so this slender strip of desert is virtually the only part of the Atacama where life can exist. 因此这个狭长地带实际上是 阿塔卡马沙漠中唯一的生命绿洲
The secret is a cold sea current that runs parallel to the land. 答案就是一股与陆地平行的寒冷洋流
This is the driest desert in the world. 这里是世界上最干旱的沙漠
and this is a real drain on the kangaroo's body fluids. 袋鼠真正排放出去的体液也就是这些
Even in the shade the earth is baking hot 即使是在树荫下 土地照样被烤得火热
where there is a network of blood vessels close to the surface of the skin 那里的血管网比较贴近皮肤表层
and, as the saliva evaporates, their blood is cooled. 因此 当唾液蒸发时 血液也能得到冷却