纪录片《非洲》 第17期:萨瓦纳大草原（1）

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Meltwater flows down from the glaciers¹.

冰雪融水从冰川滚滚而下

And on the lower slopes,

到了低缓的山坡

all this water supports thick jungle...

便会滋润茂密的丛林

..remnants of the dense², steamy forests

那曾经遍布整个东非的

that once dominated the whole of East Africa.

苍郁茂盛 氤氲淋漓的森林的残余部分

But driven by a drying climate beyond the mountains,

但是受山外干旱气候的影响

the forests began to wither³ away.

森林开始慢慢消亡

Today, only small pockets of upland jungle remain -

现在就只剩高山区的零星几片丛林了

home to animals who once roamed the ancient forests.

成为曾经在古森林中漫步的动物们最后的家园

The largest living primates⁴ on earth.

那是地球上现存的最大的灵长动物

Mountain gorillas⁵.

山地大猩猩

1 glaciers   

冰河，冰川( glacier的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Glaciers gouged out valleys from the hills. 冰川把丘陵地带冲出一条条山谷。
• It has ice and snow glaciers, rainforests and beautiful mountains. 既有冰川，又有雨林和秀丽的山峰。 来自英语晨读30分（高一）

2 dense   

a.密集的，稠密的，浓密的；密度大的

参考例句：

• The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。
• The path was completely covered by the dense foliage. 小路被树叶厚厚地盖了一层。

3 wither   

vt.使凋谢，使衰退，(用眼神气势等)使畏缩；vi.枯萎，衰退，消亡

参考例句：

• She grows as a flower does-she will wither without sun.她象鲜花一样成长--没有太阳就会凋谢。
• In autumn the leaves wither and fall off the trees.秋天，树叶枯萎并从树上落下来。

4 primates   

primate的复数

参考例句：

• Primates are alert, inquisitive animals. 灵长目动物是机灵、好奇的动物。
• Consciousness or cerebration has been said to have emerged in the evolution of higher primates. 据说意识或思考在较高级灵长类的进化中已出现。

5 gorillas   

n.大猩猩( gorilla的名词复数 )；暴徒，打手

参考例句：

• the similitude between humans and gorillas 人类和大猩猩的相像
• Each family of gorillas is led by a great silverbacked patriarch. 每个大星星家族都由一个魁梧的、长着银色被毛的族长带领着。 来自《简明英汉词典》