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South of the tree line, the winters are shorter,
林木生長(zhǎng)線以南 冬天更短了
so trees grow faster and taller
因此樹木長(zhǎng)得更快更高
and forests begin to appear.
樹林已現(xiàn)雛形
As the warm, humid air from the south
當(dāng)來(lái)自南方的暖濕氣流
meets the cold, arctic air,
遇到北極的冷空氣
the moisture it carries crystallises and snowflakes
前者攜帶的水分便凝結(jié)成冰晶和雪花
fall from the sky.
從空中徐徐飄落
Each crystal forms around a particle of dust.
每片雪花都以一粒灰塵為中心
All have a six-fold symmetry
且具有六邊對(duì)稱性
but no two have ever been found with exactly the same shape.
但世界上卻沒有兩片完全相同的雪花
Their variety and complexity is breathtaking.
雪花的多樣性和復(fù)雜性令人嘆為觀止
Each snowflake is water waiting
每片雪花都將在春天融化
to be released in spring.
化作生命之泉
For this reason, snow is the lifeblood
因此 雪是這片寂林
of these silent forests
賴以生存的命脈
and all that live here depend on it in one way or another.
一切生命都以某種方式依賴著它
Some, like the great grey owl,
其中 以烏林鸮為例
appear in spring for the boom times,
它們?cè)诖禾烊f(wàn)物復(fù)蘇時(shí)出現(xiàn)
then vanish like phantoms.
然后像幽靈一樣消失
Others, like their lemming prey,
另一些 像它們的獵物旅鼠
are here year-round beneath the snow,
則整年都待在雪下
insulated from the cold air above.
以抵御外面的嚴(yán)寒
