but water, scarce thought it is, has also, like the wind, shaped the land itself.
尽管水很少但它也和风一样造就了各种地形

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So the saguaro's success in developing a way to store water
看来弁庆柱进化出的这种成功的储水方式
is now crucial to most of the animals that live or even travel through this land.
如今已关系到大部分在此生活和旅行的动物
The scarcity of rain determined the shape of this icon of the desert
缺少雨水的环境塑造了这些沙漠中的图标
but water, scarce thought it is, has also, like the wind, shaped the land itself.
尽管水很少但它也和风一样造就了各种地形
In the deserts of Utah
在犹他州的沙漠中
ancient rivers flowing across sandstone country steadily widen their canyons
古老的河流冲开岩壁不断拓宽这些峡谷
until now the land between them has been reduced to spires and pinnacles.
直到把其间的土地削凿成今天这样的尖峰和石塔

来自《行星地球第一季第五集 Planet Earth S01E05 沙漠》第 189 行

but water, scarce thought it is, has also, like the wind, shaped the land itself. 尽管水很少 但它也和风一样 造就了各种地形