Imagine the basin as a cradle, in which the Sanpan Stone is nestling.

你可以把这个盆地看作是三爿石发育的摇篮。

Yet, nestling amid the quarks and transistors and the nucleic acids and nanotubes, there is a question.

然而，就在夸克、半导体、核酸和纳米管等 涌现的同时，出现了一个问题。

But when their parents are away, the nestlings take turns napping, preening each other and talking to themselves.

但当鹦鹉父母离开时，鹦鹉幼崽会依次打盹，互相梳理毛发，自言自语。

This nestling nattering differs from adult conversation in that it's a little lackadaisical-and very, very quiet.

鹦鹉幼崽的闲聊不同于成年鹦鹉的交谈，因为幼崽的声音有点懒散，而且很轻。

Nearby, one of the other cubs stirred in his sleep but then settled, nestling back into his mother's side.

在他旁边，一头幼狮在睡梦中动了一下，但很快就安静下来，依偎在妈妈的身边又进入了睡梦中。

But sea level rise is going to have a huge impact on their very small nestlings.

但是海平面上升将对它们非常小的雏鸟产生巨大影响。

Now and then they passed comfortable farm-houses nestling with friendly intimacy in a grove of bamboos.

他们不时经过舒适的农舍， 这些农舍友好而亲密地依偎在竹林中。

Some stab their fellow nestlings to death, while others shove the remaining occupants out of the nest.

一些会刺死其他雏鸟，而另一些则会将其余的居住者推出巢穴。

It fed her hungry heart to feel them nestling up to her.

感觉他们依偎在她身边，这满足了她饥饿的心。

The nestlings were covered with soft fluffy down.

雏鸟身上覆盖着柔软蓬松的绒毛。