纪录片《非洲》 第60期:撒哈拉沙漠（1）（在线收听）

High in Morocco's Atlas Mountains,

在摩洛哥阿特拉斯山脉高耸的群山中

Barbary macaques shiver in the icy cedars.

巴巴利猕猴躲在冰冷的雪松中颤抖

The ancestors of these monkeys fled here

这些猕猴的祖先逃到这里

from a disaster that overwhelmed their homeland.

因为他们的故乡被灾难所摧毁

Now, trapped in this isolated corner of Africa,

如今他们被困在这与世隔绝的非洲一隅

there's no going back to the land farther south.

无法再回到那遥远的南方土地

Even in this snowy refuge,

深处这白雪弥漫的避难之所

there's a reminder of what drove them here.

他们从未忘记被迫迁来此处的原因

The unbridled power of the African sun.

非洲太阳的无穷力量

Under its intense gaze,

在炽热阳光的照耀下

the snow can't last for long.

积雪不多会儿就融化了

Melt water should bring life to the lowlands.

雪水给低地带来了生命的气息