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In summer, the Tibetan plateau heats up, drawing in warm, wet air from the south.
在夏季，西藏高原溫度升高，南方的溫濕空氣隨之而來(lái)。
But the water never arrives.
可是雨水卻從不光顧這里。
As the moist air approaches, it's forced upwards by the Himalayas and condenses into huge rain clouds.
潮濕的空氣上升遇到雄偉的喜馬拉雅山后，便凝聚成為巨大的積雨云。
These clouds drop all their water on the southern side of the mountains.
雨全都下在喜馬拉雅山南邊的山峰上。
The very peaks that keep Tibet dry
就是這些山峰的存在使得西藏變得氣候干燥，
are responsible for the monsoon rains falling farther south and the greening of India.
也造成了季風(fēng)雨只落在更遠(yuǎn)的南方，令印度的大地顯得一片綠意盎然。
Here, soaked by rain and bathed in tropical sun, grass reaches its full potential.
在這里，伴著雨水的滋潤(rùn)，沐浴在燦爛的陽(yáng)光下，萋萋芳草生機(jī)無(wú)限。
Elephant grass is the tallest in the world.
象草是世界上最高的草。
Grass that towers over an elephant can conceal all sorts of surprises.
這種草長(zhǎng)得比大象還高，里面可以隱藏各種各樣的秘密。
The male Lesser Florican. It's hard work getting noticed when you go courting in high grass.
雄性孟加拉鴇。在這么高的草叢里面求偶是很難得到關(guān)注的。
