1. Water, without it there would be no life on earth. Powered by the Sun, our weather moves water around the planet, linking the earth, skies, oceans and lands into one thriving living system. one of the greatest rain factories on earth is the Amazon rainforest.
2. Life here is not without challenges, but those that call the jungle home have evolved to weather the storm, even the leaves have adapted to cope. Some of the smallest residents are the most ingenious.
3. The tiny pygmy gecko is a master of the jungle. So minute it could sit on a fingertip. He is dwarfed by life in the undergrowth. Danger lies around every corner, even raindrops fall like boulders.
4. But this little lizard has a trick up its sleeve. He is entirely waterproof. He is so light and so waterproof that he can float, a nifty way to survive the daily downpour. He is essentially unsinkable.
1. 水,没有水就没有地球上的生命。在太阳能的驱动下,我们的天气使水在地球上移动,将土地、天空、海洋和陆地连接成一个繁荣的生命系统。地球上最伟大的雨水工厂之一是亚马逊雨林。
2. 这里的生活并非没有挑战,但那些把丛林作为家的生物们已经进化到能够经受风雨,甚至连树叶都已经学会了应对。一些最小的居民是最聪明的。
3. 小小的侏儒壁虎是丛林中的高手。如此微小,它可以坐在手指头上。它与灌木丛中的生命相形见绌。危险就在每个角落,连雨滴都像巨石一样落下。
4. 但这只小蜥蜴有一个绝招。他完全是防水的。他很轻,而且防水性很强,可以漂浮起来,这是一种在每天的大雨中生存的巧妙方法。他基本上是不沉的。