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by exploiting the petrels' desperate need for bare rock.
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by exploiting the petrels' desperate need for bare rock. 它们知道利用海燕必定寻找裸岩筑巢的弱点

And all life here is governed by that.
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And all life here is governed by that. 这里的一切生命都受其影响

the steady roar of a billion beating locust wings will once again be replaced by nothing more than the sound of the desert wind.
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the steady roar of a billion beating locust wings will once again be replaced by nothing more than the sound of the desert wind. 无数蝗虫拍打翅膀时的喧哗将不复存在 再次取代它的只是沙漠中呼啸的风声

They find new feeding grounds by following the smell of sprouting grass.
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They find new feeding grounds by following the smell of sprouting grass. 它们循着萌发的草香寻找新的用餐场所

Yet even this furnace can be transformed by water.
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Yet even this furnace can be transformed by water. 然而这个“火炉”也会因为水而发生改变

But every square metre of soil moistened by this river
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But every square metre of soil moistened by this river 这里的每一寸土壤都已被河水润湿

The fortunes of many deserts are ruled by distant rains.
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The fortunes of many deserts are ruled by distant rains. 许多沙漠的命运都由远方的雨水决定

Deserts are created by the lack of water,
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Deserts are created by the lack of water, 沙漠的形成是因为缺少水

By staying in the shade and licking to control their body temperature
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By staying in the shade and licking to control their body temperature 通过呆在树荫下 并利用舔唾液的方法控制体温

By midday the radiation is so intense they must take shelter.
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By midday the radiation is so intense they must take shelter. 到了正午 太阳的炙焰 迫使它们不得不寻找庇荫处