And if a female replies, they pair up, posing like statues. 如果有雌企鹅回应, 它们就结成一对,共同摆出雕像般的姿势
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
The sandy riverbed acts like a giant strip of blotting paper 布满沙子的河床像是一张巨大的吸水纸
but water, scarce thought it is, has also, like the wind, shaped the land itself. 尽管水很少 但它也和风一样 造就了各种地形
and they absorb liquid like a sponge. 它们像海绵一样吸收着水汽
Star dunes like these can be 300 metres high. 这些巨型沙丘高达300多米
Sandstorms like these appear without warning 如此巨大的沙暴出现时毫无征兆
There's no other desert quite like the Gobi, 别的沙漠都和戈壁不太一样
like these 5-metre cones, frosted with the most delicate crystals. 例如这些5米高的石锥 上面布满了雪霜一样的松脆结晶