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But one pine tree is capable of surviving even harsher conditions.
但有一種松樹 可以在更惡劣的環(huán)境中生存
These pines live at the limit of life -
這些松樹生長在美國西部
above 3,000 metres in the mountains of western America.
三千公尺以上的山區(qū)
Almost continuous freezing temperatures and savage winds make life so tough
這里是生命的極限 山上的低溫和強風(fēng)幾乎終年不斷
that these bristle cones only manage to grow for six weeks of the year.
所以刺果松每年的生長期 只有六個星期
Everything is about conserving energy.
它們的一切都以節(jié)能為導(dǎo)向
They hardly ever shed their needles, which can last more than 30 years.
刺果松的松針很少脫落 可以維持三十多年
After centuries of being blasted by storms,
忍受數(shù)百年的暴風(fēng)雨吹襲后
a full-grown tree still survives with only a strip of bark a few inches wide.
一棵成年刺果松 只憑著數(shù)時寬的樹皮生存
These trees live life at such a slow pace
這些樹木的生活步調(diào)緩慢
that they can reach great age.
所以壽命驚人
Some are over 5,000 years old.
有的已經(jīng)超過五千歲了
It's been said of the bristlecones,
有人說此地的刺果松
that to live here is to take a very long time to die.
連死亡過程都很漫
