They weave through the southwest desert like a snake stalking its prey.

大峡谷裂缝在西南部沙漠上蜿蜒迂回，犹如蛇朝它的猎物悄悄地潜行着一般。

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It is the strangest and most fantastic city in America, glittering in the middle of the desert like a neon mirage.

这是美国最奇特也最迷人的城市，它在沙漠之中闪闪发光就像一座海市蜃楼。

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It is true that mites need humid conditions to thrive and cannot survive in very dry (desert like) conditions.

螨虫需要潮湿的环境才能大量孳生，而在干燥的环境里(比如沙漠)则无法存活。

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"It's much like the high desert of the United States.

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Standing 38ft-high and constructed entirely of old-growth Douglas fir, the acoustically perfect dome rises out of the dusty Mojave Desert like a UFO, embodying the extra-terrestrial elements that inspired its construction.

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We don't usually think of "Brokeback Mountain" director Ang Lee as an effects filmmaker, but he gave us the romantic swordplay above swaying bamboo forests in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and, less happily, "Hulk" bouncing across the desert like a rubber ball.

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Heading inland again, 150km from Guerrero Negro towards the small town of San Ignacio, the landscape becomes more desert-like and some of the stranger desert plants, like the boojum tree, make an appearance.

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