and the trees must shut down and shed their leaves in preparation for the cold dark time ahead. 树木开始减缓代谢,树叶开始凋零, 以准备迎接寒冬的到来
The spring blooms of the deciduous woodlands have no equivalent in either the great conifer forests, or the tropical jungles. 春--使落叶林与针叶林和雨林没有任何相似性
In the treetops, the broad leaves rapidly expand to their full size to make the most of summer while it lasts. 在树梢 树叶很快生长开来并保持这个状态一直到夏末
The ground living plants are in a hurry. Before long the trees above will come into leaf and steal their light. 地表植物正在匆忙生长, 不久之后,树木长出的新叶将会重新把阳光夺去
Spring in a deciduous woodland is special. 春天的落叶林是很特别的
It takes one of these females longer to raise her young to independence than it does a leopard in Africa. 比起非洲豹来 母豹养大她的孩子成人所花的时间要长很多
spring will bring an increase in prey and her task will lighten. 等到春天随着食物的回升 母豹的任务也会变得轻松一些
There are only forty Amur leopards left in the wild 目前仅有40只左右的远东豹
These endangered birds are visitors. They've come down from the north to escape the even colder conditions in Siberia. 这些濒临灭绝的鸟儿从更加寒冷的西伯利亚来访
In the broad leaf forests of Russia 在俄罗斯的阔叶林里