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The mineral-rich soil of the Loess plateau
黃土高原的富礦土壤
is incredibly fertile
難以置信的富饒
People have lived here for thousands of years
人們已經(jīng)在這兒生活了數(shù)千年
hollowing their homes out of the soft soil
在軟土中摳建而成了他們的住所
The caves might lack glamour of Beijing
窯洞也許缺乏北京一樣的魅力
but people can survive here
對這兒的人們來說卻是生活的一部分
warm, secure, but best of all
不但溫暖而且安全
well fed
最好的是能夠吃得飽
As a result of centuries of farming
作為耕作了數(shù)個世紀的結果
the landscape has become scarred
大地被刻下了深深的印跡
with thousands of water-worn gullies
密布著數(shù)千條被水沖蝕而成的溝渠
But this spectacular erosion
但是這種壯觀的沖蝕結果
has had an unexpected benefit
卻帶來了一個意想不到的好處
The streams which drain the gullies
席卷溝渠的水流
carry the fertile yellow soil
夾雜著肥沃的黃色土壤
into the plateau's major river
流進了黃土高原的一條較大的河流里
known to the Han people
漢族人把這條河稱為
as the mother of Chinese civilization
中華文明的母親河
This is the Yellow River
這就是——黃河
