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中暑。

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

老实说，利用鸬鹚捕鱼可能有忍。

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

大民通常下午晚时候动身，并准备好捕鱼用的鸬鹚。

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。

In their eyes, cormorants are their closest companions.

他们眼中，鸬鹚是最亲密的伙伴。

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

鸬鹚也许寻找午餐，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。

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

渔民鸬鹚的脖子上系上细麻绳，以防止它们吞下鱼。

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

其他树尖上，长尾鸬鹚、马达加斯加食蜂栖息着，寻找食物。

Raising cormorants is not an easy undertaking.

养鸬鹚可不是一件容易的事。

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，是捕鱼者他们训练有素的鸬鹚最爱的捕鱼点。

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他的鸬鹚。现实却大相径庭。

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，经过鸬鹚天鹅、船屋公园。

I was surprised that Huang Jincai had nine chicks.

我很惊讶黄金财竟养了九只小鸬鹚。

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

但十九世纪中叶，一种被称为冠鸬鹚的则被公认为是世界上最具价值的动物！

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。

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。

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

然而，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。

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中国东南部的很多地方，而且该地区有许多渔民。

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。