《王朝2》：動物世界的解讀

浙江 江 麗

從巴塔哥尼亞冰天雪地的安第斯山脈，到贊比亞廣袤無垠的平原，再到乞力馬扎羅山下的遼闊草原，《王朝2》重磅回歸，從新穎的角度為觀眾展現一群極具魅力的動物不為人知的生活面貌。

主題語境：人與自然 篇幅：364詞 建議用時：7分鐘

1The producer of the latest big natural history documentary seriesDynasties Ⅱhas praised the help of production partners such as China's Bilibili,saying that such partnerships are key to getting these important films made and spreading the message of the importance of wildlife conservation.Dynasties Ⅱmainly focuses on the social interaction and lives of wildlife.

2Even before the additional challenges raised by the pandemic, producing such a large-scale show was already demanding,and the series producer Simon Blakeney says that international support was key to its success.“What really amazes me is the size of the audience—more and more people have a chance to see these animals.In the bigger conservation picture, the best way to protect the natural world is helping people fall in love with it. A growing global audience will inspire us to keep going and finding new stories to share with people,”he says.

3Building a program around animals means that program makers must start with a blank canvas,rather than a script(劇本),but with ideas of what might happen,based on previous studies.“We look at the animals and the likelihood of things happening, and try to become as close to experts as we can in a short time,so we can at least come up with a rough storyline and know where to go with it,”he explains.

4Some of the animals that the series focuses on will be more familiar (熟悉的)to viewers than others.“We wanted animals who have life challenges that people can relate to,like a mother raising cubs,or a father protecting a family—some animals have those stories,and some don't.Hyenas(鬣狗)aren't universally loved,but we discovered a lot about their way of social interaction, showing us a new side of them, so it's great to be able to surprise people with things like that,”Blakeney adds.

5Often, wildlife series produce unforgettable images and scenes that stand out and cause discussion, andDynasties Ⅱis no exception.“What blows me away every time I watch is the challenge of being a puma. They hunt the most ridiculous sized prey,”Blakeney says.

Reading Check

1.What does the producer ofDynasties Ⅱthink of Bilibili?

A.It is popular as a means of social media.

B.It is facing a great challenge.

C.It is profitable for its partnerships with famous producers.

D.It is important in encouraging people to protect wildlife.

2.What contributed toDynasties Ⅱ's success according to Blakeney?

A.International support.

B.Animals'performance.

C.Development of the Internet.

D.Audiences'financial help.

3.Which word can best describe the process of producingDynasties Ⅱ?

A.Smooth.

B.Hard.

C.Impossible.

D.Unexpected.

4.What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?

A.Animals are often friendly to humans.

B.Wildlife series can hardly surprise people.

C.Animals do have life challenges like humans.

D.Hyenas are loved by many people.

Language Study

Difficult sentences

1. What really amazes me is the size of the audience—more and more people have a chance to see these animals.真正讓我驚訝的是觀眾的規模——越來越多的人有機會看到這些動物。

【點石成金】該句中的What引導一個主語從句，what在主語從句中作主語。

2. Building a program around animals means that program makers must start with a blank canvas, rather than a script, but with ideas of what might happen, based on previous studies.圍繞動物制作一個節目意味著制作人必須從一張空白的畫布開始，基于以前的研究，推斷接下來可能發生什么，而不是按照劇本。

【點石成金】該句中的that引導一個賓語從句，從句中的主語是program makers。