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The "Rain makers" are certainly living up to their name,
"造雨师"不负盛名
but by complete contrast,
但完全相反的是
other parts of East Africa were gripped by drought.
东非的其他地区却被干旱控制
At the beginning of the production,
制作初期阶段
Mark Deeble travelled to Amboseli,
马克·迪波便前往离安伯塞利平原
just a few hundred miles from the Rwenzoris,
距离"鲁文佐里山"只有几百英里
to film the plight of the animals there.
拍摄当地动物的生活情况
I mean, I've never seen anything quite as bad as that drought.
我从未见识过像那场干旱那样严重的灾难
And we talked to some of the Masai elders.
我们和马萨伊的长者交流过
They said it was the worst drought they'd seen in 50 years.
他们说这是五十年来最严重的干旱
Amboseli is famous for its huge herds of elephant,
安波塞利平原以庞大的象群闻名
but the drought had dispersed them far and wide.
但是干旱却让大象背井离乡
Those that remained
剩余的象群
were struggling to find what little food was left.
挣扎地寻觅仅存的一点食物
When we first saw the group, we could tell instantly
我们第一次见到象群时 一眼就能
that they were in a really serious condition.
看出它们面临的情况很严峻
They were thin and obviously starving.
它们瘦骨嶙峋 饥肠辘辘

重点解释

The "Rain makers" are certainly living up to their name,"造雨师"不负盛名

live up to不辜负，做到，实践

We will never fail to live up to what our parents expect of us.

我们决不辜负我们的父母对我们的期望。

You must live up to your promise.

你必须实践自己的诺言。

Amboseli is famous for its huge herds of elephant,安波塞利平原以庞大的象群闻名

famous for因 ... 而闻名

He is famous for his fine acting.

他以演技精湛著称。

The town miller was famous for his excellent flour.

镇上的面粉场主以优质面粉著称。

herds of成群,大量

There are many herds of cattle in the meadow.

牧场上有许多牛群。

We saw a herd of elephants yesterday.

昨天我们见到了一群大象。