Then the cycle continues, less rain, drier soil, less vegetation, fewer clouds, less rain etc.
然后这个循环继续下去，雨水减少，土壤变干，植被减少，云层减少，雨水再减少等等。
At the current rate of decline, many of the rain forest animals could become extinct in less than 10 years.
按照目前的下降速度，许多雨林动物不到十年就会绝种。
Less colorful birds and animals that inhabit the rain forest tend to rely on other forms of signaling other than the visual, particularly over long distances.
生活在雨林中、且色彩并不那么亮丽的鸟类和动物往往依赖于视觉信号以外的其他信号形式，尤其是在传递长途信号的情况下。
Less vegetation means the soil can't hold water as well; the soil loses its ability to retain water when it does rain.
更少的植被意味着土壤也无法保持水分；下雨时土壤就失去了保持水分的能力。
By the 1990's, less than half of the earth's original rain forests remained, and they continued to disappear at an alarming rate every year.
到20世纪90年代，地球上原有的雨林只剩下不到一半，而且它们每年都继续以惊人的速度消失。
Less colorful birds and animals that inhabit the rain forest tend to rely on forms of signaling other than the visual, particularly over long distances.
热带雨林中居住的不那么鲜艳的鸟类和动物，往往依赖于视觉以外的信号形式，尤其是长距离的信号。
It rains a lot less than Seattle and the rain is spread out over more days than those cities.
这里的降雨量比西雅图少得多，而且降雨持续时间也比那些城市更长。
Surviving on the scant rain that falls on the high desert, the surrounding natural scrubland USES far less water. The scrubland, shown in the upper left corner of the image, is tan and pale blue.
为了在降水稀少的高地沙漠存活下来，周围自然形态的灌木丛则消耗很少的水分，可以看到这些分布在图片左上部的灌木丛是黄褐色和灰蓝色的。
But in recent decades, as less and less rain fell during the wet seasons, Tuareg families struggled to sustain sizable herds.
然而最近数十年，即便在雨季，雨水也越来越少了。图阿·格雷人尽力维持畜群的规模。
But the relationship between man and nature is much less clear-cut in this picture, called Rain, Steam and Speed — the Great Western Railway, completed by Turner sometime around 1843, 1844.
但人类与大自然的关系在《雨、蒸汽和速度——西部大铁路》中就没有那么清晰的表现出来。此画由透纳在1843年和1844年左右完成。
La ninas change global weather patterns; they are associated with less moisture in the air, resulting in less rain along the coasts of North and South America.
拉尼娜改变了全球的气象格局：由于它的出现，大气中水汽的减少，从而导致南北美洲海岸的少雨。
There is much less rain than before and the land has been overused in the past by big cattle ranches.
雨水比以往少了很多，而且土地过去一直被大型牛牧场过度使用。
LIBYA is one of the driest countries in the world, with only the narrow coastal region (less than 5% of the country) getting more than 100mm of rain a year.
利比亚是世界上最干旱的国家之一，只有在占国土面积不到5%的狭长沿海地区，每年能获得超过100毫米的降水。
The damage they do is affected far less by their strength than by where they hit land, and by how able a society is to withstand the winds and rain.
呃~确实有点难翻译。 我尝试意译一下： （在影响受灾程度的因素中，）风暴袭击的地点、以及社会对暴风骤雨的承受能力，远比风暴的强度对受灾程度影响大。
Though the harm done by its storm surges and winds was less than some had been predicting, inland flooding due to torrential rain has been severe and extensive.
尽管风暴潮以及飓风造成的伤害比一些人预测的要小，因暴雨造成的内涝却相当严重而广泛。
As the forest shrinks, less carbon dioxide is absorbed, and rain decreases, adding to climate change.
随着森林面积的缩减，二氧化碳吸收量和降雨量也在减少，无疑加速了气候变化。
The lack of rain is also affecting power production. Hydropower plants in Hunan province are producing less that a third of their capacity.
降水匮乏也影响到了发电。湖南省的水力发电场发电不足容量的三分之一。
The drought eventually subsided and consistent rain returned the lake to less dangerous levels.
最终旱灾平息了下来，持续的降雨使湖水在达到更危险水位前回升了上来。
Some places are getting 80 percent less rain than they normally do, according to the Flood Control and Drought Relief Office.
部分地区的降水比以往少了80%，据国家防汛抗旱总指挥部说。
Some people in the West say they cannot remember a time with less rain in half a century.
西部一些居民说他们半个世纪内没有遇到更少雨的时期了。
Without rain in the forecast, we can get outside in the sun (wearing plenty of sunscreen, of course) to try these recreational activities, and spend less time indoors at the gym while we're at it.
天气预报说没有雨的话，我们就可以到外面的阳光下(当然要涂些防晒霜)来尝试这些娱乐活动，能出门的时候就花少一些时间在室内健身室里喽。
However, Beijing meteorological authorities confirmed Wednesday that the present spate of rain is less severe than that of 2012, the Beijing News reported.
据《新京报》报道，但是，北京市气象部门在周三确认，目前的降雨没有2012年那次那么严重。
When winter comes, the days are always full of rain and there are less sunshine, so it is so rare to enjoy the sunshine, people will feel excited to see the sunny days.
当冬天来临的时候，总是充满了雨水和少量的阳光，因此很难享受得到阳光，人们对晴天感到很兴奋。
The desert where it grows gets just 15 to 20 centimeters of rain per year, or less.
它所生长的沙漠每年只有15到20厘米或者更少的降雨量。
But he was wrong. My ride in the rain taught me a good lesson about motivation and discipline: we need it less than we think.
但是他说的不对。在雨中骑车给我上了很好的一堂有关激励和自律的课程：我们所需要的激励和自律比我们想象的要少得多。
Windy spring drought, high temperature hot summer, cool autumn rain, cold winter, less snow, the four seasons.
春季干旱多风，夏季高温炎热，秋季凉爽多雨，冬季寒冷少雪，四季分明。
If bad weather is pernicious to firearms, it is no less so to bows. Rain makes bowstrings slacks, and after a march in the wet arrow-feathers flake off.
如果说坏天气对火绳枪不利，对于弓也好不到哪里去。下雨可以让弓弦松弛，在雨天行军以后，箭羽往往会脱落。
If bad weather is pernicious to firearms, it is no less so to bows. Rain makes bowstrings slacks, and after a march in the wet arrow-feathers flake off.
如果说坏天气对火绳枪不利，对于弓也好不到哪里去。下雨可以让弓弦松弛，在雨天行军以后，箭羽往往会脱落。
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