With the profile of a dinosaur and the texture of a rose bush, a thorny devil in Alice Springs Desert Park looks like trouble, but this slow-moving, six- inch [15-centimeter] lizard eats only ants.

长着恐龙的外形和一身的刺犹如一丛玫瑰，这样一个棘手的恶魔在阿丽斯春天的沙漠公园里看似麻烦，但他动作缓慢，六英寸[15厘米]蜥蜴只吃蚂蚁。

The kangaroo, who lives at the kangaroo Sanctuary Alice Springs in Australia's Northern Territory, enjoys crushing metal buckets with his bare PAWS.

这只住在爱丽斯·斯普林斯(澳大利亚北部地区)的袋鼠庇护所的袋鼠，「徒爪」便可劈皱金属水桶。

My time in Alice Springs reminded me that the law can be a tool by which we preserve and protect identity.

我在爱丽丝斯普克林度过的时间让我了解到法律是保护和保障身份的一种工具。

Also on Tuesday, a Qantas Boeing 717 sustained minor damage to its fuselage when it was struck by lightning during a domestic flight between Alice Springs and Darwin.

无独有偶，该公司一架来往于本国爱丽斯泉和达尔文市之间的波音717客机也因被闪电击中造成机身轻微折损。 至此，澳航从空客A380引擎事件以来已发生4次中途折返。

The contrast is most vivid in a fringe of 18 settlements around Alice Springs known as the town camps.

反差最大的是爱丽丝泉城附近的18个定居点，称之为镇营。

The situation in Alice Springs was disturbing, but bearing witness to it has been a kind of blessing for me.

爱丽丝斯普克林的情形是糟糕的，但对于目睹它的我来说，是一种祝福。

Public interest grew after the opening of a new line between Alice Springs and Darwin, allowing people to make the two-day journey from Adelaide by rail for the first time.

丽斯斯普林斯和达尔文之间的新铁路开辟，人们第一次能够用从阿德莱德乘坐铁路花两天的时间旅行，公众对此很有兴趣。