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In just a few weeks, they flower and develop seeds of their own.
只要几周 它们便会开花结果
Then, before they can grow any larger,
然后 在它们长得更大之前
the sun kills them.
烈日又杀死它们了
But their seeds live on,
但是它们的种子存活下来了
ready for when the rains return,
等待着上天再次降雨
even if that is a century from now.
即使又是一个百年
North Africa wasn't always so brutal.
北非的环境并非一向如此恶劣
Scattered across the Sahara are glimpses of life
撒哈拉沙漠中零星散落着生命的遗迹
before the apocalypse swept over the land.
正是大灾难之前生命存在的证据
In the north, a petrified forest,
在北部 有一座石化森林
trees turned to stone.
树木变成了石头
Remains from a far distant, wetter past.
那是来自遥远湿润历史的遗迹
White sediments in the heart of the Sahara
撒哈拉沙漠中央的白色沉积物
are the dried-out remains
正是湖泊干涸后的痕迹
of what was once the world's largest lake.
那曾是世界上最大的湖泊
In the east, ruined cities
在东部 古城废墟
hark back to a time of plenty.
提醒着人们那曾经繁荣的时代
And here, deep inside Libya,
在利比亚的中心地区
is Messak Settafet.
在麦萨克塞塔菲特
Carved here are hundreds of images of animals,
岩石上刻满了数百幅动物图像
all drawn from life.
全都源于生活

重点解释

But their seeds live on,ready for when the rains return,但是它们的种子存活下来了等待着上天再次降雨

live on继续存在

This custom will live on for centuries.

这种习惯还将继续存在很多世纪。

He will die, but his fame will live on after him.

他总是要死的，但是他的声誉将永存下去。

ready for准备从事

The goods are all ready for shipment.

货物已经准备好待装运。

Your order is ready for delivery.

你订购的货物可随时交付。

In the east, ruined cities hark back to a time of plenty.在东部，古城废墟提醒着人们那曾经繁荣的时代

hark back折回；往事重提；回到原题

Some old people always hark back to how things were30 years ago.

有些老年人老是喜欢重提三十年前的状况。

The hounds harked back to the dells.

猎犬折回小山谷想再找寻到嗅迹。