The Amazon rain forest is home to the highest number of plant and animal species (种类) on Earth.

亚马逊雨林是地球上动植物种类最多的地方。

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The Lost City of Z, a fabled metropolis of unimagined riches deep in the Amazon rain forest, has eluded explorers for centuries.

城市Z是亚马逊雨林里传说中的一个富有的古城。

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The vast, teeming Amazon rain forest can kill you in all sorts of ways, from encounters with ravenous piranhas to suspicious native tribes.

在广阔无边的亚马逊热带雨林里，你可以有上百种的死法——既可能成为贪食的水虎鱼的腹中之客，又可能被当地多疑的部落土著给活剥。

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"And people go gaga when they find 5 new species in the Amazon rain forest, " says Barton.

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The Amazon rain forest covers a huge area, roughly half as large as the United States, with about 60% of it in Brazil.

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Over the past decade, Brazil has cracked down on clear-cutting, especially in the biodiverse Amazon rain forest, reducing the rate of deforestation by 80%.

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