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

这里相当酷热，黑喉鸬鹚只好加速呼吸避免暑。

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，并准备好捕鱼用的鸬鹚。

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

漓江是国最清澈的河流之一，是捕鱼者和他们训练有素的鸬鹚最爱的捕鱼点。

Thousands of years ago, the people here began training cormorant birds to fish for a living.

千年前，这里的人们就开始驯养以捕鱼为生的鸬鹚。

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

老实说，利用鸬鹚捕鱼能有些残忍。

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

在其他树尖上，长尾鸬鹚、马达加斯加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好玩。

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捕获的鱼的数目，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！

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，以防止它们吞下鱼。

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

人们脑海的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，现代捕鱼技术的激烈竞争意味着使黄老汉已不能仅靠鸬鹚捕鱼这一传统的手段谋生了。

In their eyes, cormorants are their closest companions.

在他们眼，鸬鹚是最亲密的伙伴。

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.

鸬鹚捕鱼曾经惯用于国东南部的很多地方，而且在该地区有许多渔民。

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。

I was surprised that Huang Jincai had nine chicks.

我很惊讶黄金财竟养了九只小鸬鹚。

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捕鱼为生。