S06-7 Yellowstone 《黃石公園》
重點(diǎn)詞匯:
1.Altitude 高度,海拔
2.Plateau 高原,高地
【同】highland
3.Evaporate 蒸發(fā),消失,使其蒸發(fā)
【同】vanish 消失
【固】water evaporates 水蒸發(fā)
Vapor 蒸汽
4.Meadow 草地, 牧場
原音重現(xiàn):
A: The living is easy. But it won't last long. At this altitude, the air is so dry that rain evaporates before it even hits the ground. The water that flows off the plateau is no longer being replaced. Already there is drought in forests beyond the meadows.
野牛的日子過得很舒服,可惜并不會持續(xù)很久,在這樣的海拔高度,空氣干燥以至于雨水在落到地面之前就已經(jīng)被蒸發(fā)掉了。流出高地的水得不到補(bǔ)充。森林中的干旱程度早已經(jīng)超過草地。