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Providing their colonies are protected,
介于他們的棲息地是受保護的
wading birds like egrets are among the few wild creatures, which benefit directly from intensive rice cultivation.
像白鷺這樣的候鳥是少數直接從發達的水稻種植中獲益的鳥類
Growing rice needs lots of water,
水稻生長需要大量的水
but even in the rainy south,
但即便是在多雨的南方
there are landscapes where water is surprisingly scarce,
有些土地也面臨缺水的危機
This vast area ofsouthwest China,
相當于法國和西班牙國土加起來那么大
the size of France and Spain combined
的中國西南的廣闊土地
is famous forits clusters of conical hills
因為宛如被干燥中空的谷地隔離開來的巨大蛋盒般
like giant upturned egg carton
連綿的錐形山脈
seperated by dry empty valleys.
而聞名于世
This is the karst
這就是喀斯特地貌
a limestone terrain which has becomethe defining image ofsouthern China.
石灰石地貌儼然成為南部中國的標志性特征
Karst landscapes are often studded with rocky outcrops,
喀斯特地貌通常以突起的裸巖狀態分布
forcing local farmers to cultivate tiny fields.
這迫使當地農民只得在破碎的小塊土地上耕作
The people who live here are among the poorest in China.
當地人是中國最貧窮的居民之一
In neighboring Yunnan province limestone rocks have taken over entirely.
在毗鄰的云南省遍布著石灰石
