雄伟高山 02-英语听力

[00:00.55]This one, Erta Ale, is today the longest continually erupting volcano on the planet, a lake of lava that has been molten for over 100 years.
这座火山名叫厄立特阿尔勒火山，它是迄今为止地球上连续爆发时间最长的火山——它实际上是一个熔岩湖，已经沸腾了100多年。 [00:13.75]These same volcanic forces also created Ethiopia's highlands.
埃塞俄比亚高原也是由这种火山的力量形成的。 [00:21.64]70 million years ago this land was just as flat and as deep as the Danakil Depression. 7000
万年前，这里和达纳基勒洼地一样低平。 [00:29.95]Molten lava rising from the earth's core forced up a huge dome of rock 500 miles wide - the roof of Africa.
熔化的火山岩浆从地核中涌出，形成了宽500多公里的岩石山，这就是今天的非洲屋脊。 [00:39.59]Over millennia, rain and ice carved the rock into a landscape of spires and canyons.
千百万年的雨水冰雪雕刻出了一座座锥形山和一条条峡谷。 [00:46.84]These summits, nearly three miles up, are home to some very remarkable mountaineers - Gelada baboons. They are unique to the highlands of Ethiopia.
这些近5000米高的山峰上有一些不同寻常的居民——狮尾狒，它们是埃塞俄比亚高原独有的动物。 [01:01.52]The cliffs where they sleep are for expert climbers only, and Gelado certainly have the right equipment - the strongest fingers of any primate and an utterly fearless disposition.
它们睡觉的悬崖只有攀岩高手才能到达，狮尾狒们自然有自己独有的才能，它们有灵长类动物中最强有力的手指以及无所畏惧的性格。