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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.
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1 alpine | |
adj.高山的;n.高山植物 | |
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2 lash | |
v.系牢;鞭打;猛烈抨击;n.鞭打;眼睫毛 | |
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3 baboons | |
n.狒狒( baboon的名词复数 ) | |
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4 quench | |
vt.熄灭,扑灭;压制 | |
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5 shrouded | |
v.隐瞒( shroud的过去式和过去分词 );保密 | |
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6 suffocating | |
a.使人窒息的 | |
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7 fiery | |
adj.燃烧着的,火红的;暴躁的;激烈的 | |
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8 blessing | |
n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿 | |
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