as a result, the land beyond them is starved of water.导致山脉之后的土地干旱缺水

starve of(使)因缺乏而受困苦；渴望；(使)丧失

The plant was starved of light and died.

这株植物因为极度缺乏光照而死了。

People starved of sleep start to lose focus.

睡眠不足的人会变得注意力不集中。

But the Benguela Current, surging up the west side of Africa,但冲刷着非洲西部的本格拉洋流

surge up波浪起, 向上波动

It seems that envy is surging up within Mary.

看来玛莉的嫉妒心又在作祟了。

It's extremely cold, full of nutrients and it's thronged with life.它非常寒冷，富含养分聚集着众多生物

full of充满 ...

She is always full of whims and fancies.

她老是充满怪念头。