視頻地址：【紀錄片《美麗中國》-英語作文/聽力/背誦/用英語講中國絕佳學習資料-黃土高原-吹來的大地】

The Earth is a place of endless wonder Where landscapes are often created from mere dust.

地球上總是能找到匪夷所思的存在，小到一顆塵埃，大到一片陸地。

The Loess Plateau is such a place.

黃土高原就是這樣的存在。

It is located in the north of central China, and contains 70% of the loess on the planet.

它地處中國中部偏北，匯集了這顆星球上70%的黃土。

It is hard to imagine a time when it did not exist.

難以想象，它原先并不存在。

But this yellow land was created by particles carried by the wind.

這片黃土地是被風吹來的。

The entire mega landscape has a total area of 620,000 square kilometers.

整個巨型場景總面積達到62萬平方公里。

Even seen from above, it's hard to comprehend the sheer size of it.

即便從空中俯瞰也只能看見它的局部。

The loess dune is dozens of meters high, and 300 metres at its thickest.

它的厚度少則幾十米最厚處超過了300米。

Eight million years ago, super strong winds blew sand and dust here.

八百萬年前超級大風將沙塵吹到這里。

The entire process of dust carrying and stacking took more than 2.6 million years.

整個搬運堆積的過程超過了260萬年。

Scientists can tell the wind direction by the thickness of the loess.

人們通過沙土的粗細判斷出了風向是東南風。

Because tiny dust particles are carried the furthest, they came to test in the southeastern most part of the plateau.

因為最細小的粉塵飛得最遠集中落在了東南方位 。

The sand in the northwest part of the plateau is much rougher.

而西北部的土壤沙粒則更加粗糲。

Where the river crossed, an alluvial plain was deposited.

河流經(jīng)過的地方沉積出了平坦的地帶。

People gradually started to settle around these fertile areas.

人們見縫插針聚集生活。

They farmed in the valley, and built roads between the ravines.

在河谷地帶開墾農(nóng)業(yè)在溝壑之間修建道路。

Finally, they made this ancient land their home and prospered generation after generation.

扎根在這片古老的大地上生息繁衍。?