For more than a century, a few scientists have occasionally daydreamed of transforming much of the Sahara desert green, with a lush inland sea or vast tracts of farmland.
一个多世纪以来,科学家一直产生偶然的幻想,要把撒哈拉大沙漠的大部分地区改造成为拥有植被茂盛的内陆海或一大片耕作地的绿洲。
For the Tuareg and Wodaabe nomads of the Sahara desert it is a fleeting chance to enjoy the pleasures of communal living before leaving with their herds.
对Tuareg和Wodaabe这些撒哈拉沙漠的游牧民族来说,这种赛会是他们和牧群离开前享受公共生活的快乐的一个短暂时机。
By some estimates, the Sahara desert in Africa is growing at a rate of 0.5 miles per month.
据估计,非洲的撒哈拉大沙漠正以每月0.5英里的速度扩展。
The Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System, the world「s largest, is located under the eastern part of the Sahara desert and spans the political boundaries of Libya, Chad, Sudan and Egypt.
世界上最大的努比亚砂巖蓄水系统,位于撒哈拉沙漠东部地区下面,跨越利比亚、乍得、苏丹和埃及。
The deserts of the Arabian Peninsula on the east and the Sahara desert of Africa on the west are light gray.
东边的阿拉伯半岛沙漠和西边的非洲撒哈拉沙漠都是浅灰色。
China immediately acquires the Sahara desert in a move intended to guarantee the security of silicon supplies, saying it will not intervene in the region」s internal affairs.
中国立刻收购了撒哈拉沙漠,旨在保证硅供应的安全,同时表示不会干预该地区的内部事务。