| 1. | The name sahara conjures up images of a desert of aridity
"撒哈拉"这个名字使人想起乾旱的沙漠情景。 |
| 2. | The dry spell sank the river
乾旱的天气使河水下降。 |
| 3. | During the winter dry season , the kuroshio oceanic current brings warm water of high salinity from the pacific through the luzon strait
在乾旱的冬季，黑潮海流把高咸度的温暖海水由太平洋经吕宋海峡带入本港。 |
| 4. | Overgrazing : about 10 per cent of the arid west of the us has been turned into a desert by livestock . but some of that land couldn t be used for much else
过度放牧在美国乾旱的西部，约有百分之十的土地已经被牲畜变成沙漠了，不过那种地有些也不太可能作为它用。 |
| 5. | Droughts are increasingly common as higher temperatures also bake moisture out of soil faster , causing dry regions that live at the margins to tip into full - blown crisis
乾旱的情形越来越普遍，高温使得土壤中的水分蒸发的越来越快，造成乾燥的地区爆发大规模旱灾的危机。 |
| 6. | Meet koalas and trace the evolutionary journey of the kangaroo and understand how it adapted to australia s harsh climate . peer below the earth s surface to see honey ants hanging like clusters of golden grapes
亲亲树熊并了解袋鼠如何适应澳洲乾旱的气候，钻入地底观察有如金黄色葡萄的蜜蚁，又或者欣赏澳洲的地标艾尔斯岩又称乌鲁鲁。 |
| 7. | In modern times , the el ni ? o phenomenon and other anomalies in the north pacific occasionally have steered weather patterns far enough to trigger surprise droughts , such as the one responsible for the u . s . dust bowl of the 1930s
近代，圣婴现象与北太平洋的其他反常现象，曾三番两次牵动天气模式，达到足以引发意外乾旱的程度，其中的一次导致了1930年代美国的沙尘暴。 |
| 8. | Along the way , neelkanth experiences the harshness of india s land , which contains every type of habitat on earth - from the freezing temperatures of the himalayas to the scorching hot deserts to dense tropical rainforests - staying committed to a life of yoga and self - discipline while sharing his insights with others
尼迦提沿途历尽印度各种恶劣环境由冰封的喜玛拉雅山炙热乾旱的沙漠以至茂密的热带雨林。他以瑜珈修行的同时，亦与其他人分享自己的体验。 |
| 9. | These human land use practices are among the primary causes for the increasing drought in some areas , coupled with floodrelated disasters in other areas in the region , including the latest floods in china and india , with high numbers of casualties , according to the report , compiled by unep in collaboration with the world conservation union ( iucn ) and local experts across the himalayan region
根据这份由联合国环境规划署与世界保护协会（ iucn ） ，以及来自喜马拉雅山脉地区的当地专家共同合作编纂的报告指出，这些人类土地利用惯例，是导致亚洲之所以有些地方会出现洪灾，有些地方却发生乾旱的主要原因，包括最近发生在中国与印度造成极大伤亡的洪灾。 |
