听力文本

Only 3% of the water on our planet is fresh.
地球上只有3%的水是淡水
Yet these precious waters are rich with surprise.
可是这些珍贵的淡水中却充满了惊奇
All life on land is ultimately dependant upon fresh water.
所有陆地生命归根结底都依赖于淡水
The mysterious tepuis of Venezuela, isolated mountain plateaus rising high above the jungle.
神秘的委内瑞拉平顶山区，一个孤立于丛林之上的的山地高原
This was the inspiration for Arthur Conan Doyle's Lost World, an imagined prehistoric land.
这里是亚瑟·柯南·道尔的著作《失落的世界》的灵感源泉，一个想象中的史前世界

Here, strange towers of sandstone have been sculptured over the millennia by battering wind and torrential rain.
这里伫立着数千年来暴风骤雨雕凿成的奇形怪状的石塔
Moisture, rising as water vapour from the surface of the sea, is blown inland by wind.
水蒸发成水蒸气从海面升起，接着被风带到内陆。
On reaching mountains, the moist air is forced upwards
途经山脉的时候，水气被迫抬升
and as it cools, it condenses into cloud and finally rain, the source of all fresh water.
逐渐冷却，汇聚成云，最后形成降雨，这便是所有淡水的来源。
There is a tropical downpour here almost every day of the year.
这里全年几乎每天都会降下热带暴雨

词汇解析

1.be rich with 充满
We made countless wishes for health and wealth and happy days, for timeless moments like this, and for lives that we hoped would be rich with such unforgettable experiences.
我们许下了无数的愿望，祈祷健康、富有、快乐，希望这样的时刻变得永恒，并希望生命里充满这样令人难忘的体验。

2.be dependant upon 依赖于
These skills are highly dependant upon each other.
这些技巧相互之间都高度依赖。

3.the inspiration for...的灵感
What was the inspiration for the module?
这个模组的灵感是什么呢？

4.condense into 凝结成
When water vapour condenses into cloud droplets it gives up energy and warms the surrounding air.
当水蒸气凝结成为云中的微小水滴时，这个过程放出热量，进而暖化周遭的空气。

视频及简介

淡水是我们最宝贵的资源，它决定了地球上生命的分布。同河流一起，从高高的山峰一路而降，直向大海，观看壮观的瀑布，在大峡谷里飞翔，在世界上最深的湖泊的冰雪下面探索野生的生命，见证动物行为的独特的、生动的一面：水獭和泽鳄将一决胜负。