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The mineral-rich soil of the Loess plateau
黄土高原的富矿土壤
is incredibly fertile
难以置信的富饶
People have lived here for thousands of years
人们已经在这儿生活了数千年
hollowing their homes out of the soft soil
在软土中抠建而成了他们的住所
The caves might lack glamour of Beijing
窑洞也许缺乏北京一样的魅力
but people can survive here
对这儿的人们来说却是生活的一部分
warm, secure, but best of all
不但温暖而且安全
well fed
最好的是能够吃得饱
As a result of centuries of farming
作为耕作了数个世纪的结果
the landscape has become scarred
大地被刻下了深深的印迹
with thousands of water-worn gullies
密布着数千条被水冲蚀而成的沟渠
But this spectacular erosion
但是这种壮观的冲蚀结果
has had an unexpected benefit
却带来了一个意想不到的好处
The streams which drain the gullies
席卷沟渠的水流
carry the fertile yellow soil
夹杂着肥沃的黄色土壤
into the plateau's major river
流进了黄土高原的一条较大的河流里
known to the Han people
汉族人把这条河称为
as the mother of Chinese civilization
中华文明的母亲河
This is the Yellow River
这就是——黄河
