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This is Turpan Oasis
吐鲁番绿洲
And it's famous in China for an unexpected product
它以品质出众的特产而驰名中国
grapes
这就是葡萄
But how on Earth can a water-hungry crop grow in such abundance
为何如此需水的植物却能在沙漠中
in a desert？
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The secret lies below ground
秘密就在地下
A subterranean network of canals known as karez
一种被称为坎儿井的地下水渠网
is used to channel water around Turpan streets
引导着水源在吐鲁番街道之间流动
and into raving yards
并将之引入美丽的庭院当中
But where does the water come from?
但水从何而来
The clue lies on the desert floor
线索就掩埋在荒漠之中
in these lines of holes which mark the course of the subterranean water ways
在这些标志着地下水路的洞穴所连成的线上
Over 2 millennia ago
两千多年前
local people carved more than 3000km of
当地人挖掘了长达3000多千米的
these canals beneath the desert
地下水渠
diverting water from the distant mountains
将水从远处的山上引来
Channeling the flow underground
在地下引水
means that less water is lost to evaporation in the desert heat
可以减少水在沙漠酷热下的蒸发量

重点解释

妙语佳句:

原句:And it's famous in China for an unexpected product.

解析:famous for:因 ... 而闻名

The parks of this city are famous for their ornate fountains.

这个城市的公园以其华丽的喷泉而著名。

Switzerland is famous for its watchmaking and beautiful scenery.

瑞士以制表业和美丽的风景而闻名。

原句:local people carved more than 3000km of these canals beneath the desert.

解析:beneath:在 ... 之下, 被...覆盖

Such behaviour is beneath contempt.

这种行为令人不齿。

below, beneath, under, underneath这些前置词均可表示位置“在……下面”之意。

below指位置低于某物或在某物下方，但不一定在正下方，所指范围较宽。

His income is well below the average.

他的收入大大低于平均水平。

beneath书面用词，指紧挨……之下，其反义词是on。

under普通用词，与over相对，指在某物的正下方，含垂直在下的意思。

The baby's legs flailed under the quilt.

小孩的两条小腿在被子下面乱动

underneath书面口语均用，也常与beneath和under换用，但更含遮蔽的意味。

The underneath of the car was covered with rust.

汽车底部锈迹斑斑。

考考你:

它以品质出众的特产而驰名中国。

为何如此需水的植物却能在沙漠中？

上期答案:

The reason this place is so intensely dry can best be appreciated from a satellite view

And when day breaks ,they find that a cheat has been put on them