- 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
- With little or no soil to retain the water on the surface of the land
由于几乎没有土壤保留地表水分
- life here is scarce indeed.
这里的生物极其稀少
- And when resources are limited,
当资源有限的时候
来自《行星地球 第一季 第五集 Planet Earth S01E05 沙漠》第 192 行