地球的力量

So, healthy forests like those I've experienced in Madagascar

所以像我在马达加斯加见到过的健康森林

play a vital role in regulating the planet's climate.

在调解地球气候中发挥重要的作用

But the pristine natural beauty of this island isn't all that it seems.

但是这个岛原始的自然美并不是表面看起来那样

This is one of the most famous places in Madagascar.

这是马达加斯加最著名的地方

These giants are the baobab trees, the island's national symbol.

这些巨大的猴面包树是这个岛的国家象征

They're actually a symbol of something else as well.

它们实际上也象征着其它的事物

The only reason you can see them

你还能看到它的唯一原因

is that all the other trees have been cut down.

是因为其它的树都已被砍伐

The baobabs remain because to the local people,they're sacred.

猴面包树还在，是因为当地人 他们都是圣人

Right across Madagascar, the forest is under attack.

就在马达加斯加对面那里的树林正在被破坏

Wherever you go, you catch the smell of wood smoke,

不管你走到哪里都能闻到木材燃烧的气味

the smell of farmers clearing the jungle

农民在清理丛林

because the local practice, known as tavi, uses fire to open up new land.

因为当地常常用这种办法来开拓新土地

These days, there's only about a fifth of the island's original jungle left.

如今大概世界上只剩下五分之一的原始丛林

Of course, deforestation is not a problem that's confined to Madagascar.

当然，森林流失并不是 马达加斯加一个国家面临的问题

In Bolivia, this area of rainforest covering more than 20,000 square miles

在玻利维亚，这片热带雨林 曾经有两万平方英里

was turned into farmland and towns in just 20 years.

20年内变成了田地和城镇

重点讲解

1、experience

经验；实践

He has also had managerial experience on every level.

他还有各个层级的管理经验。

He's counting on his mother to take care of the twins for him; she's had plenty of experience with them.

他靠母亲帮忙照顾他的双胞胎;她在这方面很有经验。

（组成个人生活或形成个性的）经历，阅历

I should not be in any danger here, but experience has taught me caution.

我在这里应该不会有任何危险，但是经验告诉我要小心。

She had learned from experience to take little rests in between her daily routine.

经验告诉她在日常生活中要不时休息一下。

（尤指重要的）经历，往事

Moving had become a common experience for me.

搬家对我而言已经成了常事。

His only experience of gardening so far proved immensely satisfying.

到目前为止他唯一的一次园艺经历非常令人满意。

2、practice

通常做法；常规；惯例

Some firms have cut workers' pay below the level set in their contract, a practice that is illegal in Germany.

一些公司把工人薪水减至低于合同规定的水平，这种做法在德国是非法的。

Gordon Brown has demanded a public inquiry into bank practices.

戈登·布朗已要求对银行的惯例做法进行公开调查。

练习；训练

She was taking all three of her daughters to basketball practice every day.

她每天都带3个女儿进行篮球训练。

the hard practice necessary to develop from a learner to an accomplished musician.

从初学者成长为有造诣的音乐家所必需的艰苦训练

诊所；律师事务所

The new doctor's practice was miles away from where I lived.

新开的诊所离我住的地方有几英里远。

My law practice isn't the most important thing in my life, you know.

你知道，我的律师事务所不是我生活里最重要的事情。