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纪录片《美丽中国》 第34期 神奇高原（6）

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Living in herds1 of up to 200 in the remoter corners of the Tibetan plateau,

居住在西藏高原偏远角落的野牦牛 群居的数量甚至可能达到200只

wild yaks3 travel large distances,grazing on the alpine4 tundra5.

他们走过遥远的距离来到高山上的冻土地带寻觅食物

Strong and secure over mountain passes and rivers,

依靠着山口和河流牦牛在这里强大而安全

The yak2 is in its element at altitude

它们于这个海拔的环境是如此地连为一体

so much so that it gets sick if it goes below 3,000 metres.

以至于如果他们到达海拔3000米以下身体就会变得虚弱。

Standing6 two metres tall at the shoulder and weighing more

牦牛身高2米体重超过800千克

than 800 kilos,the wild yak is both formidable and aggressive.

不仅自身强大还很好斗

But without this fearsome creature it's unlikely that humans would have survived up here.

但若没有这种看起来吓人的生物人类就不可能在这里生存。

Once domesticated,the yak is an amazing animal,

一旦被驯服牦牛会让人惊异万分，

providing the Tibetans with transport,

它为藏民提供运输

food,wool for clothes and tents,

食物做衣物和帐篷的毛

and manure7 for fuel.

还有可以做燃料的粪便

It's held in such high regard

牦牛很受如此器重以至于

that its fur is even used to decorate the sacred prayer flag poles,

人们用它的皮来装饰神圣的经幡番杆

and yak butter is used as an offering to the gods.

它的脂肪也被用作敬奉神的贡品

The yak has even led the Tibetans to buried treasure.

牦牛甚至还帮助藏民找到了地上的宝藏


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1 herds 0a162615f6eafc3312659a54a8cdac0f     
兽群( herd的名词复数 )； 牧群； 人群； 群众
参考例句：
  • Regularly at daybreak they drive their herds to the pasture. 每天天一亮他们就把牲畜赶到草场上去。
  • There we saw herds of cows grazing on the pasture. 我们在那里看到一群群的牛在草地上吃草。
2 yak qoCyn     
n.牦牛
参考例句：
  • The most common materials Tibetan jewelry are Yak bone.藏饰最常见的材料当属牦牛骨。
  • We can sell yak skin,meat and wool.我们可以卖牦牛的皮、肉和毛。
3 yaks f402015cb824b04cbf5f51b75faff880     
牦牛( yak的名词复数 )； 笑话
参考例句：
  • The jokes get yaks. 那笑话引人发笑。
  • Social species including birds, fish and yaks must have companionship. 习惯群居的生物，包括鸟类、鱼类和（牛毛）牛必须有伙伴。
4 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。
5 tundra dmtwW     
n.苔原，冻土地带
参考例句：
  • The arctic tundra is at the top of the world around the North Pole.北极冻原是指北极点周边的地区，是世界最高的地方。
  • There is a large amount of methane gas under the Siberian tundra.西伯利亚的冻土地带之下有大量的甲烷气体。
6 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
参考例句：
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
7 manure R7Yzr     
n.粪，肥，肥粒；vt.施肥
参考例句：
  • The farmers were distributing manure over the field.农民们正在田间施肥。
  • The farmers used manure to keep up the fertility of their land.农夫们用粪保持其土质的肥沃。

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