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 flesh of this oryx will keep the family going for a week at the most. 这只长角羚的肉最多 能维持整个家族一星期左右
But every square metre of soil moistened by this river 这里的每一寸土壤都已被河水润湿
This water fell as rain in mountains more than a hundred miles away. 这些水来自100英里之外的山地降雨
but this herd concentrates on digging up the roots, 但这群象却忙着挖掘草根
Yet all this can change in an instant. 然而所有这一切即刻就将发生改变
they won't attempt to cross this field of sand dunes 它们不会试着爬过一座沙丘
Elephants may seem out of place in this landscape, 大象似乎不属于有这种地形的地方
So how on earth does a plant-eater this size survive in a place apparently totally devoid of vegetation? 那么在地球上 如此巨大的植食动物是如何 在这个寸草不生的地方生存的呢
but this desert river holds a secret. 但是这条沙漠河流却藏着一个秘密