听力原文

The markets bring the mountain tribes together. To continue his expeditions, Rock had to get his entire entourage across the giant Yunnan rivers.
不同族群的山民们在集市上相聚。为了继续他的征途，Rock与他的探险队必须设法越过云南的激流。
He commissioned especially thick ropes made from forest rattan and filmed the entire event.
他定制了用森林藤蔓特制的结实绳索来完成运载并记录下了整个全程。
With yak butter to smooth the ride, 40 men and 15 mules made the journey.
他们用牦牛油润滑了吊索 40个人和15头骡子开始渡河。
Not all made it across. On the far side of the great Nujiang gorge, the Plant Hunters made a remarkable discovery.
但并非每次都成功抵达了彼岸。在怒江河谷遥远的彼岸，植物猎人们有了惊人的发现。
Far from the tropics, they seemed to be entering a steamy, vibrant tropical jungle, the forest of Gaoligongshan. The flora here is unlike anywhere else in the world.
尽管远离热带，他们却似乎进入了一片热气腾腾的热带丛林，这就是高黎贡山的森林这里的植物群落与众不同。
Next to subtropical species, alpine plants grow in giant form. Crowning the canopy, rhododendrons, up to 30 metres high.
类似亚热带高山植物物种的巨大外形。高达30多米的杜鹃花向着苍穹昂首怒放。
In April and May, their flowers turn the forests ruby red, attracting bird species found only here.
四五月间 它们将苍翠的山林染成一片嫣红，吸引了唯此独有的鸟类。

重点讲解

重点讲解：
1. far from
远离；
eg. We are not far from my home now.
我们现在离我家不远了。
eg. The scene is laid in a village far from the city.
故事发生在远离城市的一个小村庄里。
2. seem to do
好像；似乎；看来；
eg. I seem to have lost all my self-confidence.
我好像已经自信全无。
eg. I seemed to have contracted the stomach problem.
我好像得了胃病。
3. next to
紧靠…旁边；在…近旁；贴近；
eg. The seat next to him was vacant.
他旁边的座位空着。
eg. There's a nine-storey apartment building next to the bank.
银行旁边有一座九层高的宿舍大楼。