图：世界最干沙漠开花了！粉色海洋浪漫至极
<p><span word="Chile">Chile</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Atacama">Atacama</span> <span word="Desert">Desert</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driest">driest</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planet">planet</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="unexpected">unexpected</span>: <span word="an">an</span> <span word="oasis">oasis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pink">pink</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span>.</p><p>智利的阿塔卡马沙漠是地球上最干燥的地方之一，但最近却也出人意料地变为一片粉色的花海。</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 7 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="downpours">downpours</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="pink">pink</span> <span word="mallow">mallow</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="and">and</span> 200 <span word="other">other</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bloom">bloom</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="phenomenon">phenomenon</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="dormant">dormant</span> <span word="seeds">seeds</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="rainfall">rainfall</span> <span word="events">events</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> ‘<span word="desierto">desierto</span> <span word="florido">florido</span>’ <span word="or">or</span> <span word="translated">translated</span> <span word="as">as</span> ‘<span word="flowering">flowering</span> <span word="desert">desert</span>’.</p><p>这一地区将近七年没有雨水，三月的瓢泼大雨开出了一片锦葵花海，还有其它200百多种花卉一同绽放。雨水过后，沉睡的种子焕发生机，这一现象被称为“沙漠之花”，亦译作“开花的沙漠”。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="fields">fields</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="about">about</span> 20,000 <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="wilting">wilting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sight">sight</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="rare">rare</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="deserts">deserts</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="transform">transform</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="lush">lush</span> <span word="landscapes">landscapes</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>.</p><p>这一片片广袤的花海预计会引来2万游客，直到11月花朵开始凋谢。这一鲜见的景象，世界仅其它两处沙漠之所可以变为如此花木繁盛的景观，分别在美国与澳大利亚。</p><p>‘<span word="The">The</span> <span word="intensity">intensity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="blooms">blooms</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="precedent">precedent</span>’, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Daniel">Daniel</span> <span word="Diaz">Diaz</span>, <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Tourism">Tourism</span> <span word="Service">Service</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Atacama">Atacama</span>. ’<span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span>’.</p>
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