As in the frozen north, the Valdivian forests of Chile support very few animals 难道如同寒冷的北极, 巴尔第毕亚温带森林只有很少的动物?
but that is the end of the similarity. 这种相似性在这里是不存在的
This is a bizarre world of miniature creatures. 这里是小动物的奇异世界
They have waterproof scales, instead of needles and their cones look a little different 它们用防水的鳞片代替了针叶.球果也有些不同
Where the growing season is longerm, there are alerce trees the redwoods of the south. 由于更长的生长季节, 南半球也有红杉-智利柏树
Across the Equator, in the southern hemisphere there are forests that mirror those of the north. 穿越赤道来到南半球 这里的森林如同北半球的翻版
Here in South America araucaria trees or monkey puzzles are like the conifers of the Taiga. 这是南美洲, 绰号叫“猴子谜”的南洋杉看上去和极地针叶林没什么两样
This giant sequoia, a relative of the redwood, is the largest living thing on Earth. 这些美洲杉是红杉的亲戚,也是世界上最大的生物
Known as General Sherman, it's the weight of ten blue whales. 谢尔曼将军树有十头蓝鲸那么重
If he's to climb to the top of his class he'll need to persevere 想要在班上名列前矛,必须有毅力