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At two days' walk from the nearest road,
這個神秘的地方離最近的路有兩天的路程
this hidden region wasn't explored by outsiders until the 1990s.
直到20世紀(jì)90年代才被世人發(fā)現(xiàn)
Thanks to the annual monsoon,
多虧了季風(fēng)的幫助
the whole landscape is covered in lush forest.
才使這個地方蒼翠繁茂
The scale of the gorge is breathtaking.
峽谷之大讓人心驚膽戰(zhàn)
As the Yarlung River cuts through the mountains,it's created the world's
雅魯藏布江從山巒間穿過形成了世界最深的峽谷
deepest gorge,three times deeper than America's Grand Canyon.
比美國大峽谷深三倍多
This vast and mysterious place provides a vital clue to Tibet's importance for the rest of the world.
這個廣袤神秘的地方為研究西藏對其他地方的重要性提供了極其重要的線索
The monsoon which sustains this lush and fertile valley
多虧了高原的存在
owes its very existence to the Tibetan plateau.
才有了為綠色富饒峽谷帶來活力的季風(fēng)
Like a giant hotplate,the plateau heats up in the spring and summer.
高原像一個巨大的加熱板 春夏溫暖
The change in air pressure draws in warm moist air from the Indian Ocean in the south.
氣壓的變化引來了南面印度洋的溫?zé)岢睗竦目諝?/div>
Thanks to this, over a billion people from India to Burma
幸虧這樣從印度到緬甸的十億多人
benefit from the monsoon rain that this wind brings with it.
都得益于季風(fēng)帶來的季風(fēng)雨
Tibet is the engine that drives the fertility of a whole subcontinent.
西藏就是保持整個次大陸肥沃的動力
But Tibet has an even greater role in the ecology of the region.
但是西藏在地區(qū)生態(tài)方面扮演著更重要的角色
Clues to this function are found in a legend that pre-dates even the ancient Tibetan culture
這個角色的線索可以追溯到古藏文化的傳說當(dāng)中
and which still draws pilgrims from all over the world.
而這個傳說至今還吸引著來自全世界的朝圣者
