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1.be plucked from 出自
The figure is not plucked from their imaginations.
这个数字并非来自科学家们的主观臆想。
2.head out to 启程前往
Lincoln and Michael head out to the construction site.
林肯和迈克则去到一座建筑工地。
vt. 混淆，使困惑，使混乱
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- On a rocky beach in Iceland, two youngsters are on a mission of mercy.
- 在冰岛的岩石海滩上，两名年轻人正在执行一项仁慈的任务。
- Inside their cardboard box, they have two orphans, fledglings plucked from the streets of town, baby puffins.
- 在他们的纸板箱里，有两个孤儿，从街上捡来的雏鸟，海雀宝宝。
- The children of Heimaey have been saving young puffins called pufflings for generations.
- 赫马岛的孩子们世世代代都在拯救被称为pufflings的幼海雀。
- In fact, at the end of the summer, releasing them by the hundreds to the safety of the sea has become a local tradition.
- 事实上，在夏末，数百只海豚被释放到安全的海域已经成为当地的传统。
- "They have to save the birds, well, if they don't do it, they'll die. They find it very exciting."
- “他们必须拯救鸟类，如果他们不这样做，他们会死的。”他们觉得这很令人兴奋。
- Exciting obviously for the kids who get to throw live birds into the air and watch them fly away.
- 对于那些把活鸟扔到空中并看着它们飞走的孩子们来说，这显然很令人兴奋。
- But no doubt it's a little nerve-racking for the recently born pufflings.
- 但对于刚出生不久的海雀来说，这无疑有点伤脑筋。
- The problem for the pufflings is that when they are old enough, they leave their burrows in the cliffs and head out to sea.
- 这些海雀的问题是，当它们长大了，它们会把洞穴留在悬崖上，然后出海。
- But the lights of the town confuse them.
- 但是城市的灯光使他们迷惑。
- Instead of flying out to sea, they fly into town where they crash land and end up on the streets.
- 他们不是飞向大海，而是飞向城镇，在那里他们迫降并最终流落街头。
- That's where the puffling patrols come in.
- 这就是海雀巡逻队的由来。
- Each night, during the month of August, Moms and Dads lead troops of kids through town looking for wayward pufflings.
- 在八月的每个夜晚，爸爸妈妈们都带领着一群孩子在城里寻找任性的小鸭。
- They use flashlights to search the ground near buildings and street lights.
- 他们用手电筒在建筑物和路灯附近搜寻地面。
- The piers are particularly popular place.
- 桥墩特别受欢迎。
- "Oh hey guys, look it's there, it's there!"
- “嘿，大家看，我在那儿，在那儿!”
- When a bird is spotted, the kids rush to scoop it up, and bring it in off the mean streets of Heimaey for the night.
- 当一只鸟被发现时，孩子们就会赶着把它从赫马岛的街道上捡起来过夜。
- It's hard work.
- 这是艰苦的工作。
- The following day all the birds that landed in friendly hands are transported to the seashore, pointed in the right direction, and given their flying orders.
- 第二天，所有落在这些善良人手里的鸟儿都被送到海边，指向正确的方向，发出飞行命令。
- The kids seem to be having a great time.
- 孩子们似乎玩得很开心。
- Apparently there is a proper way to release the pufflings.
- 很明显，有一种适当的方法可以释放这些海雀。
- First, the proper grip, then, the right technique.
- 首先，适当的抓地力，然后，正确的技术。
- With its wings free and flapping, the idea is to cock your arm like a quarterback, and throw a short path.
- 当你的手臂像四分卫一样翘起，然后抛出一条短道时，它的翅膀就会自由地拍打着。
- Whether they swim to safety or fly off over the North Atlantic, one wonders what kind of impact all this has on this species as a whole.
- 不管它们是游到安全的地方，还是飞越北大西洋，人们都想知道这对整个物种有什么影响。
- The world's largest Atlantic puffin colonies are found in Iceland, containing some 8 to 10 million birds.
- 在冰岛发现了世界上最大的大西洋海雀群，约有800万到1000万只。
- They are still flourishing with a little help from some strong arms and big hearts.
- 在一些强壮臂膀和宽厚的心的帮助下，它们仍然茁壮成长。
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