纪录片《我们的地球》 第25期 雄伟高山(02)（在线收听）

This one, Erta-Ale, is today the longest continually-erupting volcano on the planet.

这座埃特阿雷火山是地球上现存持续喷发时间最长的火山

A lake of lava that has been molten for over 1 00 years.

岩浆湖在此沸腾了100多年

These same volcanic forces also created Ethiopia's highlands.

这些相同的火山作用也造就了埃塞俄比亚高原

Seventy million years ago, this land was just as flat and as deep as the Danakil Depression.

7000万年前，这片土地像达纳吉尔凹地一样平坦深陷

Molten lava, rising from the Earth's core, forced up a huge dome of rock 500 miles wide.

熔岩从地核中漫涌上来，形成了绵延500英里的巨大石丘

The Roof of Africa.

这就是非洲屋脊

Over millennia, rain and ice carved the rock into a landscape of spires and canyons.

千万年后，雨水和冰川已将岩石雕琢成尖峰与峡谷

These summits, nearly three miles up, are home to some very remarkable mountaineers.

这些将近3英里高的山峰顶上，住着一些非常特别的山地居民

Gelada baboons. They are unique to the highlands of Ethiopia.

狮尾狒。它们是埃塞俄比亚高原的特有物种。