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Waterholes are filled temporarily.
水坑里暫時填滿了水
Elsewhere in Africa elephants drink everyday
非洲其它地方的大象每天都會喝水
but the lack of water here means that desert elephants can only refill their tanks once every four or five days.
但這里缺水的現(xiàn)狀，意味著沙漠里的大象只能每隔四五天喝飽一回。
Within a week, the flash flood has produced a flush of green,
短短一周內(nèi)，瞬時洪水浸潤過的土地上已長出了青草
more than enough to draw the oryx out of the dunes.
遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)多于從沙丘返回的長角羚的需求
It's a rare chance for them to build up their food reserves.
這是它們僅有的積累食物儲備的機(jī)會
The flood has made life easier for the lions, too.
洪水也讓獅子過上了好日子
The flesh of this oryx will keep the family going for a week at the most.
這只長角羚的肉最多，能維持整個家族一星期左右。
But for a while, the hunting will be easier now that the river channel has turned green.
此時，狩獵暫時變得容易許多，河道也穿上了一件綠裝
The good times for lions and oryx are brief.
獅子和長角羚的美好時光十分短暫
But these are the short moments that make it possible to live in deserts the year round.
但就是這些短暫的日子，使它們得以全年在沙漠中生活。
Death Valley is the hottest place on Earth.
死亡谷是地球上最熱的地方
Yet even this furnace can be transformed by water.
然而這個“火爐”也會因?yàn)樗l(fā)生改變
