20180707 Day1190 BBC紀(jì)錄片:卡斯特地貌
Providing their colonies are protected,
介于他們的棲息地是受保護(hù)的
colony英?['k?l?n?]?美?['kɑl?ni]n. 殖民地;移民隊(duì)勺拣;種群鼓鲁;動(dòng)物棲息地
wading birds like egrets are among the few wild creatures, which benefit directly from intensive rice cultivation.
像白鷺這樣的候鳥是少數(shù)直接從發(fā)達(dá)的水稻種植中獲益的鳥類
wading英?['we?d??]美?[wed??]adj. 涉水的v. 涉水(wade的ing形式)半沽;艱難地通過
?egret英?['i?gr?t; 'e-]n. 白鷺
Growing rice needs lots of water, but even in the rainy south, there are landscapes where water is surprisingly scarce.
水稻生長(zhǎng)需要大量的水,但即便是在多雨的南方抡笼,有些土地也面臨缺水的危機(jī)
This vast area of southwest China,
中國(guó)西南的廣闊土地
the size of France and Spain combined is famous for its clusters of conical hills like giant upturned egg carton separated by dry empty valleys.
相當(dāng)于法國(guó)和西班牙國(guó)土加起來那么大肮帐,因?yàn)橥鹑绫桓稍镏锌盏墓鹊馗綦x開來的巨大蛋盒般連綿的錐形山脈而聞名于世救恨。
?cluster英?['kl?st?]?美?['kl?st?]n. 群缀匕;簇纳决;叢碰逸;串vi. 群聚乡小;叢生vt. 使聚集;聚集在某人的周圍
conical?英?['k?n?k(?)l]美?['kɑn?kl]adj. 圓錐的饵史;圓錐形的
upturned?[,?p't?nd]adj. 朝上的满钟;向上翹的;翻過來的
carton英?['kɑ?t(?)n]美?['kɑrtn]n. 紙板箱胳喷;靶心白點(diǎn)vt. 用盒包裝vi. 制作紙箱
This is the Karst, a limestone terrain which has become the defining image of southern China.
這就是喀斯特地貌湃番,石灰石地貌儼然成為南部中國(guó)的標(biāo)志性特征。
Karst landscapes are often studded with rocky outcrops, forcing local farmers to cultivate tiny fields.
喀斯特地貌通常以突起的裸巖狀態(tài)分布吭露,這迫使當(dāng)?shù)剞r(nóng)民只得在破碎的小塊土地上耕作吠撮。
?Karst英?[kɑ?st]?美?[kɑrst]n. 喀斯特地形(石灰?guī)r地區(qū)常見的地形)
outcrop英?['a?tkr?p]n. 露頭;露出地面的巖層vi. 露出
The people who live here are among the poorest in China.
當(dāng)?shù)厝耸侵袊?guó)最貧窮的居民之一
In neighboring Yunnan province limestone rocks have taken over entirely.
在毗鄰的云南省遍布著石灰石讲竿。
?limestone英?['la?mst??n]美?['la?mston]n. [巖] 石灰?guī)r