A sudden flush of vegetation is what every desert dweller waits for, 植物的突然兴盛是 所有沙漠动物都盼望的事
A single shower can enable seeds that have lain dormant for 30 years or more to burst into life. 一场大雨使得在地下沉睡了30多年的 种子迸发出生命的活力
And there hasn't been a bloom like this one for a century. 这里已有一个世纪 没有像现在这样开满鲜花
But for a while the hunting will be easier, now that river channel has turned green. 此时 狩猎暂时变得容易许多 河道也穿上了一件绿装
The good times for lions and oryx are brief, 狮子和长角羚的美好时光十分短暂
It's a rare chance for them to build up their food reserves. 这是它们仅有的积累食物储备的机会
The flood has made life easier for the lions, too. 洪水也让狮子过上了好日子
The flesh of this oryx will keep the family going for a week at the most. 这只长角羚的肉最多 能维持整个家族一星期左右
will increase the chances of survival for those that live here. 为生活在这里的动物们带来了生机
and called that because the water may run for just a single day. 之所以这么叫是因为 这些水可能仅仅流淌一天左右