纪录片《非洲》 第73期:撒哈拉沙漠（14）（在线收听）

The silver ant is the hardiest of all desert inhabitants.

银蚁是最坚强的沙漠居民

Even so, it can only survive outside in the middle of the day

即使如此 他们在正午的骄阳下

for a matter of minutes.

也只能存活短短几分钟

Now, the desert belongs to the sun alone.

现在 整片沙漠只属于太阳

The sun has scorched life from the Sahara.

太阳使撒哈拉沙漠生灵涂炭

And yet the vast desert it created

然而正是它所创造的这片广阔的沙漠

is a source of life half a world away.

为地球另一边的生命带来了生机

The advancing Sahara vaporised the world's largest lake,

世界上最大的湖泊在撒哈拉沙漠中蒸发

leaving behind the silvery remains of countless microscopic algae.

留下了无数微小藻类的银色颗粒

In winter, the wind carries away 700,000 tonnes

在冬季 每天大风都会挟带着70万吨

of this mineral-rich dust every day.

矿物质丰富的尘土

It blows from here all the way to South America,

一路从这里吹向南美

where, astonishingly, it fertilises the Amazon rainforest.

在那里 那些尘土神奇地滋养了亚马逊雨林

A striking demonstration of the reach of this mighty continent.

这片浩瀚大陆的影响范围之大可见一斑