Some parts may not see rain for fifty years 有的地方可能连续5年不会下一滴雨
this strategy would not be enough for survival. 光凭这些手段还不足以在此生存
The main body of these dunes may not have shifted for 5,000 years. 这些沙丘的主体 可能已有5000多年未曾移动
But they will not do so for much longer. 但它们也坚持不了多久
Lechuguilla's rock had not been eaten away by running rainwater. 龙舌兰洞中的岩石并非被流水侵蚀
But even that was not going to be the biggest surprise. 即便如此 这也不能算是最大的惊奇
Without water one might not expect to find any caves, 没有水的地方似乎不可能有洞穴
These are not the sort of conditions in which you would expect to find fish, 鱼类似乎不太可能生活在这种环境中
that one would not expect it to contain any life whatsoever. 不管什么生物似乎都不可能在那里生存