視頻出處:
本影片片段來自《非洲》
These sheer cliffs, rising to over 3,000 metres,
那些陡峭的山崖 高聳3000多米
hold back the advancing rain clouds
擋住了前進的雨云
and, as a result, the land beyond them is starved of water.
導致山脈之后的土地干旱缺水
This is the greatest expanse of sand in the world.
此地是世界上最廣闊的沙漠
A seemingly-endless desert
一望無際的沙漠
that is the vast parched centre of Southern Africa.
正是遼闊干旱的南非內陸
Thousands of miles to the west,
往西數千公里
where this desert meets the Atlantic Ocean,
直到大西洋沿岸
another current prevails.
另一股洋流占了上風
But the Benguela Current, surging up the west side of Africa,
但沖刷著非洲西部的本格拉洋流
has a very different character.
有著完全不同的特性
It's extremely cold, full of nutrients
它非常寒冷 富含養分
and it's thronged with life.
聚集著眾多生物