In an hour or two the sun will have burnt it off 1~2小时后 太阳将使它们蒸发
Further inland the air remains so warm that its moisture does not condense 在更远的内陆地区 空气一直十分灼热 水汽无法凝结
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
Before long the cacti are dripping with dew. 不久之后 雾凝结成了露水
that moisture loving lichens are able to grow on the cacti 就连喜湿的地衣也能在仙人掌上生长
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
The cold water cools the moist warm air above it 冷水使得上方的暖湿气流冷却