Wild Africa - Deserts 浩瀚沙漠 - 15
Arabian camels and nomadic 1 people are the most recent in a long line of Saharan pioneers. The history of this great region is told in ancient rock art, glimpses of a vanished world. Just a few thousand years ago, this desert was still wet enough to support great herds 2 of cattle and goats. Prey 3 was abundant, and people used horse-drawn chariots, dogs, bows and arrows in the hunt for food. Giraffes, elephants, buffalo 4, lions and rhino 5 roamed across the Sahara. There are rivers full of fish, even crocodiles.
Today at Ennidi Gorge 6, there are living reminders 7 of that once green Sahara. In a few isolated 8 oasises, there are still an abundance of aquatic 9 life. Even more surprising is that these communities of fish still support a dwindling 10 number of Nile crocodiles. They are the last survivors 11 of a once healthy population which over thousands of years has been left high and dry by the changing climate. Today, just three crocodiles remain, too few to continue the line marooned 12 by hundreds of miles of sand, right in the middle of the mightiest 13 desert on earth.
Africa's deserts are more than just barren expanses, they are dynamic worlds, each with its own unique character. They are also places of great opportunity, where given enough time, a steady climate and a sprinkle of water, life can flourish, and it has done so in some of the most extraordinary ways imaginable.
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chariot: a two-wheeled vehicle that was used in ancient times for racing 14 and fighting and was pulled by a horse 古时双轮战车；四轮马车，四轮轿车
aquatic : living or growing in, happening in, or connected with water 水生的, 水栖的
marooned：left in a place from which you cannot escape 使...处于孤独无助之境
high and dry: 搁浅
dynamic:动力的, 动力学的, 动态的
- This tribe still live a nomadic life.这个民族仍然过着游牧生活。
- The plowing culture and the nomadic culture are two traditional principal cultures in China.农耕文化与游牧文化是我国传统的两大主体文化。
- Regularly at daybreak they drive their herds to the pasture. 每天天一亮他们就把牲畜赶到草场上去。
- There we saw herds of cows grazing on the pasture. 我们在那里看到一群群的牛在草地上吃草。
- Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
- The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。
- Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's. 亚洲水牛比美洲水牛温顺些。
- The boots are made of buffalo hide. 这双靴子是由水牛皮制成的。
- The rhino charged headlong towards us.犀牛急速地向我们冲来。
- They have driven the rhino to the edge of extinction.他们已经令犀牛濒临灭绝。
- East of the gorge leveled out.峡谷东面地势变得平坦起来。
- It made my gorge rise to hear the news.这消息令我作呕。
- The film evokes chilling reminders of the war. 这部电影使人们回忆起战争的可怕场景。
- The strike has delayed the mailing of tax reminders. 罢工耽搁了催税单的投寄。
- His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
- Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。
- Aquatic sports include swimming and rowing.水上运动包括游泳和划船。
- We visited an aquatic city in Italy.我们在意大利访问过一个水上城市。
- The number of wild animals on the earth is dwindling. 地球上野生动物的数量正日渐减少。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He is struggling to come to terms with his dwindling authority. 他正努力适应自己权力被削弱这一局面。 来自辞典例句
- The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
- survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者
- During the storm we were marooned in a cabin miles from town. 在风暴中我们被围困在离城数英里的小屋内。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Five couples were marooned in their caravans when the River Avon broke its banks. 埃文河决堤的时候，有5对夫妇被困在了他们的房车里。 来自辞典例句
- \"If thou fearest to leave me in our cottage, thou mightiest take me along with thee. “要是你害怕把我一个人留在咱们的小屋里，你可以带我一块儿去那儿嘛。 来自英汉文学 - 红字
- Silent though is, after all, the mightiest agent in human affairs. 确实，沉默毕竟是人类事件中最强大的代理人。 来自互联网