纪录片《我们的地球》 第60期 淡水资源(17)

（单词翻译）

When rivers finally reach the sea,

当江河最终汇入大海时

they slow down, release their sediment¹ and build deltas².

水流减缓，留下大量泥沙，堆成了三角洲

In Bangladesh, the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers join to form the world's biggest.

在孟加拉国，恒河与雅鲁藏布江的交汇处形成了世界上最大的三角洲

Every year, almost 2,000 million tonnes of sediment eroded³ from the Himalayas is delivered to the ocean.

每年大约有20亿吨泥沙在此沉淀，从喜马拉雅山脉上崩塌下来的土石最终归于大海

At the delta's mouth, the largest mangrove⁴ forest in the world, the Sunderbans.

三角洲河口地带有一片世界上最大的红树林，孙德尔本斯红树林。

These extraordinary forests spring up throughout the tropics in these tidal zones where rivers meet the sea.

这些特殊的树林遍及整个热带地区的潮间带，那里正是河流的入海口

Crab-eating macaques are mangrove specialists.

食蟹猴是红树林的特有物种

In Indonesia, these monkeys have adopted a unique amphibious lifestyle.

在印度尼西亚，这些猴子过着一种独特的双栖式生活

They fish out fallen food.

它们拣食落在水中的食物。

The troop also uses the waters to cool off during the heat of the day.

在白天酷热难耐之时，猴群会利用水来给身体降温。