纪录片《我们的地球》 第310期 极端沙漠(1)

（单词翻译）

Imagine a world where temperatures rise to 120 degrees Fahrenheit¹.

想象一个世界，气温高达四十九摄氏度。

Where there's no escape from sun, wind and dust.

没有什么能阻挡烈日，狂风与沙尘。

Imagine a world with almost no food or water.

想象一个世界，几乎没有食物和水。

These are the conditions in one third of the lands of our planet.

这种地方占据了地球上三分之一的土地。

To live here demands the most extraordinary survival strategies.

生长于斯，必须掌握非凡的生存策略。

This is the oldest desert in the world.

这是世界上最古老的沙漠。

The Namib in south-west Africa.

纳米布沙漠，位于非洲西南部。

It's been dry for 55 million years.

干旱已经持续了五千五百万年。

Life here for a hunter is as hard as it gets.

对于捕食者来说，生活异常艰难。

A pride of lions. One of the very few that endures this desert's scorching² temperatures and lack of water.

一群狮子。她们是极少数能够忍受如此高温缺水的沙漠环境的物种之一。