淡水 11-英语听力

[00:00.89]Baikal is the oldest lake in the world and,
贝加尔湖是世界上最古老的湖， [00:04.23]despite the harsh conditions,
尽管条件恶劣 [00:06.36]life flourishes here in isolation.
这里的生活与世隔绝。 [00:11.33]80% of its species are found nowhere else on earth,
80%的物种在地球上其他地方都找不到 [00:15.09]including the world's only fresh water seal.
包括世界上唯一的淡水海豹。 [00:18.51]With this seal
这里有这种海豹 [00:21.48]and its marine-like forests of sponges Baikal
还有像海生海绵一样的贝加尔湖森林 [00:25.27]seems more like an ocean than a lake.
似乎更像是海洋而不是湖泊。 [00:29.86]There are shrimp-like crustaceans -
有类似虾的甲壳纲动物。 [00:32.63]giant amphipods - as large as mice.
巨大的两足动物-和老鼠一样大。 [00:36.72]They are the key scavengers in this lake.
他们是这个湖上的主要食腐动物。 [00:40.50]The water here is just too cold for the bacteria
这里的水对细菌来说太冷了 [00:43.39]that normally decompose the dead.
通常会分解死者。 [00:47.72]Most rivers do not end in lakes
大多数河流不以湖泊为终点 [00:51.12]but continue their journey to the sea.
但继续他们的海上之旅. [00:54.59]The planet's indisputable super-river is the Amazon.
地球上无可争议的超级河流是亚马逊河 [01:00.55]It carries as much water as
它承载的水量 [01:03.17]the next top-ten biggest rivers combined.
与接下来的十大河流之和一样多.