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One result of these interactions is that equatorial air masses move away from the equator
這些影響的一個(gè)結(jié)果是赤道的空氣團(tuán)會(huì)遠(yuǎn)離赤道，
and in the process those equatorial winds actually take heat away from the equator and transfer it to some cooler part of Earth.
在這一個(gè)過(guò)程中，這些赤道風(fēng)實(shí)際上帶走了赤道的熱量，把它轉(zhuǎn)移到了地球上一些更冷的地方。
And by redistributing this energy, the Sun’s energy really,
通過(guò)重新分配這種能量，實(shí)際上是太陽(yáng)能，
winds play a critical role in maintaining a temperature balance from the poles to the equator.
風(fēng)在維持從兩極到赤道的溫度平衡中起著重要作用。
Now, winds also help Earth maintain its balance in another way:
風(fēng)還用另一種方式幫助地球保持平衡：
by transporting water from one part of Earth to another.
通過(guò)把水分從地球的一個(gè)部分運(yùn)送到另一個(gè)部分。
Water’s contained in the air in the form of vapor, mostly through evaporation, mostly from the oceans.
水以蒸汽的形式包含在空氣中，大部分是通過(guò)從海洋中蒸發(fā)而來(lái)。
So when the air moves, it carries the vapor with it to some other parts of Earth,
所以當(dāng)空氣移動(dòng)時(shí)，它就把蒸汽一起帶到了地球的某些其他地方，
where it can deposit it as rain or snow, or some other form of precipitation.
在這些地方它能把蒸汽作為雨水或雪留下來(lái)，或者以一些其他的降水形式。
Now, actually, the transfer of heat and water by way of the wind are very closely related,
事實(shí)上，通過(guò)風(fēng)轉(zhuǎn)移熱量和水分是非常緊密相關(guān)的，
because a primary way that heat energy is transferred by wind is mediated by the process of evaporation.
因?yàn)闊崮芡ㄟ^(guò)風(fēng)轉(zhuǎn)移的一個(gè)主要方式就是通過(guò)蒸發(fā)來(lái)調(diào)節(jié)的。
