“A colony of thirsty ants were captured in a series of beautiful photographs as they gulped water droplets.
这一系列美丽的照片，记录了一群口渴的蚂蚁正在大口吸食水滴。

Irina Kozorog, a 43-year-old photographer, spent a month returning to the exact location daily to observe the ants as they slaked their thirst and demonstrated their superhuman strength.
伊琳娜·科佐罗格，是一位43岁的老摄影师，她花费了一个月的时间，每日前往可以准确观察蚂蚁的拍摄地点，发现了蚂蚁们为了解决口渴问题，展现出超人一样的力量。

Irina shared that her husband gave her a camera for her birthday ten years ago, sparking her interest in photography.
伊琳娜说，两年前她的丈夫送她相机作为生日礼物，从此激发了她的摄影兴趣。

‘Ants are simply beautiful creatures,’ she said, ‘with obvious tasks.
她说：蚂蚁是简单美丽的生物，并且有着简单朴素的任务。

They have learned how to preserve food and can do so for considerably more extended periods than humans.
它们学会了如何储存食物，并因此可以度过比人类更长的时期。

The photographs often show them clutching what looks like drips of liquid but are a mixture of apple juice, honey, and water.
照片也经常展示出它们抓住苹果汁，蜂蜜，水的液滴混合物。

The ant’s mandibles are seen as it swallows water from a drop in the summertime Russian forest.
在俄罗斯夏天的大森林里，蚂蚁的上颚让它们看起来像在吞咽水滴。

单词：
colony n.殖民地,侨民,(聚居的)一群同业,一批同行,(生物)群体
gulped vt. 狼吞虎咽地吃, 吞咽大口地吸(气) vi. 哽住 n. 吞咽一大口(尤指液体)
droplet n. 小滴
slake vt. 消除；熄灭；使清凉 vi. （石灰）熟化；消除；平息
strength n. 力量；力气；长处；兵力
simply adv. 简单地；朴素地；简直；仅仅；坦白地
obvious adj.明显的,显而易见的
preserve vt.保护,保持,保存,保藏 vi.做蜜饯,禁猎 n.蜜饯,果酱,禁猎地,禁区,防护物
extend adj. 延伸的；广大的；长期的；扩大的 v. 延长；扩充
clutch v.抓住,攫住 n.离合器
mandible n. 下颌骨；上颚，嘴的上部