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Whipped up in seconds by 70-mph winds.

不出几秒钟 这种时速70英里的狂风就能让人筋疲力尽

When a sandstorm hits, it fills the air with sand,

沙尘暴来袭时 扬起漫天沙尘

it fills your lungs,it fills your eyes and your nose, you can't see.

沙尘随呼吸入肺 风沙使异物迷眼 鼻腔不畅 让人无法视物

This wind and this sand can strip the paint off a car.

这种风力挟带着沙尘可将车上的彩漆打磨殆尽

You have to get shelter or you die.

如不尽快找到藏身之处 你就必死无疑

You have to get shelter or you die.

你必须尽快找到藏身之处 否则就在劫难逃

"One of our party was lost in the desert."

有个同伴在沙漠里失踪

"After that I never went ahead or never lagged behind again."

从此之后 我再不敢好胜争前或者怠慢滞后"

After two months in the Sahara,

在撒哈拉沙漠里穿行两个月后

Ibn Battuta's camel train reaches its destination...

伊本·白图泰的驼队到达了他们的目的地

The cities of Mali."Travelers have nothing to fear."

马里帝国的城际带 旅行者无需多虑

"They gave me gifts of food and treated me "With the utmost generosity.

当地人会馈赠礼物 提供食物 很慷慨地招待了我

"May God reward them for their kindness."

愿上帝明察他们的善行 赐其以恩惠"

Tuareg merchants can now trade their precious cargo.

图阿雷格的商人们开始贩售他们的珍贵货物

In Mali, salt is so in demand,It's traded for gold.

在马里帝国 盐非常受欢迎 需要用黄金才能买到

重点讲解

1、Whip up

激起，煽动(仇恨等危险情感)

He accused politicians of whipping up anti-foreign sentiments in order to win right-wing votes.

他谴责那些政客为了获得右翼人士的选票而煽动排外情绪。

Joe McCarthy whipped up Americans into a frenzy of anti-Communist activity in the Fifties.

20世纪50年代，乔·麦卡锡使美国人卷入了疯狂的反共运动之中。

(风)激起，吹起(尘土或水)

In 1346 a hurricane whipped up the sea to destroy the town.

1346 年的飓风引起海啸并摧毁了城镇。

clouds of smoke and sand whipped up by a strong wind.

大风卷起的大团的烟雾和沙石

很快做好(尤指一顿饭)

I used to entertain at home quite a lot, and I can still whip up a fairly decent dinner party.

我原来经常在家自娱自乐，现在也还能迅速准备好一顿颇为像样的晚宴。

2、precious

宝贵的；珍贵的；贵重的

After four months in foreign parts, every hour at home was precious.

在国外呆了4个月后，在家的每一刻都是宝贵的。

A family break allows you to spend precious time together.

家庭度假会让你们一起度过宝贵的时光。

值得珍视的；可贵的；重要的

Her family's support is particularly precious to Josie.

家庭的支持对乔茜来说尤为可贵。

Mary left her most precious possession — a small bookcase — to her niece.

玛丽把她最珍视的财产 一个小书架，留给了她的侄女。

一点点；极少

The banks have had precious little to celebrate recently.

银行最近没几件值得庆贺的事。

Precious few homebuyers will notice any reduction in their monthly repayments.

极少数购房者会注意到他们月还款额的减少。