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But the Zhunge'er is not entirely lifeless
但实际上准格尔并非真正的了无生机
In the darkness a little Roborovski's Hamster emerges to search for food
黑暗中的一只罗波夫斯基仓鼠正蠢蠢欲动搜索食物
They're the world's smallest hamsters
他们是世界上体积最小的仓鼠
the size of a ping-pong ball
仅仅和一只乒乓球一般大小
and they live in family groups around ten
他们以十只左右组成家庭
Unlike the Kazakhs hamsters cut migrate to avoid the severity of winter
与哈萨克人不同 仓鼠不靠迁徙来躲避严冬
They have to prepare for difficult times by storing up provisions
他们不得不为了艰难时刻而储备食物
to spend the season underground
以在地下度过这个寒冷季节
Anyone who has kept a pet hamster
任何一个养过仓鼠的宠物爱好者
knows what an energetic little creature it can be
都知道他是怎样一只活泼好动的小家伙
In a single night
仅仅一个夜晚的功夫
a hamster may cover the equivalent of four human marathons
一只仓鼠能跑相当于人类马拉松竞赛四倍的路程
but foraging far and wide creates a problem
不停歇的四处搜集粮食带引发了一个问题
how to carry the harvest back to its nest
那就是怎样将货物尽数带回巢穴
Here the hamster's famous flexible cheek pouches come into play
这里仓鼠那著名的柔软颊囊发挥了他们的作用
They can be stuffed full of seeds for carrying back to the burrow
他们将颊囊塞得满满 把收集的食物带回巢穴
Underground the family has special food chambers to store the bounty
仓鼠家族在地下有专门的食物储藏室来放置大量储备
The supply will have to last them
这些储备能支撑他们
trough the lean and cold times ahead
度过贫寒的漫长冬季
Winter is on its way
冬季将至
