We can tear apart the great grass cover of the western plains and pour toxic chemicals into the soil until the soil is dead and blows away in the wind.

我们可以把西部平原上覆盖的大片草地撕开，然后把有毒的化学物质倒入土壤中，直到土壤枯死，被风吹走。

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Long before the first Europeans arrived in the New World, a strange looking animal lived on the rich grasses of the western plains.

很久以前，那时首批欧洲人还没到达新大陆，一种外形特别的动物生活在西部平原肥沃的草地上，。

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The youngster is now roaming around its pen and nibbling on fruit and flowers at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in New South Wales, Australia.

在澳大利亚南威尔士的塔朗加野生动物园中，这只年轻的小龟正在围栏中漫步，小口啃食着新鲜树叶。

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ong before the first Europeans arrived in the New World, a strange looking animal lived on the rich grasses of the western plains.

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