英语听力：自然百科 徒步南非：喀拉哈里大沙漠—2

 One river has single-handedly created what’s known as the Green Kalahari. But my starting point is anything but green.

 

This is true frontier country. That way is Namibia. And there, well, desert emptiness. Luckily for me, the Orange River has sculpted¹ a wild and fascinated walking route. I’m here to explore the life, industry and surprising human activity that exists out here. It’s gonna be dry. It’s gonna be dusty. It’s gonna be challenging. But this is all about getting a bite of Africa that most visitors never get to taste. 

 

My final South African walk lies over 600 kilometres north of Cape² Town, in a part of country where few international visitors ever reach. But amongst the wild terrain³, there’s one major natural attraction, the Augrabies Falls National Park. My two-day walk starts from Riemvasmaak, before heading west along the dry Molopo River to meet the mighty⁴ Orange. And then follow the river into the National Park, walking beside the famous granite⁵ gorge⁶ all the way to the Orange River’s highlights, the massive Augrabies Falls. 

They call that a Kalahari Ferrari. 

When it comes to walking in Riemavasmaak, you can't just park your car and expect to pick up a guide book, but with Namibia and Kalahari becoming more popular, and with a national park around the corner, there are private operates to help with accommodation and transport. This village is more accessible than you might think. Very little has come easily to the villages of Riemvasmaak though. The Nama people settled amongst these red rocks as their traditional lands became consumed by European diamond rush. Even here, their solitude was broken when the apartheid government forced the Namas to leave their homes, enabling the South African army to move in and train for operations in…

1 sculpted   

adj.经雕塑的

参考例句：

• a display of animals sculpted in ice 冰雕动物展
• The ladies had their hair sculpted by the leading coiffeur of the day. 女士们的发型都是当代有名的理发师做的。

2 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

3 terrain   

n.地面，地形，地图

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• He knows the terrain of this locality like the back of his hand.他对这一带的地形了如指掌。

4 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。

5 granite   

adj.花岗岩，花岗石

参考例句：

• They squared a block of granite.他们把一块花岗岩加工成四方形。
• The granite overlies the older rocks.花岗岩躺在磨损的岩石上面。

6 gorge   

n.咽喉，胃，暴食，山峡；v.塞饱，狼吞虎咽地吃

参考例句：

• 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。