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The golden dome1 which is mounted right at the top of the prayer pole is the most sacred object of all. Or it will be once it's retrieved2.
The old Shamanic beliefs of Tibet ascribed magical powers to the landscape, but there’s a far more tangible3 source of power here, which owes nothing at all to magic.
Strewn across the plateau are boiling thermal4 springs, the evidence of mighty5 natural forces which have been at work over millions of years. Deep below the surface, the vast continental6 plates of Asia and India are crashing into each other-- the turmoil7 below erupting clouds of sulphurous steam. It seemed unlikely that scalding mineral springs could support life. But one unlikely creature thrives here precisely8 because of them.
The hot spring snake is unique to Tibet, and is believed to have survived the inhospitable conditions upon the plateau, principally thanks to this natural central heating. These cold-blooded snakes hang out in streams and rivers which are fed by the hot springs, where they enjoy a surprisingly productive lifestyle.
Slipping into the warm water, they wait patiently, bobbing their heads on the lookout9 for fish. Thanks to its unlikely relationship with the volcanic10 forces which built the Himalayas, the hot spring snake is able to survive at altitudes up to 4500 meters, making it the highest-living snake in the world.
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1 dome | |
n.圆屋顶,拱顶 | |
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2 retrieved | |
v.取回( retrieve的过去式和过去分词 );恢复;寻回;检索(储存的信息) | |
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3 tangible | |
adj.有形的,可触摸的,确凿的,实际的 | |
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4 thermal | |
adj.热的,由热造成的;保暖的 | |
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5 mighty | |
adj.强有力的;巨大的 | |
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6 continental | |
adj.大陆的,大陆性的,欧洲大陆的 | |
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7 turmoil | |
n.骚乱,混乱,动乱 | |
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8 precisely | |
adv.恰好,正好,精确地,细致地 | |
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9 lookout | |
n.注意,前途,瞭望台 | |
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10 volcanic | |
adj.火山的;象火山的;由火山引起的 | |
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11 crumple | |
v.把...弄皱,满是皱痕,压碎,崩溃 | |
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12 maze | |
n.迷宫,八阵图,混乱,迷惑 | |
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13 elusive | |
adj.难以表达(捉摸)的;令人困惑的;逃避的 | |
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