And the locals no longer rely on cormorant fishing as a means of a living.

而当地人也不再靠鸬鹚为生。

It's swelteringly hot, and only vigorous panting can prevent the birds from fatal overheating.

这里相当酷热，黑喉鸬鹚只速呼吸避免中暑。

Li is one of the cleanest rivers in China, a favorite spot for fishermen with their trained cormorants.

漓江是中国最清澈的河流之一，是者和他们训练有素的鸬鹚最爱的点。

In their eyes, cormorants are their closest companions.

在他们眼中，鸬鹚是最亲密的伙伴。

Damin usually sets off in the late afternoon and gets the cormorants ready for work.

大民通常在下午晚些时候动身，并准备用的鸬鹚。

On the tips of other trees, long-tailed cormorants, Madagascan bee-eaters and kingfishers perched, looking for food.

在他树尖上，长尾鸬鹚、马达食蜂鸟和翠鸟栖息着，寻找食物。

A cormorant may be looking for lunch, but chasing a porcupine puffer fish is all about fun.

鸬鹚也许在寻找午餐，但追逐一只剌鲀纯属是为了玩。

It's said the cormorants can keep a tally of the fish they catch, at least up to seven.

据说鸬鹚能够记住它们获的的数目，至少能记住七条。

Captain Delannoy navigates his container ship towards the lock at Chatou, past cormorants and swans, houseboats and parks.

德拉努瓦船长驾驶着他的集装箱船驶向沙特乌的船闸，经过鸬鹚和天鹅、船屋和公园。

But in the mid-1800s, a bird called the guanay cormorant was considered the most valuable in the world!

但在十九世纪中叶，一种被称为冠鸬鹚的鸟则被公认为是世界上最具价值的动物！

His nine cormorants, the unmissable lead actors of every performance, have taken already their positions under the audience's gaze.

他那九只鸬鹚，作为每场演出不可或缺的主角，已经在观众的注视下就位。

A stock image of China is a fisherman and his cormorant on a placid lake. The reality is different.

人们脑海中的中国印象是平静湖面上的渔民和他的鸬鹚。现实却大相径庭。

These days, competition for modern fishing techniques, means the Huangs can't make a living from traditional cormorant fishing alone.

而如今，现代技术的激烈竞争意味着使黄老汉已不能仅靠鸬鹚这一传统的手段谋生了。

Yet, in this ever-changing age, the relationship between fishermen and cormorants are no longer that simple.

然而，在这个日新月异的时代，渔民与鸬鹚之间的关系已不再那么简单。

Raising cormorants is not an easy undertaking.

养鸬鹚可不是一件容易的事。

Cormorant fishing was once practiced in lots of places in South-East China, and there were many fishermen in the area.

鸬鹚曾经惯用于中国东南部的很多地方，而且在该地区有许多渔民。

To be honest, manipulating birds to catch fish can seem cruel.

老实说，利用鸬鹚可能有些残忍。

From the time it first hatched, each of these cormorants has been reared to a life of obedience to its master.

从出生的那一刻起，每一个鸬鹚就开始被训练成为忠仆。

Fishermen tie thin hemp string around the bird's neck to prevent them from swallowing fish.

渔民在鸬鹚的脖子上系上细麻绳，以防止它们吞下。

But every year, a hundred thousand socotra cormorants gather here to breed.

可每年大约有10万只黑喉鸬鹚在这里繁殖。