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From the air,
On the ground, life has adapted to this extreme environment. An early morning fog carries water across the sands. Beetles8 race to the top of dunes to collect moisture. This green-gaze adder9 sips10 dewdrops from its skin. Soon, the temperatures rise with the sun. To minimize contact with the hot desert sand, the adder side winds its way at the dune4. A four-legged relative employs a similar technique. Burying under the sand can help avoid the heat, and help find a meal. The desert has many opportunities if you know where to look.
Further along the coast, thousands of fur seals hunt for food in the south
In the interior,
Wherever there is water, there is life. Deserts become forests; cities bloom; people and animals collide. But there is room enough for both in the wild open spaces of wild
Depleted: being used up gradually and only hints at harmful
Sterile: Not producing or incapable of producing offspring
Crest: to reach the top of a hill or mountain
Employ: to use a particular object, method, skill etc in order to achieve something
Jackal: 亚洲胡狼,豺狼:生长在非洲和南亚的一种犬属 的似狗的哺乳动物,主要掠食植物、小动物,
Hyena: 土狼,鬣狗:非洲和亚洲狼科中几种食肉哺乳动物的任何一种,吃食与食腐动物一样,颚有力,

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depleted
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adj. 枯竭的, 废弃的 动词deplete的过去式和过去分词 | |
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shipwrecks
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海难,船只失事( shipwreck的名词复数 ); 沉船 | |
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sterile
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adj.不毛的,不孕的,无菌的,枯燥的,贫瘠的 | |
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dune
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沙丘( dune的名词复数 ) | |
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crest
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n.顶点;饰章;羽冠;vt.达到顶点;vi.形成浪尖 | |
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sprawling
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adj.蔓生的,不规则地伸展的v.伸开四肢坐[躺]( sprawl的现在分词 );蔓延;杂乱无序地拓展;四肢伸展坐着(或躺着) | |
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beetles
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adder
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n.蝰蛇;小毒蛇 | |
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sips
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n.小口喝,一小口的量( sip的名词复数 )v.小口喝,呷,抿( sip的第三人称单数 ) | |
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hyenas
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n.鬣狗( hyena的名词复数 ) | |
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strand
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vt.使(船)搁浅,使(某人)困于(某地) | |
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