BBC听力 | 雄伟高山 16

At high altitudes, the monsoon rains fall as snow.

高海拔地区的季风雨变成了雪

Here, at the far eastern end of the range in China,

这里是中国境内的山脉东部起点

one inhabitant endures the bitter winters out in the open.

有一位居民在户外忍受着严冬的寒冷

Most other bears would be sleeping underground by now

现在其它大部分熊都已躲在地下睡大觉

but the giant panda can't fatten up enough to hibernate.

可是大熊猫没能储备足够的脂肪冬眠

Its food, bamboo, on which it totally relies,

它完全依赖竹子为生

has so little nutritional value that it can't build up a store of fat like other bears.

但是竹叶没有太多营养价值，所以它无法像别的熊那样积累起脂肪

Most of the creatures here move up or down the slopes with the seasons,

这里的大部分动物都随着季节变化上下迁移

but the panda is held captive by its diet, for the kind of bamboo it eats only grows at this altitude.

只有大熊猫因为食物始终逗留此地，它吃的这种竹子只生长在这一海拔地区

But these forests hold fewer challenges for the more mobile.

不过这些森林对于更灵活的动物来说却没有什么挑战性

The golden snub-nosed monkey, like the giant panda, lives only in China.

和大熊猫一样，川金丝猴只生活在中国境内

Their thick fur allows them to survive at greater altitudes than any other monkey.

它们有厚实的毛发，所以能比其它猴类更能适应高海拔气候

And when the cold bites, they have these upper slopes to themselves.

每当严寒袭来，这些山坡就成了它们的天下。

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