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Southwest China's red pandas areknown fortheir very strong facial markings
中國西南部的小熊貓因其醒目的面部花紋而著稱
which distinguish them from red pandas foundanywhere elsein the Himalayas.
這些特征將他們與其它在喜馬拉雅地區(qū)發(fā)現的火狐物種區(qū)分開來
Like the monkeys, they were isolated in these high forests
如同猴類一般它們被隔離在了高遠的山林之中
when the mountains quite literally rose beneath them
山體在巨大的造山運動中被挨個完全抬起
in the greatest mountain-building event in recent geological history.
近年來的地質學歷史已經證明了這一點
Over the last 30 million years,
在過去3000萬年間
the Indian subcontinent has beenpushing northwards intoEurasia.
印度次大陸持續(xù)向北擠壓歐亞大陸
On the border between India and Tibet
印度與西藏的交界處
the rocks have been raised eight kilometres above sea level,
巨大的巖石被推擠至海平面以上8000米處之高
creating the world's highest mountain range, the Himalayas.
造就了世界最高大宏偉的山脈喜馬拉雅山
But to the east,
對東部來說
the rocks have buckled intoa series ofsteep north-south ridges,
巖石被皺褶進了南北走向的綿延陡峭的山脊
cutting downthrough the heart of Yunnan,
同時也切進了云南的心臟地帶
the parallel mountains of the Hengduan Shan.
形成了平行的橫斷山脈
These natural barriers serve to isolate Yunnan's plants and animals
這些天然屏障守護著隔絕在云南
in each adjacent valley.
各自毗鄰的河谷中的動植物
