for the kind of bamboo it eats only grows at this altitude. 它吃的这种竹子只生长在这一海拔地区
Here, at the far eastern end of the range in China, 这里是中国境内的山脉东部起点
At high altitudes the monsoon rains fall as snow. 高海拔地区的季风雨变成了雪
The Karakoram lie at the western end of a range 喀喇昆仑座落在另一座山脉的西侧
The range at its centre rises to 3 miles high 山脉中心地带的山峰伫立高达3英里
At this time of the year bears should be fattening up for the winter. 在每年的这个时候 熊必须为越冬储备脂肪
Moving at 250 miles an hour, an avalanche destroys everything in its path. 雪崩时速可达250英里/小时 足以摧毁路过的一切
At the southern end stand the mountains of Patagonia. 最南端矗立着巴塔哥尼亚山脉
But at dusk the plateau becomes a more dangerous place. 可是一到傍晚 高原便成了 一个危机四伏的地方
Human beings venture into the highest parts of our planet at their peril. 人类总是愿意冒着生命危险 占领地球上最高的地方