leaving little for the land on the other side. 只有一小部分到达另一边的土地

41. Clouds blowing from the south hit this gigantic barrier.
    从南方过来的暖湿气流 撞上了这面巨大的屏障
42. As they're forced upwards
    在被迫抬升的过程中
43. so they empty their moisture on the mountain slopes,
    水汽在山坡上逐渐凝结
44. leaving little for the land on the other side.
    只有一小部分到达另一边的土地
45. From the space deserts are very conspicuous.
    从太空中看 沙漠非常显眼
46. Dunes of sand hundreds of miles long streak their surface.
    绵延数百英里的沙丘像是一条条皱边花纹
47. With no cloak of vegetation to conceal them
    由于没有植被覆盖

来自《行星地球 第一季 第五集 Planet Earth S01E05 沙漠》第 44 行