麻雀和老鹰: 坚持不一定成功但放弃一定失败

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[00:01.90]46 The Sparrow and the Hawk	麻雀和老鹰
[00:06.89](By Lulu Russell)	（译 / 赵越）
[00:09.22]The Sparrow	麻雀
[00:11.92]I glide gracefully, looking down at the world below me. 我一边在空中优雅地滑翔，一边俯瞰下面的世界，
[00:17.19]I swoop over the trees, adjusting my wing to catch the breeze. 然后调整羽翼，借着微风兀地俯冲直下，飞到树林上方。
[00:22.48]I feel the strong winds blow over me, calming my thoughts. 我感到强劲的风吹过我的身体，抚平了我的思绪。
[00:26.97]I am a sparrow, I think to myself. 我是一只麻雀，我暗自想。
[00:30.40]I am me. 我就是我。
[00:31.52]As I think this, I get a bad feeling. 想到这里，我突然有种不好的预感。
[00:35.29]I look up. 抬头看去，
[00:36.49]Up, high in the sky,regarding me with beady eyes: a hawk. 高高的天空中，一只老鹰正用它那又圆又亮的眼睛注视着我。
[00:41.54]I don't take time to recognize what kind. 我没有浪费时间去弄清它是什么来头。
[00:45.50]Knowing I've noticed him, he dives at me, screaming. 老鹰意识到我发现了它，尖啸着向我俯冲下来。
[00:48.35]Knowing it will be easier to escape, I dive, too. 我知道逃跑会更容易些，于是也俯冲直下，
[00:52.09]Down, down towards the trees. 一直飞向下方的树林。
[00:54.82]Though I am already lower, the hawk is faster. 尽管我已经下降了很多，但老鹰的速度却比我更快。
[00:58.02]It is a race for safety. 这是一场生死竞赛，
[01:00.01]We both fly to live. 为了生 存，我们都拼命地飞。
[01:02.29]I fly to escape the hawk, a predator. 我飞是为了摆脱捕食者老鹰，
[01:04.34]He flies to catch prey, to eat. 它飞则是为了把我这个猎物抓住以果腹。
[01:07.28]One of us must lose. 我们当中必定有一方会输。
[01:09.86]The hawk is too close. 老鹰越来越近。
[01:11.367]He stretches his talons, ready to catch me and fly away before he crashes into the tall trees. 它张开利爪，准备在撞到参天大树之前把我抓住并飞离这里。
[01:17.24]I realize quickly that speed is not the answer to survival. 我很快意识到，要想活命，跟它拼速度是无济于事的。
[01:21.90]I am a sparrow. 我是一只麻雀，
[01:24.02]I am agile . 身体敏捷灵活。
[01:25.49]The question lies in the unknown, though. 但究竟孰胜孰败还是个未知数。
[01:28.36]He may be intimidating, but is he any match for me? There is no time to think. 那只老鹰或许很吓人，不过，它是我的对手吗？没有时间再想了。
[01:33.51]He rakes his talons forward, hoping to win the contest of survival, but I am not ready to give myself up.	老鹰向前伸出利爪想抓住 我，希望在这场生存角逐中获胜，不过，我可不愿意就这样放弃自 己。
[01:40.95]I flap my wings and flit to the right. 我拍动翅膀，轻盈地飞到右边。
[01:43.39]He is not ready for that move. 老鹰对我这一动作毫无准备，
[01:45.45]He puts on the brakes , which gives me time to escape and plan my next move because I know that he will not give up until he has caught me.	猛地停了下来，让我争取到了逃跑以及计划下一步行动的时间――因为我知道，如果没有抓到我，它是不会放弃的。
[01:54.40]I may not be able to escape completely, but I can put death off until I have reached the bottom of the hill of life. 我也许无法彻底摆脱它，但却可以延缓死亡的到来，直至我抵达生命这座大山的最低谷。
[02:02.17]I have already climbed to the peak, and I am climbing down, wishing there was not a bottom waiting for me.	我已经爬到了顶峰，现在正在往下走，希望前方等待我的不是生命的尽头。
[02:09.10]The hawk flies a sharp turn around, and as he streaks at me, I feint to the right and dive down again. 老鹰突然来了个急转弯，当它急速向我冲来时，我向右虚晃了一下，接着再次俯冲而下。
[02:16.61]Swooping and diving, he chases me where I hoped he would: down into the trees, where there is an obstacle course of branches as an arena. 它也疾驰而下，追着我来到了树林里――我之前就希望它追到这里。在这里，由树枝搭建的障碍赛跑道成了一个竞技场。
[02:25.39]As I pass under the treetops, I am surprised by the sudden dimness . 当我飞过树梢下方，林中突如其来的昏暗让我很是意外。
[02:30.19]I can't see him for a second, but then he is there right behind me. 有那么一瞬间，我竟看不到它了；可接下来，它又出现在我的正后方。
[02:35.25]We dodge branch after branch, but I can't seem to get him off my tail. 我们绕过一根又一根树枝，但它一直紧随在我身后，我似乎无法将它甩开。
[02:40.81]My wings are sore, and I am getting tired, and yet, I still fight for my life. 我的翅膀变得酸疼，身体也越来越累，但我仍在为自身性命而奋力抗争。
[02:46.32]Suddenly, I see him putting on an extra burst of speed, and I feel his sharp talons finally closing around me. 忽然之间，我看见它猛地提速，也感到它的利爪最终向我逼近。
[02:53.83]I tuck my wings into my body, knowing he will carry me away. 我知道它将要把我带走，便收起了双翼。
[02:57.51]The claws cut into me, causing pain throughout my entire body. 它的利爪刺进我的身体，令我浑身上下疼痛不已，
[03:02.45]The talons pierce further into my body. 接着又刺向我身体更深处。
[03:05.14]The hawk flaps his wings, lifting us higher, up past the treetops into the bright light of the sun. 老鹰拍动着翅膀，带着我飞向高处，飞过树梢，向着灿烂的阳光飞去。
[03:11.54]I twist my head to look up at him. 我扭过头来，抬眼看向它。
[03:13.94]In the glare of the sun, I make out his eyes staring straight ahead of him. 在刺眼的阳光下，我依稀看到它的眼睛正直直地望向前方。
[03:18.54]They seem to tell me, "That's just the way it is." And I know that it is true. 它们似乎在告诉我“事情就应该是这样的。”而我也知道，确实如此。
[03:24.04]The race has ended, and I have lost. 这场竞赛已经结束，我输了。
[03:27.10]I close my eyes.	我闭上了双眼。
[03:28.73]The Hawk	老鹰
[03:31.25]I carried the sparrow away from the forest. 我把那只麻雀带出了树林。
[03:34.34]I could sense him looking up at me, and I looked straight ahead. 我可以感觉到它在抬头看我，而我则看着正前方。
[03:37.91]I would not give any mercy. 我不会施舍半点同情。
[03:39.75]I did not look down as, slowly, his breathing stopped. 它的呼吸在渐渐停止，但我并没有向下看。
[03:43.66]I carried him towards my nest to feed him to my babies. 我把它带回家去喂我的宝宝们。
[03:47.67]I tried not to respect the brave little bird that was now lifelessly clutched in my talons. 我双爪紧抓的这只勇敢的小鸟此刻已经断了气，我努力使自己不向它表达敬意。
[03:53.01]I did not like thinking those thoughts because hawks should be fearless. 我不喜欢去想那些东西，因为老鹰就应该无所畏惧。
[03:58.03]I had to kill him to keep my precious youngsters alive. 为了让我的小鹰宝贝们活下去，我必须猎杀它。
[04:01.67]I flew towards the sun with my strong wings pumping at a steady beat.	我以平稳的节奏快速地拍动着强健的双翼，朝着太阳飞去。

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麻雀和老鹰: 坚持不一定成功 但放弃一定失败

麻雀和老鹰: 坚持不一定成功但放弃一定失败