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Over 18,000 plant species grow here,
这里生长着超过18000种植物
of which 3,000 are foundnowhere else.
其中约3000种植物是这儿特有的
Until little more than a century ago,this place was unknown outside China.
直到一个多世纪前这里还是个未为人知的世外桃源
But then news reached the West
然而有关这个神奇隐秘的东方世界的传言
of a mysterious, hidden world of the orient.
却不胫而走 传至西方
Hidden among the mountains,a lost Shangri-la paradise.
隐匿在群山中遗落人间的最后天堂 香格里拉
Westernhigh society, in the grip of a gardening craze,
当时西方上流社会盛行园艺
was eager forexotic species from faraway places.
渴望获得遥远国度的稀有物种
Thisgave rise toa new breed of celebrity adventurers,
这也造就了新物种的探险家
intrepid botanist-explorers known as "the Plant Hunters".
无畏的植物探索家 世称“植物猎人”
Yunnan became theirHoly Grail.
云南成为了他们的圣杯
The most famous was Joseph Rock,a real life Indiana Jones.
其中最出名的便是Joseph Rock 真人版的Indiana Jones
Remarkable film footage captured his entourage on a series of expeditions,
胶片出色的记录了他与随行人员的一系列
as theypushed intothe deepest corners of Yunnan.
深入云南腹地的探险远征
In glorious colour he recorded the plant life he found
他发现了千姿百态的植物
on special photographic glass plates.
并将其记录于特制的玻璃质感光片上
Sending thousands of specimens back to the West,
通过将成千上万的标本送回西方
the Plant Hunters changed the gardens of the world forever.
植物猎人永远的改变了世界园艺

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妙语佳句:

1.Over 18,000 plant species grow here,of which 3,000 are foundnowhere else.

nowhere else:没有其他地方

Nowhere else is there such a diversity.

其他任何地方都没有这种多样性。

2.Westernhigh society, in the grip of a gardening craze,was eager forexotic species from faraway places.

high society:上流社会

He has penetrated into high society.

他已经踏进上层社会。

be eager for:想得到, 渴望

He is eager for you to meet his friends.

他热切希望你见见他的朋友。

3.Thisgave rise toa new breed of celebrity adventurers.

give rise to:引起

Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.

她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。

4.Yunnan became their Holy Grail.

Holy Grail:是Jesus在最后的晚宴上使用的餐具据称有不可思议的神奇力量

5.Remarkable film footage captured his entourage ona series ofexpeditions,as theypushed intothe deepest corners of Yunnan.

a series of:一系列, 一连串

A series of accidents disordered the shop.

一连串的意外事件把店里弄得乱七八糟。

push into:推进, 推动

She was pushed into going to university by her parents.

她是父母逼著上大学的。

考考你:

直到一个多世纪前这里还是个未为人知的世外桃源。

这也造就了新物种的探险家。

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Southwest China's red pandas are known for their very strong facial markings

the rocks have been raised eight kilometres above sea level,