1.This spectacular courtship display is called the lek, an old north word meaning dance.

这种特殊表演叫做 lek，个古老北欧词，意为舞蹈。

2.A lek is the bird equivalent for bare knuckle boxing ring.

场可以说是鸟类徒手拳击场。

3.In order to attract a mate, groups of male sage  grouse meet at a breeding ground called a lek.

为了吸引配，成群雄性鼠尾草松鸡会在个叫做 lek 繁殖地相遇。机翻

4.The stakes are incredibly high – since most males on the  lek end up with no mating opportunities at all.

赌注高得令人难以置信——因为大多数在 lek 上雄性最终根本没有交配机会。机翻

5.After staking their claim, they  will vigorously defend their areas on the lek, even though it is just a few meters wide.

在宣示主权后，他们会积极保卫他们在海岸线上领地，即使它只有几米宽。机翻

6.A male will return, morning after morning, to  his particular lek and to his particular position within the lek.

，雄性会回到他特定领地和他在领地内特定位置。机翻

7.Grasslands National Park is home to  the only two remaining leks left in Saskatchewan and currently protects just  over half the birds remaining in Canada.

草原国家公园是萨斯喀彻温省仅存两只鸟类家园，目前保护着加拿大仅存半以上鸟类。机翻

8.Now, " bloke" and " let" are obviously different words, but there's no such word as " loke" and there's no such word as " lek" , so I had to improvise.

现在，“bloke” 和“let” 显然是不同词，但是没有“loke” 这样词，也没有“lek” 这样词，所以我不得不即兴创作。机翻

9.Females inspect the males closely in  order to size up the displays and choose a mate – which can't be easy, since up to 400  male sage grouse may attend a lek at one time.

雌性会仔细检查雄性，以便确定展示尺寸并选择配——这并不容易，因为次可能有多达 400 只雄性鼠尾草松鸡参加次 lek。机翻