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The worst of the blizzard brings success for the snow leopard.
肆虐的風雪終于使雪豹成功了一回
But having descended so far to make the kill,
不過作為自古以來的狩獵方式
she has a gruelling climb to get back to her lair.
它得費很大氣力才能把獵物拖回家中
The cub must be patient.
小豹只能耐心等待
It will be a year before it has the strength and skill to kill for itself on these difficult slopes.
它至少需要一年時間才能有足夠的技巧和力量在這些艱險的峭壁上獨自狩獵
The snow leopard is an almost mythical creature, an icon of the wilderness,
雪豹是一種幾乎被神化了的動物，它們是荒野的標志
an animal few humans have ever glimpsed for its world is one we seldom visit.
這種動物只有很少一部分人親眼見過，因為我們很少涉足它們的世界
The Karakoram lie at the western end of a range that stretches across a tenth of our planet, the Himalayas.
喀喇昆侖座落在另一座山脈的西側，這座山脈綿延長達地球圓周的1/10，它就是喜馬拉雅山脈。
These, the highest mountains in the world, like other great ranges, were created by the collision of continents.
這些世界上最高的山峰與其它大型山脈一樣，也是由于大陸板塊相撞而形成的
Some 50 million years ago, India collided with Tibet, thrusting up these immense peaks which are still rising.
大約5千萬年前，印度次大陸撞上西藏，擠壓形成的這些巨大山峰至今仍在不斷升高
This vast barrier of rock and ice is so colossal, it shapes the world's climate.
這條巖石與冰川組成的巨幅屏障極其寬廣，甚至能改變全球氣候
Warm winds from India, full of moisture, are forced upwards by the Himalayas.
印度吹來的暖風滿載著水氣經由喜馬拉雅山脈抬升
As the air rises, so it cools, causing clouds to form, and the monsoon is born.
上升的氣流逐漸變冷，形成云團，從而產生了季風雨。
