the Andes

Yet despite all these achievements, the sense of malaise in Chile is as palpable as the snow blanketing the Andes.(可是，尽管所有这些成就，但智利心神不安的感觉仍像白雪覆盖安地斯山脉一样可以触摸。)

The longest range is the Andes of South America which is 7,564km (4700 mi) in length. Both were created bythe movement of tectonic plates.(世界上最长的山脉是南美洲长约7564公里的安第斯山脉，它是由地球板块互相挤压而形成的。)

From Alaska to the snowy peaks of the Andes the world is heating up right now, and fast.(从阿拉斯加到安第斯山脉的雪峰，世界正在迅速升温。)

The rainy season in the Andes normally starts in December.(安第斯山脉的雨季一般从12月开始。)

This mountain retreat is built high in the Andes and is sometimes called the "Lost city of the Incas."(这个世外桃源建在高高的安第斯山上，有时候被称作“印加文明失落的城市”。)

Meanwhile, in Bolivia, halfway around the world and smack in the middle of the Andes, the controversy is causing chuckles.(与此同时，在玻利维亚，在半个世界以及中东的安第斯山脉，这个争议引发了轻笑。)

Reinhard's specialty is scaling the Andes in search of sacrificial remains.(莱因哈德的专长是攀登安第斯山脉寻找祭祀遗骸。)

The Andes are separated into three natural regions: the southern, central, and northern regions.(安第斯山脉被分成三个自然生态区：南部，中部以及北部。)

Blindingly white and dizzyingly high, this vast salt flat near the crest of the Andes could easily be mistaken for a Salvador Dali painting.(铺天盖地的白令人眩晕的高，这片几近安第斯山顶的大盐湖很容易被当成萨尔瓦多·达利的油画。)

The Andes mountain range and the Amazon jungle are home to more than half of the world's species of flora and fauna.(Andes山脉和亚马逊丛林是世界上至少一半植物种群和动物种群的家园。)