One tunnel only, fourteen thousand feet in length, was pierced in order to arrive at the great basin.

把铁路铺向辽阔的平原。在整个这一段路上，只钻了一个一万四千英尺长的山洞。

Some of these plants produce protective toxins, for example the junipers in the Great Basin desert or the creosote bushes of the Mojave.

这些原生植物中有一些自身会产生保护性毒素，就像在美国西南部大盆地沙漠中的杜松或者是莫哈韦的石炭酸灌木。

In its place they saw the broad blue surface of a lake, which filled the great basin of the valley from brim to brim.

在那里他们只看到宽阔的蓝色湖面，湖水注满了整个山谷里的盆地。

It is this variety that climbs storm-swept ridges, and wanders out among the volcanoes of the Great Basin.

正是这种品种爬上了暴风雨席卷的山脊， 并在大盆地的火山之间徘徊。

Further, the researchers found that they could take pack rats from the Great Basin—the ones that eat juniper—and give them the ability to eat creosote.

此外，研究人员还发现他们可以将大盆地沙漠中进食杜松的林鼠带到莫哈韦沙漠，赋予它们消化木榴油的能力。

It is this variety of ponderosa that climbs storm-swept ridges alone, and wanders out among the volcanoes of the Great Basin.

正是这种黄松独自攀登暴风雨席卷的山脊，漫步在大盆地的火山之间。

Longest Living Organism: The oldest living organism on Earth is believed to be a Great Basin bristlecone pine tree named " Methuselah" .

4. 最长寿的生物：地球上最古老的生物被认为是一种名为“Methuselah”的大盆地狐尾松。

And it's not just forested areas that are at risk, but also the grass and shrublands of regions like the Great Basin, particularly places that are getting drier.

不仅森林地区处于危险之中，大盆地等地区的草地和灌木丛也处于危险之中，尤其是那些越来越干燥的地方。

To the eastward you gaze far out over the desert plains and mountains of the " Great Basin, " range beyond range extending with soft outlines, blue and purple in the distance.

向东远眺“大盆地”的沙漠平原和群山，远处延伸出柔和的轮廓，蓝色和紫色。

This species is widely distributed throughout the Rocky Mountains, and over all the higher of the many ranges of the Great Basin, between the Wahsatch Mountains and the Sierra, where it is known as White Pine.

该物种广泛分布于整个落基山脉，以及大盆地的所有较高山脉，位于瓦萨奇山脉和塞拉山脉之间，在那里它被称为白松。

Of all the conifers along the eastern base of the Sierra, and on all the many mountain groups and short ranges of the Great Basin, this foodful little pine is the commonest tree, and the most important.

在 Sierra 东部基地的所有针叶树中，以及大盆地的所有许多山区和短山脉上，这种食物丰富的小松树是最常见的树种，也是最重要的树种。