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The highest peaks of the Drakensberg reach up more than ten thousand feet. Most of the pastures up here are well above 6000. As soon as they arrive, the animals reap the rewards of the long hard climb -- the grass is sweet, nourishing and delicious. But these high alpine1 meadows are a danger zone.
 
The weather can lash2 out in an instant. The baboons3 seem to know what’s coming. They’ve seen many thunderstorms, yet each new one seems to terrify them. Lightning may strike anywhere, and the fire can race across the land faster than any animal can run.
 
Rain would usually accompany a lightning strike and help quench4 the fire, but the atmosphere above this part of the Dragon Mountain is dry -- so dry that raindrops evaporate long before they reach the ground. The fire sweeps on, mile by mile. Soon the entire mountain is shrouded5 in smoke. Even when the animals can escape the flames, there is a danger of suffocating6. Within hours, the mountain paradise has turned into a fiery7 hell. Drakensberg, the Dragon Mountain, earns its name.
 
In the long run, such grass fires are a blessing8 for the eland, because they clear the ground for fresh new growth and good grazing, but for now, the pasture is gone.

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1 alpine ozCz0j     
adj.高山的；n.高山植物
参考例句：
  • Alpine flowers are abundant there.那里有很多高山地带的花。
  • Its main attractions are alpine lakes and waterfalls .它以高山湖泊和瀑布群为主要特色。
2 lash a2oxR     
v.系牢；鞭打；猛烈抨击；n.鞭打；眼睫毛
参考例句：
  • He received a lash of her hand on his cheek.他突然被她打了一记耳光。
  • With a lash of its tail the tiger leaped at her.老虎把尾巴一甩朝她扑过来。
3 baboons 2ea074fed3eb47c5bc3098d84f7bc946     
n.狒狒( baboon的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Baboons could break branches and leaders. 狒狒会折断侧枝和顶梢。 来自辞典例句
  • And as nonprimates, they provoke fewer ethical and safety-related concerns than chimps or baboons. 而且作为非灵长类，就不会产生像用黑猩猩或狒狒那样的伦理和安全方面的顾虑。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 医学的第四次革命
4 quench ii3yQ     
vt.熄灭，扑灭；压制
参考例句：
  • The firemen were unable to quench the fire.消防人员无法扑灭这场大火。
  • Having a bottle of soft drink is not enough to quench my thirst.喝一瓶汽水不够解渴。
5 shrouded 6b3958ee6e7b263c722c8b117143345f     
v.隐瞒( shroud的过去式和过去分词 )；保密
参考例句：
  • The hills were shrouded in mist . 这些小山被笼罩在薄雾之中。
  • The towers were shrouded in mist. 城楼被蒙上薄雾。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 suffocating suffocating     
a.使人窒息的
参考例句：
  • After a few weeks with her parents, she felt she was suffocating.和父母呆了几个星期后，她感到自己毫无自由。
  • That's better. I was suffocating in that cell of a room.这样好些了，我刚才在那个小房间里快闷死了。
7 fiery ElEye     
adj.燃烧着的，火红的；暴躁的；激烈的
参考例句：
  • She has fiery red hair.她有一头火红的头发。
  • His fiery speech agitated the crowd.他热情洋溢的讲话激动了群众。
8 blessing UxDztJ     
n.祈神赐福；祷告；祝福，祝愿
参考例句：
  • The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
  • A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。

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