纪录片《非洲》 第45期:好望角（3）

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This the wettest place in southern Africa.

此处是南非最湿润的地方

Decades of civil war

几十年的内战

have kept travellers away from this little-known land.

使得几乎没有游客涉足这片陌生的土地

It was satellite mapping

通过卫星测绘

that revealed the full extent of the forest that grows here,

才看到此处生长的森林全貌

so now it's known to outsiders as the Google rainforest.

现在 外人都通过谷歌来查看这片森林

It could also be called the butterfly forest.

此地也被叫做蝴蝶森林

After the rains,

雨过天晴

butterflies have emerged together in huge numbers.

大量的蝴蝶汇聚在一起

As soon as their wings dry out, they will take to the air.

一旦翅膀干透后 他们就会振翅高飞

Their goal? To find a mate.

他们的目标 找到伴侣

But how?

但是怎么找呢

There may be thousands close by,

附近或许有成千上万只蝴蝶

but the foliage¹ is so thick,

但是森林过于枝繁叶茂

it's difficult for them to find each other.

对他们来说 很难找到另一半

1 foliage   

n.叶子，树叶，簇叶

参考例句：

• The path was completely covered by the dense foliage.小路被树叶厚厚地盖了一层。
• Dark foliage clothes the hills.浓密的树叶覆盖着群山。