although they put out a few ribbon like leaves they produce very extended networks of fleshy stems, risomes, that are buried in the sand. 海草长出叶子状的带状物 以此延伸它们埋在沙子里的肉质根茎.
They're warm, calm, and contain very few predators. 温暖,平静,很少有掠食者
The calf is no more than a few weeks old. 幼鲸才刚刚几周大
They're one of the few jungle animals able to do so. 很少有丛林动物有这样的生活方式
But few calls can penetrate as far through the dense vegetation as this one the deep bass solo of a male orangutan. 有的叫声可以穿透密密的植被 例如这只,重低音独奏--雄红毛猩猩
Figs are one of the few trees that fruit the year round 无花果树是少数全年结果的树种之一
yet few will ever reach the finishing line, 众多的运动员中只有少数可以冲过终点
A seed that may have fallen only a few days ago, now bursts through the leaf litter. 几天前才落下的种子突然破土而出
A few African savannahs are very special. 有一些地方非常特别
A few exhausted stragglers are still arriving. 还有一些筋疲力竭的落伍的大象赶了过来