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A DAY IN THE CLOUDS
在云间度过的一天
The air is thin and we have to rest several times on the short hike from camp. To our left, snow-covered mountains disappear into clouds that seem almost close enough to touch.
空气稀薄，在离开营地的短途徒步旅行中，我们不得不多次休息。在我们的左边，白雪皑皑的山脉 消失 在 似乎触手可及的 云层中。
稀薄的
多次
消失在...之中
在我们的左侧
adj.+enough
enough+n.
在短途徒步旅行中
被雪覆盖的
不得不...
On the plain in front of us, we can just make out a herd of graceful animals. This is why we’re here—to observe Tibetan antelopes.
放眼平原，我们隐约看到一群体形优美的动物。这就是我们来这里的原因--观察藏羚羊。
在平原上
看清
一群
观察
藏羚羊
to do表目的
体形优美的动物
Tibetan antelopes live on the plains of Xizang, Xinjiang, and Qinghai. Watching them move slowly across the green grass, I’m struck by their beauty.
watch sb. do sth.看见某人做了某事
藏羚羊生活在西藏、新疆和青海的平原上。看着它们缓缓穿过绿色的草，我被它们的美丽所打动。
在平原上
strike-struck-struck 击打；罢工
be struck by… 被…打动
美丽
I’m also reminded of the danger they are in. They were hunted, illegally, for their valuable fur.
我也想起了它们所处的险境。因其珍贵的皮毛，它们正遭受非法猎杀。
省略that/which引导的定从，修饰danger
使想起，提醒
危险
打猎，猎杀
因为
珍贵的皮毛
被动
My guide is Zhaxi, a villager from Changtang. He works at the Changtang National Nature Reserve. The reserve is a shelter for the animals and plants of northwestern Xizang.
我的向导是羌塘的一位村民扎西。他在羌塘国家级自然保护区工作。该保护区是 西藏西北地区动植物的 庇护所。
保护区
向导
...的避难处/庇护所
西北部
To Zhaxi, the land is sacred and protecting the wildlife is a way of life. “We’re not trying to save the animals,” he says. “Actually, we’re trying to save ourselves.”
对于扎西来说，这片土地是神圣的，保护野生动植物是一种生活方式。“我们不是在拯救动物。” 他说到，“事实上，我们是在拯救自己。”
神圣的
一种生活方式
try to do sth.努力、设法做某事
动名词作主语，谓语动词用单数
事实上，实际上
The 1980s and 1990s were bad times for the Tibetan antelope.
对于藏羚羊来说，上个世纪80年代和90年代是一个悲惨的时代。
时代
对...来说
The population dropped by more than 50 percent. Hunters were shooting antelopes to make profits. Their habitats were becoming smaller as new roads and railways were built.
藏羚羊的数量减少了50％以上。猎人为了赚钱而射杀羚羊。随着新公路和铁路的修建，它们的栖息地也不断缩小
降低了...
超过，多于
shoot-shot-shot 射杀
to do表目的
数量
获利
栖息地
随着
被动
In order to save this species from extinction, the Chinese government placed it under national protection.
为了使这个物种免于灭绝，中国政府将其置于国家保护之下。
为了
物种，单复数同形
place...under protection 将...置于保护之下
save...from...使...免于...
灭绝
Zhaxi and other volunteers watched over the antelopes day and night to keep them safe from attacks.
扎西和其他志愿者昼夜守卫着羚羊，保护它们免受攻击。
保护，照管
keep...safe from...
使...不受...的伤害
日日夜夜
to do表目的
攻击
Bridges and gates were added to let the antelopes move easily and keep them safe from cars and trains.
新增的一些桥梁和涵洞，便于藏羚羊自由穿行，防止他们撞上汽车和火车。
涵洞
to do表目的
keep...safe from...
使...不受...的伤害
The measures were effective. The antelope population has recovered and in June 2015, the Tibetan antelope was removed from the endangered species list.
这些措施效果明显。藏羚羊的数量已经恢复。2015年6月，藏羚羊从濒危物种名单中被剔除。
措施
去除，移开
濒危物种名单
恢复
有效的
The government, however, does not intend to stop the protection programmes, since the threats to the Tibetan antelope have not yet disappeared.
然而，政府并没有打算停止这些保护项目，因为对藏羚羊的威胁依然存在
intend to do/doing打算做
yet，用于否定句和疑问句
have not yet done 还未做
对...的威胁...
项目
因为
In the evening, I drink a cup of tea and watch the stars. I think about the antelopes and what Zhaxi told me.
夜晚时分，我喝着茶，仰望星空。我想起了藏羚羊以及扎西对我说的那番话。
思考，想起
Much is being done to protect wildlife, but if we really want to save the planet, we must change our way of life.
大量的工作正在进行以保护野生动物，但是如果我们真想拯救地球，就必须改变我们的生活方式。
正在被做
生活方式
Only when we learn to exist in harmony with nature can we stop being a threat to wildlife and to our planet.
只有学会与大自然和睦共处，我们才不会成为野生动植物和地球的威胁。
learn to do
与...和睦共处
stop doing sth. 停止做某事
“only+状语从句”位于句首表示强调，主句用部分倒装

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