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Penguins have their own waterproof down survival suits.
企鹅有自己的防水生存套装。
They replace their feathers each year in one short burst.
它们每年都会在短时间内更换羽毛。
Indeed, Kings completely replace every single feather.
的确，“列王”会更换每一根羽毛。
New feathers grow through underneath to push out the old and there is
lots of them.
新的羽毛从下面长出来，将许多旧羽毛推出去。
Penguin feathers are three to four times more densely packed than
those of the average flying bird.
企鹅羽毛的密度是普通飞鸟的三到四倍。
As spring takes the chill from the air, members of the colony display
different stages.
当春天从空气中带走寒意时，企鹅们呈现出不同的阶段。
Some are changing feathers before they can go fishing; others are
already in their new suits and start a court.
有些企鹅在能捕鱼前就开始换羽了；还有些企鹅早就换完羽开始捕食了。
Their brassy coats advertise their availability and interest.
企鹅黄铜色的羽毛表明了对食物的兴趣。
Hungry chicks are only thinking about food, they follow any adult
returning from the sea with a belly full of fish.
饥饿的小企鹅只想着食物，它们跟着从海里回来的肚子里装满了鱼的成年企鹅
。
They will soon gain the strength for their first voyage to sea.
小企鹅们很快成长起来，开始第一次出海航行。
We can safely leave the Kings to meet our second penguin stars.
我们可以安全地离开“列王”去见我们的第二个企鹅明星家族。
Over the picturesque Cobblers cove, warm winds are blowing ashore.
在风景如画的考布勒斯湾，暖风正吹向岸边。
And new arrivals are pop-singing from short trips to catch fish just
offshore.
新到的企鹅在短途旅行中唱着流行歌曲到近海捕鱼。
Gentoo penguins, there is a high-speed approach.
巴布亚企鹅有一种效率极高的捕鱼方式。
They snatch a breath every time they are out of the water.
他们每次从水里出来都要吸一口气。
Our second penguin personality spots triangular white patch behind
the eye, a bright orange bill and a spatter of white on the back of
the head.
第二种企鹅的特征是眼睛后面有三角形白色斑点，喙呈亮橙色，后脑勺上有白
色斑点。
Gentoo actually means a pagan in Hindustan.
巴布亚企鹅在印度的意思是异教徒。
It's a mystery why this word applies to a bird.
这个词为什么用在鸟身上是个谜。
Gentoos have a long climb ahead to their nesting colony.
巴布亚企鹅要走到筑巢区有很长的一段路。
A penguin walkway stretches off into the distance.
一条企鹅走道一直延伸到远处。
In fact, these birds make their way a whole 500 yards uphill to reach
their sheltered spots.
事实上，这些鸟在爬坡500码才能到达它们的庇护点。
Pygoscelis is their Latin family name.
阿德利企鹅是其拉丁类属名。
It means brush-tailed.
意思是帚尾。
Gentoos sweep the ground with one of the longest tails of any of the
17 species of penguin.
巴布亚企鹅是17种企鹅中尾巴最长的一种。
Their living nest is as far as a mile from the coast.
他们的巢穴离海岸有一英里远。
Of the three penguins on our safari, Gentoos construct the biggest
nests.
在我们游猎之旅碰到的三个企鹅家族中，巴布亚企鹅建造了最大的巢穴。
They can be almost 8 inches above the ground and 18 inches across.
巢穴离地面约8英寸，直径约18英寸。
In Gentoo's society, there seems to be an awful lot of rivalry.
在巴布亚企鹅的社会中，似乎有很多的竞争。
They try to build their nests as big as possible.
他们试图把巢筑得尽可能大。
The hard-working birds go up into the tussock grass to bring back
nesting materials.
辛勤工作的企鹅爬到草丛中带回筑巢的材料。
The lazy ones simply steal construction materials from their
neighbors.
懒惰的企鹅只是从邻居那里偷建筑材料。
This little thief is so house-proud, he's erected the biggest
residence in this suburb.
这个小蟊贼对自己的巢非常骄傲，并在这个郊区建造了最大的住宅。
When the neighbors return, the perpetrator looks like he is
pretending nothing suspicious is going on.
当邻居们回来的时候，小蟊贼看起来像是在假装没有发生任何可疑的事情。
