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[00:00:01]But after about ten days,
但是大约十天之后
[00:03:45]it becomes clear why the plant has endured this onslaught.
马利筋忍受这种折磨的原因 变得很明显
[00:07:49]A newly-hatched Monarch
刚羽化的斑蝶
[00:11:35]simply can't resist the nectar-filled cups of the milkweed flowers.
完全无法抵抗 马利筋饱含蜜汁的花朵
[00:17:21]As it moves across the flower heads,
蝴蝶在花头上移动时
[00:19:19]its feet slide between grooves in the petals
脚擦过花瓣上
[00:24:07]where the flower's pollen sacs are waiting.
藏有花粉囊的沟槽
[00:28:30]As it flies off,
蝴蝶飞走时
[00:29:32]the Monarch's feet hook out the pollen and carry it to the next flower
顺带把花粉带到下一朵花上
[00:34:24]and pollination is achieved.
完成授粉
[00:36:32]Although the milkweed has paid a heavy price,
虽然马利筋付出沉重代价
[00:40:59]in the end it used the Monarch to get its way.
但最后 还是利用帝王斑蝶达到目的
[00:46:20]Here in Dominica there's a plant that is so manipulative
但多米尼克 有一种工于心计的植物
[00:53:01]that it has enslaved its pollinator.
它奴役了帮它传粉的动物
[00:57:15]The bright red structures of the Heliconia
艳红赫蕉 鲜红色的构造
[00:59:35]are actually modified leaves.
其实是叶子
[01:05:37]These are its flowers.
这些才是它的花
[01:08:24]They may be small, but they play a very important role
花虽然很小 但扮演了
[01:11:56]keeping nectar well guarded at the very bottom of their long stems.
保护长梗底部花蜜的重要角色
[01:16:44]The purple-throated Carib hummingbird, with its long curved beak,
鸟喙弯曲细长的紫喉加利蜂鸟
[01:21:15]is the only bird capable of reaching this energy-rich food.
是唯一有办法 取得这种高能食物的鸟儿