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本影片片段來自《非洲》
The silver ant is the hardiest of all desert inhabitants.
銀蟻是最堅強的沙漠居民
Even so, it can only survive outside in the middle of the day
即使如此 他們在正午的驕陽下
for a matter of minutes.
也只能存活短短幾分鐘
Now, the desert belongs to the sun alone.
現在 整片沙漠只屬于太陽
The sun has scorched life from the Sahara.
太陽使撒哈拉沙漠生靈涂炭
And yet the vast desert it created
然而正是它所創造的這片廣闊的沙漠
is a source of life half a world away.
為地球另一邊的生命帶來了生機
The advancing Sahara vaporised the world's largest lake,
世界上最大的湖泊在撒哈拉沙漠中蒸發
leaving behind the silvery remains of countless microscopic algae.
留下了無數微小藻類的銀色顆粒
In winter, the wind carries away 700,000 tonnes
在冬季 每天大風都會挾帶著70萬噸
of this mineral-rich dust every day.
礦物質豐富的塵土
It blows from here all the way to South America,
一路從這里吹向南美
where, astonishingly, it fertilises the Amazon rainforest.
在那里 那些塵土神奇地滋養了亞馬遜雨林
A striking demonstration of the reach of this mighty continent.
這片浩瀚大陸的影響范圍之大可見一斑
