT WHAT MAKES THIS CREATURE TRULY DRAGON-LIKE... 但让这些生物那么像龙的原因
IS THAT EACH YEAR, THESE CROCS ARE REPORTED TO KILL 是因为每年中，这些鳄鱼据说要杀掉
MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE. 超过100个人
THEY ARE WORTHY ADVERSARIES, INDEED. 他们的确是有力的竞争对手。
BUT ROM IS NOT OUT TO SLAY DRAGONS, 但对ROM，不是外出杀龙
JUST TO TRACK THEM... 而是追踪他们
BACK TO THEIR VERY BEGINNINGS. 从最开始的地方
THE SECOND CHAPTER OF ROM'S QUEST ROM探索之旅的第二章
IS TAKING HIM DEEP INTO THE HEART OF OLD EUROPE, 是带他深入古老的欧洲
AND THE CHRONICLE OF THE DRAGON'S LAIR. 龙穴的历史
[ BELL RINGING ] [铃声]
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA -- 斯洛文尼亚的卢布尔雅那——
A LAND OF LOFTY MOUNTAINS, 这片土地满是高山
DENSE FORESTS, 茂密的森林
AND DARK FAIRY TALES. 以及可怕的童话故事
DRAGONS ARE DEEPLY INGRAINED HERE. 龙们一直穴居于此
IN FACT, IT'S THE SYMBOL OF LJUBLJANA. 事实上，这是卢布尔雅那的象征
THEY'RE EVERYWHERE! 他们到处都是！
Abraham: ALTHOUGH SLOVENIA'S CAPITAL MAY BE Abraham: 虽然斯洛文尼亚的首都可能是
CRAWLING WITH DRAGONS, AS EVERYONE KNOWS, 爬满了龙，但众所周知
A DRAGON'S LAIR ITSELF 龙的一个巢穴本身
NEEDS TO BE DEEP WITHIN THE BOWELS OF THE EARTH. 需要深藏在地下
FORTUNATELY, THIS COUNTRY HAS SOME OF THE WORLD'S FINEST 幸运的是，这个国家有世界上
DRAGON REAL ESTATE, 最好的龙穴
HERE IN THE POSTOJNA CAVE SYSTEM. 这是波斯托伊纳洞穴系统
THESE CAVES ARE NOT ONLY NATURAL GOTHIC CATHEDRALS, 这些洞穴不仅只是自然地哥特式教堂
THEY ARE KNOWN AS THE BIRTHPLACE 还是洞栖生物学
OF SPELEOBIOLOGY -- 的发源地
THE SCIENCE OF CAVE LIFE. 洞栖生物学是洞穴生命的科学
THERE'S A MENAGERIE OF MOST PECULIAR ANIMALS 那儿有一只这些动物中最奇特的野兽
LIVING IN THE INKY BLACKNESS. 在黑暗中生活
AND PERHAPS THE MOST BIZARRE 可能也是最古怪的
IS WHAT LOCALS IN THE PAST BELIEVED WAS A BABY DRAGON. 过去当地人认为那是一只小龙
LIKE A MEDIEVAL KNIGHT, 就像中世纪的骑士
ROM PREPARES TO ENTER THE DRAGON'S REALM. ROM准备进入这条龙的领地
THIS IS THE MODERN VERSION OF DRAGON HUNTER'S ARMOR, 这是现代版的猎龙人的装备
TO PROTECT ME FROM THE COLD. 以防我挨冻
Abraham: EVEN THROUGH FULL ARMOR, Abraham: 尽管全副武装
THE CHILL OF A SLOVENIAN CAVE POOL 这个斯洛文尼亚洞中的池子的寒冷
IS QUICK TO NUMB THE SENSES. 很快让他感到麻木
BUT SOON, OUT OF THE GLOOM, 但是很快，走出黑暗
STRANGE VISIONS 一些奇怪的景象
BEGIN TO TAKE SHAPE. 开始出现
ROM HAS SPENT A LIFETIME SCOURING THE PLANET ROM花了一生的时间搜遍整个世界
FOR THE WEIRD AND THE WONDERFUL, 找这些既古怪又神奇的
BUT THIS IS SOMETHING EVEN HE 但是又是那些甚至他也
HAS NEVER SEEN BEFORE. 从未见过的
NO ONE KNOWS HOW MANY OF THESE CREATURES EXIST, 没有人知道有多少这样的生命存在
BUT THEY ARE ONLY FOUND IN CAVES IN THIS SMALL CORNER OF EUROPE. 但是他们只能在欧洲的小角落中找到
THE "BABY DRAGON" IN THIS WATERY LAIR 在满是水的巢穴中的“小龙”
IS IN FACT A BLIND SALAMANDER 事实上是一只瞎眼的火蜥蜴
KNOWN AS THE PROTEUS, 以“海神”之名为人所知
OR THE OLM. 或叫做OLM
OKAY, THIS IS IT. 好的，就是它了
THIS IS THE OLM. 这就是OLM
LOOK AT THIS CREATURE. 看看这家伙
Abraham: THE OLM LOOKS LIKE Abraham: 这只OLM看起来
ALMOST NOTHING ELSE ON THE PLANET. 跟星球上的其他东西都不一样
LIVING IN PERPETUAL DARKNESS, 生活在无尽的黑暗之中
IT HAS LOST ITS EYES AND ITS PIGMENT. 他失去了眼睛和色泽
AS IT MATURES, IT RETAINS 在他成熟时，他仍然还在
ITS JUVENILE FORM INTO ADULTHOOD -- 它离成年还很早——
LIKE AN ENCHANTED FROG, TRAPPED INSIDE A TADPOLE'S BODY. 就像一只被施魔法的青蛙，困于蝌蚪的身躯
IT'S GOT LEGS, 他有腿
BUT AMAZINGLY ENOUGH, 但是惊奇的足够
ONLY TWO TOES ON THE HIND FEET, 只有两个脚趾长在后足上
THREE TOES ON THE FRONT FEET. 三个脚趾长在前足上
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE CREATURE 当你想象这种生物时
AND ITS NATURAL HISTORY, WHAT'S KNOWN ABOUT IT NOW, 和它的历史，现在大家有所了解
IT'S JUST AS FAR OUT AS THE IDEA OF IT BEING A BABY DRAGON. 这要追溯到那个想法，即他被认为是小龙
THIS IS A CREATURE THAT CAN LIVE FOR 60 YEARS, 这种生物能活60年
MAYBE EVEN 100 YEARS. 可能甚至是100年
IT'S A CREATURE THAT CAN GO WITHOUT FOOD FOR 6 TO 10 YEARS, 在没有食物的条件下，他也能生存6到10年
AND WITH A VERY, VERY LOW METABOLIC RATE. 以一个十分低的新陈代谢速率
Abraham: AND TO THE IMAGINATIVE MEDIEVAL MIND, Abraham: 对那些富有想象力的中世纪思想者
THIS BABY DRAGON 这种小龙
COULD EVEN HAVE WINGS -- 甚至能长出翅膀——
OR AT LEAST EXTERNAL GILLS, BRIGHT RED 至少是长在外面的腮，鲜红色
WITH OXYGEN-RICH BLOOD. 带有充满氧气的血液
Whitaker: AS FAR AS THE TREE OF LIFE IS CONCERNED, Whitaker: 远到生命之树能够涉及的地方
THIS CREATURE IS VERY, VERY MUCH OUT ON THE EDGE. 这种生物的确是处于边缘的
HE'S OUT -- WAY OUT ON A LIMB. 他被排除了——
Abraham: THE OLM MIGHT NOT BE Abraham: OLM可能不是
THE BIGGEST CREATURE IN THE WORLD, 世界上最大的生物
AND IT'S NOT EVEN A REPTILE, 而他甚至不是爬行动物
BUT "DRAGON" IS A STATE OF MIND. 但是“龙”是一种心理。
AND ITS LONG FASTS PUT ROM IN MIND OF DRAGONS 而他长时间的禁食，提醒ROM
WAKING FROM EONS OF SLUMBER, 龙从长眠中苏醒过来
FAMISHED AND DANGEROUS. 非常饥饿和危险。
BUT HOWEVER DANGEROUS A HUNGRY DRAGON MIGHT BE, 可是尽管龙可能既饿又危险
IT'S NOTHING COMPARED TO THE WRATH OF A DRAGON 他也无法跟龙的愤怒相比
WHOSE LAIR HAS BEEN PLUNDERED... 他的巢穴被掠夺……
ROM'S QUEST HEADS EAST TO INDIA, ROM的探索将前往印度东部
AND THE CHRONICLE OF THE DRAGON'S HOARD. 龙囤积的历史
AS READERS OF "THE HOBBIT" KNOW, 《霍比特人》的读者恐怕知道
BILBO BAGGINS' DRAGON, SMAUG, 毕尔博·巴金斯的龙，史矛革（以上都是魔戒中的词语）
DOESN'T JUST LIVE IN A CAVE -- 难道不是生活在洞中——
HE GUARDS THE CAVE'S VAST HOARD OF TREASURE. 他守护者洞中大量囤积的财宝
ROM GREW UP WITH OLD INDIAN TALES ROM从小就听过很多古代印度的故事
ABOUT THE LENGTHS TO WHICH 关于富有的印度王子
WEALTHY MAHARAJAHS WOULD GO TO PROTECT THEIR RICHES. 费尽力气保护他们的财富
WITH THIEVES AND VILLAINS EVERYWHERE, 小偷和犯罪分子到处都是，
THE PRINCES TURNED TO DEADLY KINGS FOR HELP. 王子只好向致命的“国王”求助
WITH UNBLINKING EYES, 带着无光芒的眼睛
THE KING COBRA IS AS VIGILANT AS ANY DRAGON, 眼镜蛇王就像任何一条龙一样警惕
CAPABLE OF KILLING A MAN WITH A SINGLE BITE. 轻轻咬一口就能让人毙命
BUT FOR ROM, THIS TREASURE 但对ROM来说，这个财宝
IS TOO MUCH TO RESIST. 太不值得为之挣扎了
FORGET THE GOLD, HE'S AFTER THE COBRA. 忘掉金子，他在追逐眼镜蛇
THIS IS "INDIA" JONES, NOT "INDIANA." 这是“印度”琼斯（斯皮尔伯格作品），不是“印第安”
YET IT'S EASY TO SEE HOW THIS MIGHTY SERPENT 看起来这条大蛇
COULD STRIKE FEAR INTO A LESSER HEART. 能给一些心理脆弱的人带来恐惧
Whitaker: PEOPLE ARE UNDERSTANDABLY Whitaker: 人们对于
VERY, VERY FRIGHTENED OF VENOMOUS SNAKES. 毒蛇有很强的恐惧感
AND, YOU KNOW, GETTING BITTEN BY A SNAKE, 你要知道，被蛇咬一口之后
AND THEN SEEING SOMEONE DYING, 你会看到有人死掉
IT'S LIKE A BOLT FROM THE BLUE. 就好像晴天霹雳一样
AND JUST CONSIDER THE FACT THAT A KING COBRA 只要想想一条眼镜王蛇
CAN GROW TO 18 FEET LONG, 能长到18英尺长
PRODUCING 7 MILLILITERS OF VENOM -- 制造7米长的毒液
ENOUGH VENOM TO KILL AN ELEPHANT 足够的毒液能够杀死一头大象
OR A COUPLE OF DOZEN PUNY HUMAN BEINGS. 或是24个脆弱的人
ROM HAS BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH ROM很幸运的
TO SURVIVE SEVERAL VENOMOUS SNAKEBITES. 被很多毒蛇咬过仍生存了下来
BUT IN THE PROCESS, 但在这过程中
HE'S DEVELOPED AN ALLERGY TO MODERN ANTIVENOM. 他开始对现代的抗毒物质过敏
A BITE FROM THIS SNAKE 被这条蛇咬一口
WOULD ALMOST CERTAINLY BE FATAL. 通常几乎是致命的
VENOM IS JUST A STEP AWAY FROM FIRE -- 毒液比火稍微安全一点——
AND LEADS ROM INTO THE NEXT CHAPTER OF HIS QUEST, 带他进入探索之旅的下一章
THE CHRONICLE OF THE FIRE-BREATHING DRAGON. 喷火龙的历史
IF YOU'RE UNFORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ON THE RECEIVING END 如果你不幸成了接受毒液的一端
OF ITS STRIKE, THIS INDONESIAN SPITTING COBRA 这条印尼的口水眼镜蛇
DOES INDEED SPEW FIRE. 的确会吐火
IT MAY BE SMALLER THAN ITS INDIAN COUSIN, 他可能比他的印度堂兄小点
BUT IT MAKES UP FOR IT WITH SOME SERIOUS ATTITUDE. 但随之而来的是带来了一些厉害的属性
NOT CONTENT TO DELIVER 不满足一口口的
ITS LETHAL VENOM IN A BITE, 释放他致命的毒液
IT'S DEVELOPED A TECHNIQUE FOR SPRAYING IT 他学会了一种喷射的本领
DIRECTLY INTO THE EYES OF ANY POTENTIAL ADVERSARY. 直接向他潜在的敌人眼中喷去
MAN, THIS IS THE ULTIMATE DEFENSE. 天啦，这是终极防御
IF I WAS A MONGOOSE, I'D BE RUNNING 如果我是獴的话，我会跑掉
IN THE OTHER DIRECTION REALLY FAST. 朝另一个方向，迅速逃跑
THE SNAKE DOESN'T HAVE TO GET ANY CLOSER THAN THIS 蛇不需要这么靠这么近
TO THE MONGOOSE. 对獴来说
HE SPRAYS IT IN THE EYES, 他朝眼睛喷去
AND IT HURTS LIKE HECK. 那会很疼
I MEAN, IT'S LIKE GETTING SOAP IN YOUR EYES TIMES TEN. 我的意思是，这比肥皂水进入你的眼睛还要难受十倍
SO THE MONGOOSE RACES IN THE OTHER DIRECTION 所以獴掉头就跑
TO CLEAN HIS EYES OUT. 去清洗他的眼睛
THE WAY A SPITTING COBRA CAN DO THIS 口水眼镜蛇通过
IS BY HAVING A VENOM 拥有十分具有流动性的毒液
WHICH IS VERY FLUID -- 来这样做
IT'S NOT AS VISCOUS AS THE VENOM OF AN ORDINARY COBRA, 它不像普通眼镜蛇一样粘稠
SO THAT IT FLOWS THROUGH THE AIR, 所以它能在空气中流动
LIKE A SPRAY GUN, 像一个喷雾器
AND THIS PROBABLY MEANS THAT THE VENOM OF A SPITTING COBRA 而这意味着口水眼镜蛇的毒液
ISN'T AS TOXIC AS THE VERY VISCOUS, CONCENTRATED VENOM 不像粘稠状的那样有毒，这种粘稠状的毒液
OF ANOTHER COBRA. 属于另一种眼镜蛇
BUT I'M NOT GONNA TRY IT OUT, OF COURSE. 但是我不打算尝试它，当然
IT'S FOUND ALL THE WAY, WELL, 这一路上都有
OVER MUCH OF ASIA, 亚洲很多
AND SEVERAL SPECIES ARE FOUND IN AFRICA. 还有一些种类在非洲发现
IT'S A PRETTY COMMON SNAKE. 他们是极普通的蛇
IN ROM'S LIFELONG LOVE AFFAIR WITH SNAKES, 在ROM一生与蛇的邂逅中
IT'S NOT JUST COBRAS 不仅仅是眼镜蛇
THAT RESONATE WITH DRAGON-LIKE QUALITIES. 反映了似龙的特征
UNLIKE THE WINGED LIZARDS OF THE WEST, 不像西部长翅膀的蜥蜴一样
EASTERN DRAGONS ARE OFTEN DEPICTED AS ENORMOUS SERPENTS. 东部的龙经常被描绘成巨大的蛇
THIS IS THE RETICULATED PYTHON, 这是网纹蟒
THE LONGEST SNAKE ON EARTH. 世界上最长的蛇
IF I WAS A DEER OR A WILD BOAR, 如果我是一只鹿或是一头公野猪
I'D BE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE AT THIS POINT. 现在我会处于很危险的境地
THIS IS ONE BIG, BIG SNAKE. 这是一条很大，很大的蛇
Abraham: THE ROMAN NATURALIST, PLINY, Abraham:罗马的自然学家普林尼
DESCRIBES AN INDIAN DRAGON AS SO ENORMOUS 描述了一条印度的蛇
THAT IT COULD ENVELOPE AN ELEPHANT IN ITS COILS. 这条蛇如此之大，能够用它的尾巴卷住一头大象
ACCOUNTING FOR A LITTLE EMBELLISHMENT, 描述得有夸张
HE MAY WELL HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS PYTHON. 他可能还是很好的描述了这条蟒蛇
THIS IS A PYTHON WHICH GROWS TO CLOSE TO 30 FEET LONG, 这种蟒蛇能长到30英尺长
AND OUR FEMALE HERE IS CLOSE TO 20 FEET LONG. 我们这儿的雌蟒蛇接近20英尺长
THEY HAVE A FEARSOME REPUTATION. 他们有令人生畏的名声
IN FACT, RETICULATED PYTHONS 事实上，网纹蟒
HAVE ACTUALLY SWALLOWED HUMAN BEINGS. 事实上曾经吞过人类
AND THIS ONE COULD CERTAINLY TAKE ME DOWN, 这条就能把我放倒
MAYBE NOT SWALLOW ME, 可能不是吞下我
BUT CERTAINLY COULD SUFFOCATE ME TO DEATH IF SHE WANTED TO. 但的确能将我闷死，如果她想那样做的话
SHE IS STRONG, 她很强大
AND ALSO ONE OF THE MOST GORGEOUS SNAKES 也是最漂亮的蛇之一
IN THE WORLD -- LOOK AT THAT. 在世界上——看那个
I MEAN, SHE IS TOTALLY BEAUTIFUL. 我的意思是，她真的很美丽
Abraham: REAL AND IMAGINARY SERPENTS AND DRAGONS Abraham: 真实的和想象的蛇和龙
MAY DANCE DEEP WITHIN THE HUMAN PSYCHE. 会在人们的心里糅合
THE ALMOST UNIVERSAL FEAR OF SNAKES 对于蛇普遍的恐惧
MAY HAVE A HEREDITARY COMPONENT. 可能是一个传统
AN AVERSION TO SNAKES 对蛇的厌恶
WOULD HAVE HELPED OUR EARLY ANCESTORS STAY ALIVE... 可能曾帮助我们早期的祖先存活下去……
[ SQUAWKING ] [猴子唧唧喳喳]
AND OUR MODERN MONKEY COUSINS 我们现代的猴子表亲
ALSO DISPLAY A FEAR OF SNAKES 也表现出了对蛇的恐惧
THAT MAY BE HARD-WIRED. 那可能是与生俱来的
ROM THINKS AN ATTRACTION TO FEAR ROM对恐惧的吸引力
MAY PARTLY EXPLAIN HIS PASSION FOR SNAKES. 是他对蛇的热情的一个原因
Whitaker: WHEN I WAS A YOUNG WHIPPERSNAPPER, Whitaker: 当我还是一个自命不凡的毛头小子时
ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT I REALLY RECALL 我第一件能够回忆起的事情
VERY, VERY STRONGLY IS GOING TO 那就是即将到
THE NEW YORK NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM 纽约自然历史博物馆
AND SEEING THOSE GIANT DINOSAUR SKELETONS. 参观那些巨大的恐龙骨架
AND MY FERTILE IMAGINATION WENT, 我丰富的想象力开始发挥
OH, SOARING INTO SPACE. 啊，直入宇宙
AND IT WAS KIND OF LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT IN A STRANGE WAY. 而那是奇怪的一见钟情式的喜爱
AND I CAN'T SPEAK FOR ALL THE OTHER KIDS IN THE WORLD, 而我不能为世界上其他的孩子说话
BUT I DO KNOW THAT THERE IS THIS UNIVERSAL FASCINATION, 但我知道那儿包含所有的魅力
MAYBE FEAR, BUT CERTAINLY A FASCINATION, 可能是恐惧，但是的确是一个吸引
FOR SOMETHING DRAGON-LIKE, SOME GIANT REPTILE -- 对于似龙一样的东西来说，一些巨大的爬行动物——
BE IT A SNAKE, OR BE IT A HUGE LIZARD. 像蛇，或是大型的蜥蜴
THERE'S ONE THING YOU CAN SAY FOR CERTAIN, 但你能确定一件事
THERE IS NO NEUTRAL ATTITUDE TOWARD REPTILES. 对待爬行动物，人们没有中立态度
ANYWHERE YOU GO IN THE WORLD, 无论进入世界的那个地方
PEOPLE ARE EITHER FASCINATED BY THEM, 人们要么对他们着迷
OR ABSOLUTELY SCARED OUT OF THEIR WITS OF REPTILES. 或是完全的因爬行动物产生恐惧
THAT INCLUDES SNAKES, 恐惧包括对蛇的
AND TO SOME DEGREE LIZARDS, TOO, 对蜥蜴也有一点
BECAUSE IN THE PSYCHE, IN THE MIND, 在心灵中，在思想中，
THE LIZARD COULD BE THAT DRAGON, 蜥蜴能成为龙
COULD BE THAT DRAGON IN YOUR DREAMS. 能成为你梦中的龙
Abraham: THERE'S MORE TO DRAGONS THAN HOARDING GOLD, Abraham: 关于龙不仅仅是守卫金子
DEVOURING MAIDENS, AND FIGHTING WITH FIRE. 吞食少女，以及战斗中喷火
THE SERPENTS AND DRAGONS OF THE EAST 东部的蛇和龙
ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR WISDOM. 因充满智慧而为人所知
EVEN THE DRAGON, SMAUG, WAS FOND OF A RIDDLE. 甚至史矛革龙，喜欢谜语
ROM BELIEVES HE CAN FIND A CREATURE OF FLESH AND BLOOD ROM相信他能找到一种活生生的生物
TO MATCH THE LEGENDARY CUNNING OF THESE MYTHICAL BEASTS. 用这些神话般的野兽来跟这些传说中的老狐狸匹配
HIS QUEST TAKES HIM TO SRI LANKA, 他的探险之旅来到了斯里兰卡
FOR THE CHRONICLE OF THE WISE DRAGON. 来探索智慧之龙史
INTELLIGENCE AND ADAPTABILITY ARE TWO KEYS TO SUCCESS -- 聪明而适应能力是两个成功的关键因素——
ESPECIALLY WHERE TERRITORY HAS BEEN SHARED 特别是当领地被人分享
FOR CENTURIES WITH MULTITUDES OF PEOPLE. 几个世纪以来，跟许多人一块分享
HERE IN THE SUBURBS OF SRI LANKA, 这里是斯里兰卡的郊区
WATER MONITORS HAVE NOT ONLY SURVIVED IN SOCIETY, 泽巨蜥不仅在人类社会中生存
THEY'VE BECOME AN ESSENTIAL CLEAN-UP CREW. 他们已经变成了必须的清洁人员
BY NIGHT, THEY STILL SEEK THE SAFETY 夜晚一到，他们仍在寻找
OF UNDISTURBED MANGROVE SWAMPS. 安全的不被打扰的红树林沼泽
BUT AS THEY WAKE WITH THE HEAT OF THE MORNING, 但是当他们被早晨的热量给唤醒的时候
THEY MAKE THE SHORT COMMUTE ACROSS THE RIVER 他们像往常一样穿过河流
TO EARN THEIR KEEP AT THE FISH DOCKS. 去捕鱼码头挣他们的生活必需品
WHERE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 在那儿人类的发展
HAS DIMINISHED THEIR USUAL PREY 已经减少了泽巨蜥的猎物
OF OF SMALL FISH AND MAMMALS, 比如说小鱼或是哺乳动物
THE MONITOR HAS BEEN QUICK TO LEARN THAT HUMAN PRESENCE 他们意识到人类的出现
ISN'T ALL BAD NEWS. 并不都是坏消息
EACH MORNING, INSTEAD OF HEADING OUT TO HUNT, 每个造成，不是出门觅食
THEY WAIT IN LINE FOR THEIR DAILY HANDOUT. 而是排成一列等待每日的救济
Whitaker: WE'VE GOT TEN Whitaker: 我们在这儿发现了10条
LARGE ADULT WATER MONITOR LIZARDS HERE. 大型的成年的泽巨蜥
THEY PROBABLY WEIGH ON THE AVERAGE 他们每条大约
ABOUT 50 POUNDS EACH, 有50磅重
SO YOU GOT ABOUT A QUARTER OF A TON 他们这些泽巨蜥
OF WATER MONITOR LIZARDS 加一块是四分之一吨重
A COUPLE OF YARDS AWAY FROM 几码以外
THE MAIN HIGHWAY ON 离开主高速公路
THE WEST COAST OF SRI LANKA HERE. 斯里兰卡西海岸
I DON'T PARTICULARLY AGREE WITH THE IDEA OF POLLUTING THE RIVER, 我并不特别赞同污染河流的想法
BUT THESE ARE THE SCAVENGERS WHO CLEAN IT UP. 但正是这些腐食动物清理了这里
YOU KNOW, SRI LANKA IS KIND OF WEIRD 你要知道，斯里兰卡有些古怪
IN THE SENSE THAT THEY DON'T HAVE ANY VULTURES HERE, 因为这里没有秃鹫
NO VULTURES AT ALL. 一只都没有
SO THESE GUYS PLAY A ROLE -- IN THE RIVER, ANYWAY -- 所以——这些泽巨蜥扮演了这个角色——在河里——
OF CLEANING THE PLACE UP. 清扫这里
Abraham: ADAPTIVE SCAVENGING BEHAVIOR LIKE THIS Abraham: 适应性强的腐食行为像这样
IS MORE OFTEN SEEN IN MAMMALS THAN IN REPTILES. 一般在哺乳动物而不是爬行动物中见到
BUT FOR ROM, 但是对ROM来说
THIS LIZARD IS SO SMART, 蜥蜴是如此的聪明
IT ALMOST TRANSCENDS ITS COLD-BLOODED HERITAGE. 他几乎超越了他冷血动物的遗传
WHENEVER I'VE WATCHED WATER MONITOR LIZARDS, 无论什么时候我看见泽巨蜥的时候
TO ME, OF ALL THE REPTILES, 对我来说，所有的爬行动物
THESE ARE SORT OF THE MOST MAMMALIAN. 他们是最像哺乳动物的
YOU KNOW, THE KIND OF REPTILES THAT WE CAN REALLY IDENTIFY WITH 你要知道，这种我们最容易分辨的爬行动物
BECAUSE THEY HAVE THAT CURIOSITY. 是因为他们有好奇心
THERE'S ONE LICKING MY LEG RIGHT NOW. 那儿有一只正在舔我的腿
THEY HAVE THAT OPPORTUNISM, 他们是机会主义的
THEY'RE KIND OF LIKE A REPTILE MONGOOSE, 他们就像爬行动物中的獴
IF YOU PUT IT THAT WAY, 如果你这样想的话
AND NO OTHER REPTILE 其他的爬行动物
SEEMS TO HAVE THE KIND OF INTELLIGENCE OR AWARENESS 似乎没有这种智慧或感觉
OR ALERTNESS THAT THESE REPTILES HAVE. 或是警觉，不像这些爬行动物
THIS IS VERY UNLIKE MOST REPTILES, 他们不像大多数爬行动物
WHO ARE MUCH SLOWER, LAID BACK, 既慢又闲散
AND SORT OF GLAZY-EYED, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? 两眼呆滞，你知道我在说什么吧？
Abraham: MONITOR LIZARDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED Abraham: 泽巨蜥据说
TO COOPERATE WITH EACH OTHER IN FORAGING, 在觅食中相互合作
BY LURING CROCODILES 引诱鳄鱼
AWAY FROM THEIR NESTS SO THEY CAN STEAL THEIR EGGS. 离开他们的巢穴，然后就能偷他们的蛋
AND FEEDING STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT ONE SPECIES 喂食研究标明一种泽巨蜥
IS EVEN ABLE TO DISTINGUISH NUMBERS UP TO SIX -- 甚至能分辨6以下的数字——
IN EFFECT, IT CAN COUNT. 有效地，他能够数数。
BUT SMARTS ALONE DON'T MAKE A DRAGON. 除去聪明，还不能成为一条龙
YOU NEED A BIT OF FEROCITY, TOO. 你需要一点点残暴
WITH A LITTLE IMAGINATION AND SOME OIL PAINT, 附带一些想象力和一些油画
RIGHT HERE IN SRI LANKA 就在斯里兰卡
THERE IS ALL THE HORROR OF A MEDIEVAL DRAGON. 这儿有所有的中世纪龙的恐惧
THE WATER MONITOR IS STILL A PREDATOR AT HEART. 泽巨蜥从本质上仍旧是一个捕食者
WHERE DRAGONS OF YORE MAY HAVE DEMANDED FLESHY SACRIFICES, 以前的龙可能会要求新鲜的献祭
TODAY'S CLEVER MONITOR IS MORE PRACTICAL IN ITS EXPECTATIONS. 今天聪明的泽巨蜥比以前更实际一点了
[ CROWING ] [公鸡啼叫]
AND HERE IN SRI LANKA, 现在在斯里兰卡
INSTEAD OF A FOX IN YOUR HEN HOUSE, 在你的鸡窝里不再是狐狸
BEWARE THE GIANT LIZARD. 注意这些大蜥蜴
I'M LITERALLY NOSE TO NOSE 我现在真的是鼻子对鼻子
WITH A SEVEN-AND-A-HALF-FOOT WATER MONITOR LIZARD. 跟一只七英尺半长的泽巨蜥
I KNEW ABOUT THIS GUY 我知道这家伙
BECAUSE HE'S A REGULAR VISITOR TO THIS YARD. 因为他经常来这院子
THEY KEEP CHICKENS HERE, AND HE KEEPS VISITING 他们在这里养了鸡，而他经常
IN THE HOPES OF GETTING ONE. 访问希望能捕到一只
IN FACT, HE OCCASIONALLY DOES GET ONE. 事实上，它经常能抓到
HE'S A WELL-KNOWN CITIZEN IN THIS AREA. 他是这附近的名人
Abraham: WHEN WATER MONITORS Abraham: 当泽巨蜥
APPROACH THEIR FULL SIZE, THEY SEEM TO THROW OFF 长到完整大小时，他们似乎没有
ANOTHER ONE OF THEIR REPTILIAN CONSTRAINTS. 另一个爬行动物的限制
A BIG LIZARD LIKE THIS 像这么大的蜥蜴
DOESN'T HAVE TO BASK IN THE SUN IN THE MORNING TO BE WARM. 没有必要在早晨晒太阳保持体温
WHATEVER HEAT HE GAINED THE DAY BEFORE, 无论他前一天获得了多少热量
HE'S READY TO GO EARLY IN THE MORNING. 他准备在早晨散发出去
A SMALL LIZARD HAS TO BASK FIRST 一条小蜥蜴需要先晒太阳
BEFORE IT CAN REV UP AND GET GOING. 在他能够正常生活之前
Abraham: FREE FROM THE REPTILIAN NEED Abraham:爬行动物不需要
FOR CONSTANT THERMOREGULATION, 维持恒定体温
THE WATER MONITOR BECOMES A MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE PREDATOR, 泽巨蜥成了一个更有效率的捕食者
AND A MORE DANGEROUS SUBJECT FOR A CLOSE-UP. 也是更危险的接触对象
I'M KIND OF WORRIED ABOUT THAT TAIL, THOUGH. 我很担心它的尾巴
IF HE BENDS IT BACK THE OTHER WAY, I'M GONE. 如果它像那样弯曲，我会逃跑
[ LAUGHING ] [大笑]
A SLAP IN THE FACE WOULDN'T BE GOOD. 在脸上打你一拳不是好事
Abraham: WHETHER HUNTING OR FORAGING, Abraham:无论是猎捕还是觅食
THE WATER MONITOR'S KEEN INTELLIGENCE 泽巨蜥的聪明
IS MATCHED BY AN EQUALLY SHARP SENSE OF SMELL. 跟他敏锐的嗅觉相匹配
Whitaker: EVERYTHING A WATER MONITOR DOES Whitaker:泽巨蜥干的每一件事
SEEMS TO BE GUIDED BY SMELL. 看起来都受他的嗅觉引导
WHETHER IT'S FINDING FOOD OR FINDING A MATE, 无论是寻找食物或是伴侣
THAT FORKED TONGUE WORKS THE SAME WAY 那叉状的舌头就像
A SNAKE'S FORKED TONGUE DOES. 蛇的舌头一样
THEY HAVE SOMETHING CALLED JACOBSON'S ORGANS 他们有一些叫做“杰克宝森的器官”（舌上感应气味和味道的凹槽）的东西
IN THE ROOF OF THEIR MOUTH, 在他们嘴巴的顶部
AND THEY PICK UP PARTICLES OF SCENT FROM THE AIR 他们能够捕捉到空气中的特殊气味
AND FROM WHATEVER THEY'RE LOOKING AT AND SMELLING, 从任何他们看到的或是闻到的东西上
AND IT DELIVERS IT RIGHT TO THE ROOF OF THE MOUTH. 然后它将气味传送到嘴巴的顶部
THAT'S WHAT HE'S DOING NOW. 他现在正在干
HE'S SMELLING WHAT I'VE GOT, BUT HE'S A LITTLE WARY OF ME, 它在闻我带来的味道，但是它对我十分警惕
HE'S NOT QUITE SURE ABOUT MY INTENTIONS HERE. 他不能确定我现在的意图
Abraham: WHEN DEALING WITH AN ADVERSARY Abraham: 当对付一个敌人时
TOO BIG FOR ITS TEETH, 对他牙齿来说太大的话
THE WATER MONITOR EMPLOYS 泽巨蜥要施展
ITS NEXT MOST EFFECTIVE WEAPON. 他下一个有效的武器
AND THAT'S HIS MAIN DEFENSE. 也是他的主要防御措施
IF HE WANTS TO... 如果他想……
HE CAN GIVE ME A GOOD WHACK WITH HIS TAIL. 他能够用他的尾巴给我一个猛击
SMARTS. 真聪明
BETTER KEEP BACK FROM HIM. 最好远离它的背部
HEY! 嘿！
THIS WHOLE TAIL LASHING IS JUST SIMPLY HIS WAY 他用整个尾巴鞭打我
OF TRYING TO SEE ME OFF. 是想让我离开它
I MEAN, THAT'S HIS -- 我的意思是，那是它的
A REAL, REAL GOOD, VERY, VERY EFFECTIVE 真的是很好，很有效地
DEFENSIVE WHIP, AND IT HURTS, IT REALLY SMARTS. 防御性鞭子，很有杀伤力，它真的很聪明
I DON'T KNOW WHY HE'S BEING SO NASTY TO ME -- 我不知道为什么他如此讨厌我
HERE I AM FEEDING HIM, I MEAN, COME ON, GUY. 我在喂它，过来吧，孩子
Abraham: EVERY DRAGON HUNTER BEARS HIS SCARS... Abraham: 每一个龙猎人都负过很多伤……
WHOA! 哇！
AND HERE IN SRI LANKA, 在斯里兰卡
ROM'S PICKED UP ANOTHER TO ADD TO HIS LIST. ROM又选择另一个对象
DRAGONS ARE COMPLEX BEASTS -- 龙是复杂的野兽——
PART MYTH, PART SCIENCE, 带着神秘，带着科学
PART DINOSAUR FANTASY. 带着对恐龙的幻想
BUT WHATEVER THE INSPIRATION, 但无论什么灵感
ONE THING ALL DRAGONS MUST DO 所有的龙一致之处在于
IS FLY. 它能飞
ROM IS GOING TO PROVE THAT ANYTHING FICTION CAN DO, ROM将要去证明想象能做的
FACT CAN, TOO. 事实也是那样
THIS IS THE CHRONICLE OF THE FLYING DRAGON. 这是飞龙之史
Whitaker: PROBABLY THE MOST FAMOUS FLYING REPTILE Whitaker:可能最著名的飞行爬行动物
THAT EVER EXISTED WAS THE PTERODACTYL, 曾经存在的是翼手龙
YOU KNOW, BACK IN THE DINOSAUR DAYS, 你要知道，回到恐龙时代
A MASSIVE, LEATHERY-WINGED FLYING CREATURE 庞大的，长翅膀的飞行生物
THAT SORT OF GAVE US ALL THE CREEPS 所有的一切让我们毛骨悚然
WHEN WE WERE LITTLE KIDS. 当我还是小孩子时
Abraham: PTERODACTYLS MAY BE EXTINCT, BUT FOR ROM, Abraham: 翼手龙已经灭绝了，但对ROM来说不是
THEIR DRAGON-LIKE RELATIVES STILL CAST THEIR SHADOW 他们似龙的亲戚的阴影似乎
UPON THE EARTH. 还笼罩着整个地球
AND HE'S COME TO THE RAINFORESTS 现在他来到了热带雨林
OF INDIA'S WESTERN GHATS TO CATCH ONE. 在印度西高止山脉上去捕捉一只
IT'S KNOWN TO MODERN SCIENCE AS DRACO DUSSUMIERI. 现代科学把他命名为“飞蜥蜴”（找不到对应的中文）
Whitaker: YOUR WHOLE PERCEPTION OF THE RAINFOREST CHANGES Whitaker: 你对热带雨林变化的全部感知
EVERY LEVEL YOU GO UP. 你每上升的一层。
IT'S IN TIERS. 这是层状的
NOW I'M ABOVE THE, SORT OF THE LOWER STORY, 现在我正在较低层的上面
GETTING UP TOWARD THE CANOPY... 正在向上一层的树冠层进发……
AND THERE'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. 每一步都有不同的东西
SO THIS IS DRAGON COUNTRY -- FLYING DRAGON COUNTRY. 这里就是龙之国度——飞龙的国度
THERE'S A MALE OVER THERE. 那儿有一只雄飞蜥
LOOK, LOOK, LOOK, DUE LEFT. 看看，它正向左边
IF I TAKE SOME TIME AND LOOK AROUND... 如果我花点时间到处看看的话
THERE'S ANOTHER, IT'S A FEMALE. 哪儿有另一只，那是雌的
SO THEY ARE ALL AT THIS LEVEL. 所以他们都在这一层
50, 60, MAYBE EVEN 70 FEET UP IN THE CANOPY. 树冠层中50、60甚至是70英尺高
ON THE -- OPEN SUNLIGHT IS JUST HITTING THOSE TREES OVER THERE. 阳光正在照射那些树木
JUST THE RIGHT TIME OF DAY 这是最恰当的时刻
WHEN THEY'RE HEATING UP -- OH, IT'S BRILLIANT, 当他们被晒热之后——啊，真聪明
TO SEE THEM AT EYE LEVEL LIKE THIS. 从眼睛平齐的角度看过去
ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT. 真是太聪明了
Abraham: THERE ARE OVER 20 DIFFERENT SPECIES OF DRACO Abraham: 那里有20种不同的飞蜥
FOUND THROUGHOUT TROPICAL ASIA. 在整个亚洲的热带地区
THEY SPEND PRACTICALLY THEIR WHOLE LIVES 他们的一生
HIGH UP IN THE CANOPY. 都高高的在树冠层生生活
THERE ARE NO MAIDENS UP HERE -- 那儿没有少女——
THEY FEAST ON THE ANTS 他们以蚂蚁为食
THAT SHARE THEIR TREETOP HOME. 那些蚂蚁占据他们的树顶的家
WHEN THREATENING RIVALS OR ATTRACTING A MATE, 当受到竞争对手威胁或是被同伴攻击时
THE MALES BLOW THEIR COVER 雄飞蜥开开他们的表皮
AND EXTEND THE BRIGHT YELLOW FLAP ON THEIR NECK 展开他们脖子上明黄色的皮瓣
IN A DISPLAY CALLED "DEWLAPPING." 来显示东西，这叫做
THE VIEW MAY BE GREAT UP HERE, 这里的景色可能很好
BUT ROM'S NATURAL DRAGON HUNTER'S AGILITY 但是ROM的自然的龙猎人的机敏
IS SOMEWHAT HAMPERED BY ROPES AND HARNESSES. 却被绳索和皮具所阻碍了
TO ACTUALLY CATCH ONE OF THESE DRAGONS, 要抓到一只飞蜥
HE IS GOING TO NEED A NEW WEAPON -- 他将需要一种新武器
A LANCE... 一个长矛……
WITH SLIGHT MODIFICATIONS. 带有一些小小的修改的长矛。
THE GREEK HISTORIAN, HERODOTUS, 希腊的历史学家希罗多德
DESCRIBES THRONGS OF WINGED SERPENTS 描述了充满了长翅膀的蛇
GUARDING TREES IN ARABIA. 在阿拉伯的树上守卫
SCHOLARS HAVE LONG ARGUED OVER WHAT EXACTLY HE WAS DESCRIBING. 学者们长时间的争论他描述的到底是什么
ROM'S GOT HIS OWN THEORY. ROM得到了答案
THIS PLANTATION IS THOUSANDS OF MILES FROM ARABIA, 这个园子是从千里之外的阿拉伯运来的
BUT IT IS SWARMING WITH DRACO, 但是他里边充满了飞蜥
AND THE MALE DOES INDEED GUARD THE TREES 这些雄性飞蜥真的是守卫树木
OF ITS HOME TERRITORY FROM OTHER ENCROACHING MALES. 以防其他雄性入侵他们的家园
BUT WHEN FACED WITH A DRAGON HUNTER'S LANCE, 但是当面对龙猎人的长矛时
ITS MAIN FORM OF DEFENSE IS EVASION. 他主要的防御手段就是躲避
IT MAY ONLY BE NINE INCHES LONG 他可能只有九英尺长
AND LIVE ON A DIET OF ANTS, 以蚂蚁为食
BUT WHEN DRACO HAS NOWHERE LEFT TO RUN, 但是当飞蜥无处可逃时
IT MATCHES ITS MYTHICAL NAMESAKE 他终于匹配了他神奇的名字
AND TAKES TO THE SKY. 飞向天空
THIS SIDE, THIS SIDE, THIS SIDE. 这边，这边，来这边
OKAY, LITTLE GUY. 好的，小家伙
QUICKLY, QUICKLY, GENTLY, GENTLY. 快点，快点，轻点，轻点
OH...OKAY. 啊，好的
AND ROM'S PERSEVERANCE FINALLY PAYS OFF. ROM的持之以恒终于有了回报
WHAT A BEAUTY! 多美啊！
WHAT AN AMAZING LIZARD. 多么令人惊奇的蜥蜴。
IT'S A MALE, FOR SURE. 他是雄性的，我能确定。
IT'S GOT THIS HUGE YELLOW DEWLAP. 他有巨大的黄色的松皮
IT'S REALLY FRAGILE -- LOOK AT THIS, 它很脆弱——看这儿
I AM TRYING TO BE AS GENTLE AS I CAN WITH IT, 我尽可能轻的去碰它
'CAUSE IT JUST SEEMS LIKE SKIN AND BONES. 因为它看起来只剩皮包骨了
AND PROBABLY MOST REMARKABLE OF ALL, 可能最值一提的是，
IF YOU GENTLY STRETCH IT OUT, 如果你轻轻的拉出它来
THEY'VE GOT THESE AMAZING WINGS. 他们拥有这些令人惊奇的翅膀
LOOK AT THAT. 看那个
THE FIRST TIME I EVER SAW ONE OF THESE, 这是我第一次看到这些飞蜥
I THOUGHT A BUTTERFLY WAS FLOATING OVER ME. 我感觉一只蝴蝶在我的上面飞翔
LITERALLY. 看起来
THEN I SAW IT LAND ON A TREE AND CATCH AN ANT. 我看到飞蜥停在树上正在捕食蚂蚁
THAT'S NO BUTTERFLY. 那不是蝴蝶
THIS IS, TO ME, 但是对我，那是
ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE REPTILES ON THE PLANET. 这个星球最特别的爬行动物
Abraham: AND ROM BELIEVES Abraham: ROM相信
DRACO'S AMAZING DRAGON-LIKE ABILITIES 飞蜥的炫目的似龙的能力
WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN LOST ON EARLIER VISITORS 早些年也被这里的
TO THESE REGIONS. 参观者看到了
BACK IN THE DAYS OF YORE, YOU KNOW, 回到过去，你要知道
EXPLORERS WOULD GO TO THE DEEPEST, DARKEST PARTS 探险家们会去东印度
OF THE EAST INDIES. 最深、最黑的地方
THEY'D COME BACK WITH REAL DRAWINGS 他们会带回一些真实的图画
OF THINGS LIKE RHINOCEROSES, 关于一些东西，譬如犀牛
AND THESE ARE THE FIRST TIME THE CIVILIZED WORLD 这是文明世界第一次
HAD SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. 看到像这样的东西
BUT THEY'D ALSO COME BACK WITH AMAZING, FANCIFUL DRAWINGS 但是他们仍然带着令人惊讶的，想象的图画回来
OF LIZARDS LOOKING VERY MUCH LIKE THIS, 关于蜥蜴的，看起来很像这个
ONLY THEY DEPICTED THEM AS 只有他们描述成
30-FOOT-LONG FLYING DRAGONS. 30英尺长的飞龙
THEY LOOK VERY, VERY MUCH LIKE WHAT WE'VE GOT HERE. 他们很像我们今天看到的
SO THEY REALLY DID SEE SOME REAL STUFF, 所以他们的确是看到了一些真实的东西
BUT THEN THEIR MINDS WENT A LITTLE BIT WILD 但是他们的思想有一些发散了
AND SORT OF TOOK IT TO THE EXTREME. 好像走向了极端
AND MAYBE THAT'S WHY THEY CALLED IT DRACO. 这是为什么他们叫它“飞蜥”的原因
I'M SURE THAT'S WHY THEY CALLED IT DRACO. 我确信这是为什么他们叫它“飞蜥”的原因。
Abraham: SO FAR, ROM'S JOURNEY Abraham: 到现在为止，ROM的旅行
HAS TAKEN IN MAN-EATING CROCODILES, 带我们去看了食人的鳄鱼
CAVE-DWELLING METHUSELAHS, 穴居的玛士撒拉（圣经中的人物，高寿闻名，此处比喻）
REPTILES THAT FLY 会飞的爬行动物
AND SPITIERY VENOM, 喷毒液的毒蛇
AND FIERCE LIZARDS AS SMART AS MAMMALS. 凶猛的蜥蜴，他们像哺乳动物一样聪明
NOW HE SEEKS A DRAGON 现在他找到了龙
THAT NEEDS NO EMBELLISHMENT OR ARTISTIC LICENSE. 那不需要任何的修饰或需要艺术才能
THE FINAL CHRONICLE 最终的历史
IS OF THE REAL DRAGON. 关于真实的龙的
BY THE 19th CENTURY, 在19世纪
THE IDEA OF DRAGONS ROAMING THE EARTH 关于龙在地球上漫步的想法
HAD BEEN DISMISSED AS MEDIEVAL SUPERSTITION AND FANTASY. 已经被中世纪的迷信和幻想彻底消除了
BUT ONLY 80 YEARS AGO, 但不过80年前
SCIENTIFIC CERTAINTY WAS THROWN INTO DISARRAY 科学的相信变成了一团混乱
WITH RUMORS OF A REMOTE ISLAND 谣言从一个遥远的小岛传开
THAT COULD HAVE COME STRAIGHT FROM THE MAPPA MUNDI. 那可能就是源于曼迪地图
IT WAS HOME TO A GIANT CREATURE 那是巨型生物的故乡
NEVER SEEN BY THE OUTSIDE WORLD. 从未被外界所看到过
IN 1926, 在1926年
THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 美国自然历史博物馆
LAUNCHED AN EXPEDITION 进行一项考察
TO CAPTURE A BEAST THAT EVEN SCIENCE WOULD CALL A DRAGON. 来捕捉一种甚至科学界曾称之为龙的野兽
FOR ROM, HIS FIRST VISIT 对ROM来说，他第一次参观
TO KOMODO IS THE CLIMAX OF HIS 科莫多龙时
LIFE'S OBSESSION WITH REPTILES. 正是他一生中最迷恋野生动物的时候
IN HIS EXCITEMENT, 他激动中
HE TOO CAN ALMOST SENSE THE MONSTERS 都几乎能够感觉到那个怪物
IN THE LANDSCAPE. 在这些地方
FOR A DRAGON HUNTER ON A CRUSADE, 对一个
THIS IS THE HOLY LAND. 这里就是圣地
I CAN JUST IMAGINE HOW IT MUST HAVE FELT 我能想象第一次探索时
BEING ON THAT FIRST EXPEDITION 他是什么感觉
FROM THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 从美国自然历史博物馆
COMING TO KOMODO, 到科莫多龙
ALL THESE CRAZY STORIES ABOUT A GIANT REPTILE 所有这些关于巨大爬行动物的疯狂的故事
STILL WANDERING AROUND IN THIS KIND OF LANDSCAPE. 仍然在这类地方流传
I AM ACTUALLY GETTING A FEW SHIVERS THINKING ABOUT IT. 我一想到这我就感到很害怕
BUT THE IDEA OF FINDING 但是那个想法
A BIG DINOSAUR-LIKE CREATURE ALIVE IN THIS DAY AND AGE 寻找一只大型的似龙的活着的生物在现代
AND THEN WHEN THEY GOT HERE, 当他们到那儿时
AND ACTUALLY STARTED WANDERING AROUND, 事实上开始四处游荡了
AND THEN CAME FACE TO FACE 然后开始面对面
WITH THE FIRST REALLY BIG KOMODO DRAGONS... 和第一只真正的科莫多龙……
AH, THAT IS TRUE EXCITEMENT -- I MEAN, OH, MAN! 啊，那真是太刺激了——我说啊，天啊！
WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT A PRIMEVAL LANDSCAPE HERE. 我们正在这儿找一些太古的自然区
IF THERE WAS EVER A PLACE THAT DESERVES TO HAVE A DRAGON, 如果这儿曾经是生活过一条龙
THIS IS DEFINITELY IT. 那科莫多龙就是了
THE NEXT MORNING, 第二天早晨
ROM'S CHANCE TO SEE A LIVING DRAGON ROM看活着的龙的机会
HAS FINALLY ARRIVED. 终于来了
HIS FIRST FOOTFALL 他的第一步
IS LIKE STEPPING BACK INTO A JURASSIC PAST. 仿佛踏入了侏罗纪公园
WALKING THROUGH 穿过
THIS KING KONG LANDSCAPE, 这金刚的景区
HE CAN'T HELP THINKING ABOUT THE DRAGON'S 他无法不想关于龙的
FEARSOME AMBUSH ABILITIES, 令人害怕的潜在的能力
AND THE PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN KILLED AND EATEN 那些被杀死和吃掉的人们
ON THESE VERY ISLANDS. 就在这些岛上
Whitaker: OH, MAN! Whitaker: 噢，天啦！
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER SEEN A WILD KOMODO DRAGON. 这是我第一次见到野生的科莫多龙
[ CHUCKLES ] [ 笑声 ]
YOU KNOW, WE ARE USED TO 你要知道，我们习惯
ALL THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF MONITOR LIZARD 各种不同的巨蜥
I'VE BEEN SEEING ALL OVER THE PLACE, 我曾经到过的地方
AND THERE'S NEVER -- 但从来没有
THERE'S JUST NOT ANY OF THEM 曾经见过的生物
AS MASSIVE AS THIS CREATURE IS. 没有一个像这样的庞大的
HERE'S A REAL LAND PREDATOR, YOU KNOW, 这才是真正的陆地上的捕食者
STOMPING AROUND LIKE A DINOSAUR, 踱来踱去就像一条恐龙
LEAVING FOOTPRINTS LIKE A DINOSAUR. 留下的脚印也像恐龙的
I MEAN, IT'S EVERYTHING I EVER EXPECTED. 我的意思是，我所想的就是这种
Abraham: REAL DRAGONS LIVE WITHIN FIXED TERRITORIES, Abraham: 真正的龙生活在他们固定的领地里
AND THE POPULATION WHERE ROM HAS LANDED 而ROM所见过的科莫多龙
SHOW ABSOLUTELY NO FEAR OF HUMANS. 显得一点都不害怕人类
AND FOR ONCE, 曾有一次
AFTER 50 YEARS AROUND LARGE REPTILES, 大约50年后，大型的爬行动物
IT'S ROM'S TURN 现在轮到ROM
TO SHOW SOME FEAR. 感到害怕了
WHOA! 哇！
WHAT IS IT? I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING! 这是什么？我什么也没做！
WHOA! 哇！
NO, I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING, 不，我什么也没做
I REALLY DIDN'T, AND I DON'T HAVE ANY MEAT. 我真的没有，而我身上也没有带肉
NO, I DON'T... 不，不要……
NOTHING... 什么也没有……
REALLY! 真的
THERE ARE VERY FEW REPTILES WHO WILL -- 有少数爬行动物会
DO THIS! 这样做！
THEY SAY THAT REPTILES GET TIRED REAL EASY. 他们说爬行动物很容易累
HOW ABOUT HUMANS, MAN? 人类怎么样，老兄？
HE'S TIRING ME OUT. 他正对我失去兴趣。
THIS IS SCARY, YOU KNOW? 这很可怕，你知道吗？
THE ONLY TIME I HAVE EVER BEEN CHASED BY A REPTILE 曾有一次我被一个爬行动物追逐
IS A FEMALE CROCODILE AT HER NEST, 是雌性鳄鱼在她的巢里
NOT A FREE-RANGING BIG, BIG LIZARD LIKE THIS. 不是像这样无限长的，又大的蜥蜴
AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, IT'S NOT JUST FOR FUN -- 我意识到，那不是开玩笑——
IF HE CATCHES ME, IF I TRIP, 如果他抓到我了，如果我绊倒了，
I'M MEAT. 我就成他口中的肉了
Abraham: ROM'S RIGHT TO BE WARY. Abraham: ROM的警觉是正确的
AS RECENTLY AS 2007, 就在最近的2007年
AN 8-YEAR-OLD BOY WAS ATTACKED AND KILLED 一个8岁的小男孩被袭击然后杀死
BY A KOMODO DRAGON, NOT FAR FROM THIS VERY SPOT. 被一头科莫多龙，就离这儿不远
YOU KNOW, WHEN I FIRST LANDED ON THE BEACH THERE, 你要知道，当我第一次来到这片海滩的时候
I JUST WANDERED AROUND, ALL BY MYSELF, YOU KNOW? 我四处游荡，独自一人，你知道吗？
AND...I WOULDN'T DO THAT NOW. 可是……现在我不敢再这样做了
NO, SIRREE. 不，我绝不
Abraham: ON THE FEW ISLANDS THEY INHABIT, Abraham: 他们居住的几个小岛上
THESE DRAGONS ARE THE TOP PREDATOR. 这些恐龙位于食物链的顶层
THEY CAN EAT 80% OF THEIR OWN BODY WEIGHT 他们能吃掉等值他们体重80%的食物
IN A SINGLE MEAL, 在一顿饭中
AND ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE 据说他们
A SOPHISTICATED AND SINISTER TECHNIQUE 有精密而邪恶的技术
FOR KILLING LARGE PREY. 来杀死大型的猎物
THEIR SALIVA IS OFTEN DESCRIBED 他们的唾液通常被描述成
AS A FOUL COCKTAIL OF VIRULENT BACTERIA 有臭味的剧毒的带细菌的混合物
THAT WOULD TURN 它们会使
EVEN THE SMALLEST BITE 哪怕是最小的一小口
INTO A DANGEROUS FESTERING WOUND. 便成腐烂的伤口
THIS DEER HAS BEEN BITTEN BY A DRAGON. 这头鹿被龙咬过一口
IT'S SIMPLY A MATTER OF TIME 由于血中的毒液，它无力再抵抗
BEFORE IT SUCCUMBS TO BLOOD POISONING. 只不过是一个时间问题
AND IT WON'T TAKE LONG 这不会太长
FOR THE KOMODO DRAGON AND ITS FRIENDS 科莫多龙和它的伙伴
TO TRACK IT DOWN... 找到它
AND THEN DO WHAT THEY DO BEST. 然后对猎物肆意妄为
MANY SCIENTISTS 很多科学家
HAVE TRIED TO DISCOVER WHICH BACTERIUM 曾尝试过发现哪种细菌
MAKES DRAGON DROOL SO TOXIC -- 使得龙的口水如此剧毒——
ANOTHER REPTILIAN FIERY BITE. 另一口
ROM WANTS TO GET TO THE BOTTOM ROM 想要了解这个故事的真相
OF THE STORY, AND TO DO THIS, 而他也这样做了
HE NEEDS TO CATCH ONE. 他需要抓住一只
[ TRUMPET FANFARE PLAYS ] [小号奏起音乐]
THE DRAGON SLAYER OF YORE 古代的猎龙人
WAS THE MOST COURAGEOUS OF KNIGHTS. 是那些最大胆的骑士
AND WE'VE GOT THE MODERN DAY EQUIVALENTS. 而我们有现代的骑士
KOMODO EXPERT JERI IMANSYAH, 科莫多龙专家杰里·伊曼斯亚
HIS COLLEAGUE, DENI PURWANDANA, 他的同事，邓尼·普旺达纳
AND SOMETIME DRAGON FANATIC, ROM WHITAKER. 以及龙爱好者ROM
NOW, ENTER THE DRAGON... 现在，进入龙的……
IT MAY HAVE BEEN A STRETCH 现在要从小小的
FROM TINY OLM AND DIMINUTIVE DRACO OLM和小龙
TO "DRAGON," BUT HERE ON KOMODO 扩展到“龙”，现在是科莫多龙
YOU DON'T NEED YOUR IMAGINATION. 你不需要你的想象
[ MEN SPEAKING IN INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE ] [方言交谈]
THIS MAY SEEM AN EXTREME FORM OF CAPTURE, 这看起来
BUT THE KOMODO RESEARCHERS 但是科莫多龙研究人员
HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THESE LIZARDS FOR MANY YEARS, 同这些蜥蜴打交道已经很多年了
AND THIS PRACTICE IS HARMLESS TO THE DRAGON, 这个行为对龙来说是没有伤害的
IF NOT TO THE RESEARCHER. 如果不是针对研究人员
OKAY, GOOD, GOOD, GOOD. 好的，很好，很好
OKAY, GOT IT. 好的，抓到了
THAT SHOULD BE GOOD, YEAH. 这应该不错，哈哈
OKAY? 好了吗？
I'VE CAUGHT A LOT OF CROCODILES, 我抓到一堆鳄鱼
BUT I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW STRONG THESE GUYS CAN BE, 但是我不认为这些家伙能有多强
AND HE DOESN'T RUN OUT OF STEAM, MAN. 现在他已经精疲力尽了
THE CROC WILL SORT OF, YOU KNOW, 这鳄鱼有点
IT'LL GET TIRED, YOU KNOW, IN A FEW MINUTES, 他会变得很累，在几分钟之内
AND THIS GUY, JUST, OH, MAN, HE'S ENDLESSLY, 这家伙，他经历还很旺盛
ENDLESSLY STRONG. 无限强壮
LOOK AT THESE NAILS, HUH? 看到这些趾头了吗？
IT'S LIKE A BIG EAGLE'S CLAWS OR SOMETHING. 他就像大的鹰爪或是其他什么
Abraham: THE SHARP CLAWS OF OTHER KOMODO ADVERSARIES Abraham: 这些科莫多龙其他竞争对手的锋利的爪子
HAVE LEFT SCARS ALL OVER THIS ANIMAL'S 让这个动物的装甲上
ARMOR-PLATED BACK... BUT IT'S NOT JUST THE CLAWS 留下了很多伤痕，但是不仅仅是爪子
YOU NEED TO WATCH OUT FOR. 你需要仔细留意
SIXTY TEETH? 60颗牙齿？
SIXTY TEETH. 60颗牙齿。
SHARP TEETH. VERY SHARP TEETH. 锋利的牙齿，十分锋利的牙齿。
SOMEONE SAID THEY'RE VERY MUCH LIKE SHARK TEETH, 有人说他们非常像鲨鱼的牙齿
BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE EDGE, THE KNIFE EDGE. 因为他们有边缘，刀的边缘
OKAY, HE'S GETTING CALMER. 好的，他开始冷静下来了。
Abraham: CALMER HE MAY BE, BUT THIS IS STILL Abraham: 他可能冷静些了，但是还没停下来了
THE LARGEST LIZARD THAT ROM HAS EVER HANDLED. ROM曾处理过的最大的蜥蜴
MAKE IT STRAIGHT. 把他弄直
EIGHT FEET AND SIX INCHES. 8英尺6英寸长
Whitaker: EIGHT FEET, SIX INCHES? Whitaker: 8英尺，6英寸？
THE BIGGEST WATER MONITOR WE EVER MEASURED 我们曾量过的最大的泽巨蜥
WAS A LITTLE OVER SEVEN FEET, 只不过比7英尺长一点
GETTING CLOSE TO EIGHT. 接近8英尺
THIS, AT EIGHT-AND-A-HALF FEET, IS GETTING TO AMONGST 这家伙，8英尺半长，将要成为你能找到的
THE LARGEST-SIZED KOMODO DRAGONS YOU CAN FIND. 最大的科莫多龙
THIS IS ONE VERY, VERY BIG LIZARD. 这是一只很大，很大的蜥蜴
Abraham: WHEN IT COMES TO BULK, Abraham: 当他们变得很大时
THE KOMODO IS IN A LEAGUE OF ITS OWN. 科莫多龙会集体行动
WATER MONITORS CAN WEIGH UP TO 55 POUNDS. 泽巨蜥体重能达55磅
A 10-FOOT KOMODO 10英尺长的科莫多龙
CAN TIP THE SCALES AT OVER 360 POUNDS. 能到360磅
WITH THIS DRAGON TAMED, IT'S TIME FOR ROM'S EXPERIMENT. 这只龙终于驯服了，现在ROM是时候做实验了
SO BASICALLY WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO HERE 基本来说，我们像做的是
IS TO TAKE A SAMPLE OF ITS SALIVA. 提取他的唾液作为样本
OKAY, READY? 好的，准备好了？
YEAH, ALL RIGHT, OH, THAT'S PERFECT. 好了，干的真好。
OKAY. 好的。
IT'S GOING TO BE VERY INTERESTING 这会很有意思
TO SEE WHAT WE CAN CULTURE WITH THIS. 看看我们能从中弄到什么
OKAY, HIS LEGS ARE LOOSE? 他的腿松开了吗？
OKAY, ON YOUR MARKS, GET SET... 好的，自己注意，开始放……
GO! 放下！
Abraham: THE SLOW METABOLISM OF COLD-BLOODED REPTILES Abraham: 冷血动物的低新陈代谢速率
MEANS THAT MOST TIRE VERY QUICKLY 意味着大多数都很容易疲惫
AND TAKE A LONG TIME TO RECOVER AFTER EXERTION. 而且在运动之后需要很长时间来恢复
BUT EVEN AFTER BEING SAT ON BY ROM, 甚至是坐到ROM的身旁
THIS DRAGON IS UP AND RUNNING RIGHT AWAY. 这个龙也会爬起来，跑掉。
LOOK AT THAT... HE'S TAKING THE TIDBIT. 看这个，他正吃得香呢
YOU KNOW THAT RECOVERY TIME IS LIKE, WHAT? 你知道恢复时间是多久吗？
30 SECONDS? 30秒？
I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT IN MY LIFE. 在我一生中我从未见过像他这样的
AbhaELINGS,
OFF HE GOES -- A DRAGON ON THE PROWL. 一条正在慢慢移动的龙。
SALIVA SAMPLES IN HAND, ROM HEADS FOR THE NEAREST LAB. 唾液标本拿到手了，ROM到最近的实验室
IT MIGHT NOT BE THE MOST CONVENTIONAL, 这可能不是通常的
BUT AT LEAST IT'S SAFE FROM HUNGRY DRAGONS. 但至少是最安全的远离饿龙的地方
THE NEXT STEP IN HIS BACTERIOLOGICAL STUDY 下一步他的微生物研究
IS TO OBTAIN A CONTROL SAMPLE OF SALIVA 是获得唾液的一个控制样本
TO COMPARE WITH THE DRAGON SAMPLES. 来和龙的样本比较
NOW I'M BASICALLY TAKING A SWAB OF MY OWN SALIVA, 现在我首先用棉签沾一些我的唾液
UM, SIMILAR TO WHAT I JUST DID 唔，就像我刚干的
WITH THE DRAGONS ON SHORE, 对沙滩上的龙一样
IN ORDER TO SEE IF WE CAN GET 为了看看我们是否能获得
THE KIND OF BACTERIAL GROWTH 生长在人和龙体内的
FROM BOTH THE HUMAN BEING AND THE DRAGON. 那种细菌
Abraham: THE DRAGON SALIVA, Abraham: 龙的唾液
AND ROM'S OWN, ARE SMEARED INTO DIFFERENT 和ROM自己的，弄到不同的玻璃培养皿上
PETRI DISHES CONTAINING NUTRIENTS 里面装有培养基
ON WHICH BACTERIA THRIVE. 在里面细菌能很好的生长
Whitaker: THIS IS NOT EXACTLY Whitaker: 这不是完全
THE MOST STERILE SITUATION YOU CAN IMAGINE, 最无菌的环境你能想象到
BUT WE'RE DOING THE BEST WE CAN HERE. 但是我们尽可能的去做
I SHOULD KNOW WHAT I'M DOING 我应该知道我在干嘛
BECAUSE WAY BACK IN THE VIETNAM WAR DAYS 因为想起越战的日子
I WAS TRAINED IN THIS STUFF AS A LAB TECHNICIAN. 我被训练成实验室的技术员
MAN, I TOOK HUNDREDS OF SWABS 我弄了很多的棉签
AND TOOK LOTS OF BLOOD SAMPLES FROM THOUSANDS OF SOLDIERS. 从成千的士兵身上采集了大量的血样本
I ACTUALLY NEVER THOUGHT I'D BE DOING IT 我从没想过我会做这个
WITH KOMODO DRAGONS, THOUGH. 采集科莫多龙的样本
THAT SHOULD DO IT. 应该需要做
THEY GOT TO INCUBATE OVERNIGHT. 他们很快会增殖
IN 24 HOURS, WE SHOULD SEE SOMETHING. 在24小时内，我们应该能看到什么。
Abraham: ROM'S HOPING THE SAMPLES WILL BLOSSOM Abraham: 希望这些样本能够产生
INTO COLORFUL CULTURES THAT WILL PROVE DECISIVELY 对有趣的文化，那就是他会决定性的证明
WHO'S MORE FOUL-MOUTHED, DRAGON OR DRAGON HUNTER. 谁的口更臭，是龙呢，还是龙猎人。
TWENTY-FOUR HOURS AFTER INOCULATION, 接种24小时后
ROM'S EXPERIMENT HAS COME UP WITH SOME GRAPHIC RESULTS. ROM的实验得出了一些图像结果
ONE SPECIES OF BACTERIA 一种细菌
HE'S TRIED TO CULTURE FROM KOMODO SALIVA 他试图从科莫多龙唾液中培养的
IS PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA, 是多杀性巴氏杆菌
A STRAIN THAT CAN KILL A HUMAN 产生的力量能够杀死一个人
WITHIN DAYS OF ENTERING THE BLOOD. 进入血液后的数天内
AND THIS PLATE LOOKS DEADLY. 这些碟子看起来是致死的
LOOK AT THIS GROWTH. 看看这生长
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. 情况真是惊人
IT'S NOT THE MARK OF ZORRO. 这不是佐罗的标记
THIS IS JUST THE STREAK THAT I DID, 这只是我画的条纹
AND YOU ARE LOOKING AT 你现在看到的
PROBABLY SEVERAL SPECIES OF BACTERIA HERE, 可能是多种细菌
AND ONE OF THEM COULD VERY WELL BE PASTEURELLA. 但确信的是一种是巴氏杆菌
AND THIS IS COUNTED AS THE MOST VIRULENT 这被认为是科莫多龙唾液中
OF ALL THE BACTERIA FOUND IN KOMODO DRAGON SALIVA. 所有细菌中最致命的
Abraham: BUT THE KOMODO DRAGON ISN'T THE ONLY CREATURE Abraham: 但是不止是科莫多龙
OUT THERE WITH POTENTIALLY DEADLY DROOL. 流着这种致命的唾液
Whitaker: LOOKING AT THE MOUTH SWAB Whitaker:看看这口腔中的标本
FROM ROM WHITAKER, 从ROM那得来的
ON ANOTHER KIND OF MEDIA, 通过另一种媒介
WE ARE LOOKING AT A GROWTH WHICH COULD VERY LIKELY BE E. COLI. 我们看这速率十分像大肠细菌
NOW, E. COLI IS A COMMON BACTERIA, 现在，大肠细菌是一种常见的细菌
AND THERE ARE MANY, MANY STRAINS, 但是这有很多限制
SOME OF THEM EXTREMELY VIRULENT, 有些真的十分致命
AND THIS COULD VERY WELL BE ONE OF THOSE. 他能跟那些细菌和平共处
AND IN FACT, 事实上
IT'S ALREADY BEEN MORE OR LESS PROVEN 有些证明
THAT THERE ARE 80 OR MORE DIFFERENT SPECIES OF BACTERIA 有80种或更多不同的细菌
THAT HAVE BEEN ISOLATED FROM THE HUMAN MOUTH, 已经从人类的口中分离出来
AND ONLY 57 FROM THE DRAGON'S MOUTH. 只有57种在龙的嘴里
THERE'S AN OBVIOUS CONCLUSION HERE. 现在可以下一个结论
YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE BITTEN BY A KOMODO DRAGON. 你不想被科莫多龙咬到
NOR DO YOU WANT TO BE BITTEN BY ROM WHITAKER. 你也不想被ROM咬到
Abraham: ROM'S EXPERIMENT HAS SHOWN Abraham:ROM的实验显示了
THAT IN THESE TROPICAL CONDITIONS, 在一些热带环境
ANY SALIVA IS A POTENTIALLY LETHAL COCKTAIL. 唾液是一种潜在的能致命的混合物
BUT THIS DOESN'T MAKE THE KOMODO DRAGON 但是这并不能使科莫多龙
ANY LESS FORMIDABLE. 少一点可怕
I'VE GOT A BRAND-NEW RESPECT FOR THESE DRAGONS. 我对这些龙重新树立了尊敬
I DON'T THINK I REALLY UNDERSTOOD OR REALIZED 我不认为我真的理解了或是认识到了
WHAT I WAS GOING TO MEET. 我将要遇到的问题
TO BE THERE, TO EXPERIENCE THEM, 到那儿去，去实践他们
IS SOMETHING OUT OF THIS WORLD. 是这个世界之外的事情
THEY HAVE DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES, 他们有不同的个性
THAT'S FOR SURE. 这点无疑
THERE ARE SOME FAIRLY CALM ONES, 有些十分冷静
SOME VERY SERIOUS ONES, 有些却十分难对付
IN FACT, SO SERIOUS 事实上，如此难对付
THAT I WAS DEFINITELY ON THE MENU, 我一定会一个个来
THERE'S NO DOUBT OF THAT. 这点是无须怀疑的
AND IF WE THOUGHT 如果我们想像
WE WERE AT THE TOP OF THE FOOD CHAIN, 我们在食物链的顶端
WELL, MEETING UP A WITH A DRAGON LIKE THAT, 遇到一条像那样的龙
YOU HAVE TO THINK TWICE. 你需要三思
I THINK, BEING A HUMAN, BEING A MAMMAL, 我认为，作为人类，一种哺乳动物
WE ARE VERY, VERY CONSCIOUS OF THIS VISCERAL FEAR WE HAVE 我们真的意识到我们内心的恐惧
OF BEING PREY. 作为猎物
A TIGER, A LEOPARD, 老虎，豹子
ONE OF THE BIG ANIMALS WHICH WOULD GRAB US, 能抓住我们的任何一种大型哺乳动物
TOSS US AROUND LIKE A RAT, SWALLOW US DOWN... 把我们像老鼠一样抛来抛去，吞下我们……
TAKING IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL, 同样的情况
THERE IS SOMETHING EVEN MORE PRIMEVAL 有一些更远古的
ABOUT BEING PREYED UPON BY A REPTILE, 将要被一只爬行动物吃掉
AND BE IT A GIANT PYTHON, 这可以是一只巨蟒
OR IN THIS CASE, 或是此类
A GIANT LIZARD ON KOMODO, 一只大蜥蜴或是科莫多龙
THERE'S SOMETHING THAT MAKES YOU SHIVER 有一些让你感觉恐怖的
JUST A LITTLE BIT, 只有一点点
EVEN A GUY LIKE ME 即使是像我这样的人
WHO'S SUPPOSED TO KNOW REPTILES REALLY WELL. 十分了解爬行动物
Abraham: DESPITE THE SCIENTIST WITHIN, Abraham:抛开这些科学家
ROM'S QUEST FOR DRAGONS IN THE REAL WORLD ROM的野外探索之旅
HAS OPENED HIS EYES 已经开阔了他的视野
TO NEW POSSIBILITIES. 找到新的可能
HE'S REALIZED THAT WHATEVER LIES BEHIND HIS COMPULSION 他意识到无论他被的事情背后是什么
FOR REPTILES MAY BE THE SAME THING THAT'S MADE THE DRAGON 对爬行动物可能是同样的东西产生了龙
SUCH AN ENDURING SYMBOL ALL AROUND THE WORLD. 这种世界上持久的标志
AND THE STORY OF THEIR POWERS IS STILL UNFOLDING. 他们力量的故事仍旧是一个迷
AS ROM INVESTIGATES A NEST OF FRESHLY HATCHED DRAGON EGGS, ROM调查了一窝刚孵化的龙蛋
HE MARVELS AT WHAT SCIENCE HAS JUST RECENTLY DISCOVERED -- 他赞叹最近科学刚发现的——
THAT DRAGONS HAVE AN ABILITY 龙有一个能力
THAT IN HUMANS WOULD BE CONSIDERED MIRACULOUS. 那就是在人类身上会认为是超自然的
Whitaker: THERE'S A REAL TRULY MAGICAL QUALITY ROM:他们有一种魔法的属性
ABOUT THE KOMODO DRAGON. 这些科莫多龙
AND THAT IS THAT A FEMALE 那就是雌性科莫多龙
CAN LAY VIABLE FERTILE EGGS 可以自己生出可育的蛋
WITHOUT HAVING MATED WITH A MALE. 而不需要同雄性交配
AND THIS IS A SPECIAL STRATEGY, 这是一个特别的策略
A SPECIAL SURVIVAL STRATEGY FOR THE SPECIES. 一种特殊的生存技能，对这些物种来说
KOMODO DRAGONS SWIM FROM ISLAND TO ISLAND. 科莫多龙从一个岛游到另一个岛
AND HERE WE ARE IN A MAZE OF ALMOST 18,000 ISLANDS 现在我们在18000个岛组成的迷宫里
IN THE INDONESIAN ARCHIPELAGO. 在印度尼西亚的群岛上
AND LET'S SAY SOMETHING HAPPENED HERE, 让我们说一些发生在这里的事情吧
LET'S SAY A VOLCANO BLEW UP, 让我们说一个火山即将喷发
AND, WELL, ONE OF THE FEMALES MANAGED TO 一只雌科莫多龙试图
SWIM OFF TO ANOTHER ISLAND. 游到另一个岛上去
Abraham: NOW THINGS GET INTERESTING. Abraham: 事情变得有趣起来
ALL ALONE ON A NEW ISLAND, A FEMALE KOMODO 只剩一只雌科莫多龙
CAN STILL LAY FERTILE EGGS. 也能产出可育的蛋
NO MATE REQUIRED. 不需要交配
OTHER LIZARD FEMALES CAN DO THIS, 其他种类的雌蜥蜴，也能这样做
BUT THEY PRODUCE ONLY FEMALE YOUNG. 但是他们只能产出雌性的后代
THE KOMODO IS UNIQUE. 科莫多龙不同
SHE CAN GIVE BIRTH TO HER OWN FUTURE MATES. 她能生出她以后的配偶
Whitaker: ONCE UPON A TIME, A FEMALE KOMODO DRAGON ROM:曾有一次，一条雌性科莫多龙
WASHED UP ON THIS ISLAND HERE. 被冲到了这个岛上
NOW, SHE WAS ALONE -- 现在，她变得孤单了——
THERE WERE NO OTHER KOMODO DRAGONS THERE. 这里没有其他的科莫多龙
BUT SHE LAID A CLUTCH OF EGGS, 但是她生了一窝蛋
AND PRODUCED FIVE VIABLE OFFSPRING. 产出了5个可育的后代
AND THEY ARE ALL MALES. 他们都是雄性
NOT TWINS, NOT CLONES, 不是双胞胎，也不是克隆
GENETICALLY DISTINCT MALES 基本上是不同的雄性
WHICH COULD, WHEN THEY MATURED, 当他们成熟时
MATE WITH THIS SAME FEMALE, 跟这只雌性科莫多龙配种
AND SHE'D PRODUCE MORE OFFSPRING. 她能产出更多的后代
IN THIS CASE, BECAUSE IT WAS SEXUAL REPRODUCTION, 在这个例子中，因为是有性繁殖
SHE WAS ABLE TO PRODUCE MALES AND FEMALES. 她才能产出雄性和雌性
Abraham: ALTHOUGH SHE IS AN EVE WITHOUT AN ADAM, Abraham: 尽管她她是没有亚当的夏娃
A NEW POPULATION SPRINGS UP, COMPLETE WITH MALES AND FEMALES. 一个新后代长大后，就都有雌龙和雄龙了
OVER TIME,
CHANCES ARE THAT A TRAVELING MALE 有可能一只旅行的雄性
MAY FIND THE ISLAND 找到了这个小岛
AND BRING NEW GENES INTO THE MIX. 带来了新的基因
THE DRAGONS HAVE CONQUERED A NEW LAND. 这些龙征服一个新的陆地
FOR ROM WHITAKER, SCIENTIST AND STORY LOVER, 对ROM来说，科学家和爱听故事的人
THE ABILITIES OF REPTILES CONTINUE TO ASTONISH, 这些爬行动物的能力继续令人吃惊
AND THE DRAGONS OF MYTH AND LEGEND 这些传说和神话中的龙
ARE ALIVE AND WELL -- 活得很好——
AND ALL AROUND US IN THE REAL WORLD. 就在我们身旁，这个真实的世界里。
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