纪录片《我们的地球》 第15期 从南极到北极(15)

The winds generated out at sea, sweep inland across the continents.

风在外海形成，侵入大陆席卷内陆地区

As they travel across the Sahara, they create the biggest of all sand storms

它们穿越撒哈拉沙漠时，造成了世界上最大的沙尘暴

blowing sand halfway¹ round the world to fertilize² the Amazon jungle.

沙子被吹到地球的另一头，亚马逊丛林因此而变得肥沃

Winds blowing across the Indian Ocean

风掠过整个印度洋

collect moisture and sweep northwards towards the Himalayas.

一边收集水气，一边扑向北方的喜玛拉雅山脉

As the air rises, so it cools.

随着气流的上升，温度也逐渐下降

The water it carries condenses into clouds

携带的水气开始凝结，汇集成云

and then falls as the life giving rains of the monsoon³.

然后变成季风雨落到地面，滋润大地万物

So air currents powered by the sun, carry wet air to the middle of continents.

至此，由太阳驱动的大气环流，将潮湿空气带到了大陆中部。

1 halfway   

adj.中途的，不彻底的，部分的；adv.半路地，在中途，在半途

参考例句：

• We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。
• In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。

2 fertilize   

v.使受精，施肥于，使肥沃

参考例句：

• Fertilizer is a substance put on land to fertilize it.肥料是施在地里使之肥沃的物质。
• Reading will fertilize his vocabulary.阅读会丰富他的词汇。

3 monsoon   

n.季雨，季风，大雨

参考例句：

• The monsoon rains started early this year.今年季雨降雨开始得早。
• The main climate type in that region is monsoon.那个地区主要以季风气候为主要气候类型。