The "Rain makers" are certainly living up to their name,
"造雨師"不負盛名
but by complete contrast,
但完全相反的是
other parts of East Africa were gripped by drought.
東非的其他地區卻被干旱控制
At the beginning of the production,
制作初期階段
Mark Deeble travelled to Amboseli,
馬克·迪波便前往離安伯塞利平原
just a few hundred miles from the Rwenzoris,
距離"魯文佐里山"只有幾百英里
to film the plight of the animals there.
拍攝當地動物的生活情況
I mean, I've never seen anything quite as bad as that drought.
我從未見識過像那場干旱那樣嚴重的災難
And we talked to some of the Masai elders.
我們和馬薩伊的長者交流過
They said it was the worst drought they'd seen in 50 years.
他們說這是五十年來最嚴重的干旱
Amboseli is famous for its huge herds of elephant,
安波塞利平原以龐大的象群聞名
but the drought had dispersed them far and wide.
但是干旱卻讓大象背井離鄉
Those that remained
剩余的象群
were struggling to find what little food was left.
掙扎地尋覓僅存的一點食物
When we first saw the group, we could tell instantly
我們第一次見到象群時 一眼就能
that they were in a really serious condition.
看出它們面臨的情況很嚴峻
They were thin and obviously starving.
它們瘦骨嶙峋 饑腸轆轆