The lagoons are either baked dry, or the mud is so thick animals get stuck,瀉湖不是被炎陽烤干就是變成黏稠的污泥

either...or...:不是...就是...

You are either with me or against me.

你不是支持我就是反對我。

Can you speak either English or French?

你會說英語或法語嗎？

This male hippo has been living in one small lagoon,這只公河馬，原本住在一個小小的瀉湖里

live in:住進

He had to live in the shadow of his famous father.

他不得不在他那有名望的父親的庇護下生活。

but as it dries, it's turning into a death trap.但瀉湖干涸后，變成致命陷阱

turn into:（使）變成

The botanical garden has turned into a wilderness.

植物園成了一片荒野。

The whole thing turned into a bitter quarrel.

整件事釀成了激烈的爭吵。

He needs water to keep cool and females to mate with.它需要水來消暑，也需要能交配的母河馬

mate with:使緊密配合，交配

The queen bee is likely to mate with two or three drones.

蜂王有可能與兩只或者三只雄蜂交配。