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

190. In the deserts of Utah
     在犹他州的沙漠中
191. 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
192. 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
193. 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
194. life here is scarce indeed.
     这里的生物极其稀少
195. And when resources are limited,
     当资源有限的时候
196. conflict is never far away.
     冲突自然不可避免

来自《行星地球 第一季 第五集 Planet Earth S01E05 沙漠》第 193 行