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1、这里是非洲中部的沙漠绿洲ThisisGue1tadArcheiinCentra1Africa.一片不毛之地Ahosti1e,seeming1yemptywor1d.却孕育着生命Thereis1ifehere.这里的生命时时刻刻处于危机之中Butitexistsatthevery1imitsofsurviva1.因为这是一个水资源极度缺乏的世界Forthisisawor1dwitha1mostnowater.像这样的土地覆盖了地球上超过三分之一的面♥积♥1ands1ikethesecoveroverathirdofourp1anet.在这里生命被迫另辟蹊径Here,1
2、ifeisforcedtodothingsdifferent1y.第三集沙漠与草原这里是最古老的沙漠Thisisthemostancientdesertofa11.纳米布沙漠坐落于非洲西南部TheNamib-insouthwestAfrica.是地球上最热的地方之一Itisoneofthehottestp1acesonEarth.尽管如此这只雄性鸵鸟和它的伴侣Yetthisma1eostrichandhismate依然来到了这里组建家庭havecomeheretostartafami1y.很少有捕食者会在白天冒着炎热觅食Fewpredatorsventureoutduringtheheatof
3、day.但这种安全是需要付出代价的Butsuchsafetycomesataprice.刚孵化出的雏鸟暴露在烈日之下Outintheopen,thenew1y-hatchedchicksareexposedtothecrushingheatofthesun.然而有些雏鸟还没孵化出来Butnota11ofthebroodhavehatched.在全部孵化出来前一家子都将留在这里Unti1theydo,thefami1ywi11stayhere.成年鸵鸟轮流负责保护雏鸟Theadu1tstakeitinturnstoprotectthebrood.当轮到雌鸵鸟休息时Sowhi1stthefema1
4、etakesawe11-earnedbreak,雄鸵鸟就会接手这项辛苦的工作thema1etakesoverforthemosttestingshift.它轻轻的晃动尚未破壳的蛋Hegent1yro11stheunhatchedeggs.呼唤里面的雏鸟.ca11ingtotheyoungwithinthem.它不想落下任何一个孩子Hedoesntwantto1eaveanyonebehind.温度持续上升每个小时升高5摄氏度ThetemperaturecontinuestorisebyfivedegreesCe1siuseveryhour.雄鸵鸟用身体挡住太阳Heprotectsthechic
5、ksthathaveemerged.保护刚出生的雏鸟.shadingthemwithhisownbody.经受太阳一整天的炙烤后Attheendofanothergrue11ingdayinthesun.雄鸵鸟已经精疲力竭.hes1osta1mosta11hisenergy.但它必须克制住想要休息的冲动Buthemustresisttheurgetorest.凉爽的夜晚能缓解些许疲劳Thecoo1ofthenightbringssomere1ief.但同时捕食者也开始了活动.butnowpredatorsareoutandabout.这将是个漫长的夜晚It,sgoingtobea1ongnig
6、ht.黎明时分惊喜悄然而至Dawnbringsasurprise.家庭增添了三名新成员Threeadditionstothefami1y.跟刚回来的妈妈打个招呼.togreetthereturningfema1e.但有一个难题Buttheresaprob1em.在如此高温下雏鸟很难存活Thechickswontsurviveanotherdayinthesetemperatures.然而雄鸵鸟并不准备离开此处Yetthema1eisre1uctantto1eave.因为仍有些蛋没有孵化出来Someoftheeggshavesti11nothatched.然而时间已经所剩无几Buttimehas
7、runout.必须离开了Theymustdepart.就差了几分钟没赶上Justafewminutestoo1ate.缺少了父母的保护A1oneandwithouttheprotectionofitsparents,这只雏鸟的生存机会十分渺茫thishatch1ingschancesares1im.在沙漠中生存Surviva1here,asina11deserts,生命如履薄冰isonaknifeedge.因此沙漠的居民必须以非凡的方式进化Sodesertdwe11ershavehadtoevo1veinremarkab1eways.其中有些生物成了龙与独角兽传说的源头Somehaveeven
8、givenriseto1egendsofdragonsandunicorns.甚至贫瘠的沙丘也有其独到的特质Andeventheduneshavetheirownmagica1qua1ity.事实上有些沙丘能发出属于自己的声音Indeedsomehavetheirownvoice.在阿&hearts啦♥伯半岛这种非同寻常的声音HereinArabia,thisextraordinarysound是由数十亿沙粒相互振动而产生的iscreatedbybi11ionsofmovingsandgrainsvibratingagainstoneanother.在这片世界上最大的沙漠中这种诡
9、异的旋律可以传到数里以外Theeeriesongtheyproducecanbeheardformi1esacrossthewor1dsbiggestsanddesert.风也将沙子吹成了各种离奇的形状Windshavea1sobui1tsandintosurrea1shapes.世界各地如此奇异的沙漠几乎如同外星世界Desertsaroundthewor1dcanappearsoa1ien,thattheyseemtobe1ongtoanotherp1aneta1together.其中最奇异的当属澳大利亚的这片沙漠FewmoresothanhereinAustra1ia.然而仍有一个小家伙选
10、择了这里Yetone1itt1ecreaturechoosesthisdesert来为它生命中最重要的环节做准备toprepareforamostimportanteventinits1ife.一只雄性斑大亭鸟Ama1espottedbowerbird.在过去的两个月里Forthe1asttwomonths,它一直在等待短暂降雨hehasbeenbusyinanticipationofbriefrains.只有那时雌鸟才会寻找配偶Thatiswhenfema1eswi111ookforamate.为此雄鸟搭建了一个亭台类似一种剧院Sohesbui1tabower,asortoftheatre,
11、如果雌鸟愿意它们将在这个舞台上共舞astageonwhichhewi11dancewithafema1e,ifsheiswi11ing.雄鸟用成堆的蜗牛壳和骨头点缀舞台入口Hedecoratestheentrancewithpi1esofemptysnai1she11sandbones.没有雌性能拒绝这一切Howcou1danyfema1eresist?随时都有可能下雨Therainsaredueanyday,所以这是雄鸟改善装潢的最后机会soit,shis1astchanceforimprovements.蜗牛壳永远都不嫌多Youcanneverhavetoomanyshe11s.但当它离开
12、的时候Butinhisabsence.一只竞争对手来到此处评估一下彼此的优劣.ariva1ma1edropsby,tosizeupthecompetition.再搞点破坏.andcausetroub1e.破坏对手的舞台Wreckyourneighboursbower就等于完善自己的舞台andyourownmight1ookbetter.再顺走点儿好看的装饰物Andperhapsoneofthebestbitswou1d1ookgoodinhisbower.主人回来了Theownerisback.有点儿不对劲Andsomethingisntright.抓紧时间修缮Repairsareneeded
13、.依然没有雨水或是雌鸟的影子Sti11nosignofrainorfema1es.但它没有气馁而是继续准备Undeterred,hecontinueshispreparations.是时候排练求爱表演了Timetorehearsehiscourtshipdisp1ay.然而遗憾的是这只雄鸟也许永远只能独舞Butsad1yhemayon1yeverdancea1one.在过去的三年里这里没有下过一场雨Forthe1astthreeyears,therainshavefai1ed.而没有雨雌鸟便不会寻找配偶Withoutthem,thefema1eswontmate.成立一个家庭需要雨水来提供食物
14、Theyneedtherainstoprovidefoodfortheirfami1y.气候的变化正在影响这些鸟类Changesinthec1imateareaffectingthesebirds,同时也在影响我们人类justastheyareaffectingus.世界上四分之一的人口居住在干旱地区Aquarterofthewor1dspeop1e1iveinarid1ands.因此我们也必须应对气候的变化Sowe,too,havetodea1withc1imatechange.降雨量的减少与旱期的延长使沙漠区域得以扩张1essrainfa11andextendeddroughtsa11ow
15、desertstogrow.与此同时一种自然中最令人生畏的现象之一的Andastheydo,sodoesthe1ike1ihood发生几率也大大上升ofoneofnaturesmostintimidatingevents.沙尘暴Aduststorm.一堵近两公里高的由沙尘构筑的墙Awa11ofdustuptoami1ehigh,速度达到每小时HO公里trave11ingata1most70mph.如今这些破坏性风暴是有史以来最强大的风暴之一Todaythesedestructivestormsaresomeofthemostpowerfu1everseen.势不可挡的沙尘暴穿越数千公里Unstoppab1e,theycantrave1thousandsofmi1es.压垮世界各处的城镇.overwhe1mingtownsandcitiesacrossthewor1d.以迅雷不及掩耳之势