歌词
For thousands of years, the sediment-rich Yellow River
几千年来，富含沉积物的黄河
has underpinned the prosperity of the Chinese heartland.
支撑了中国中心地带的繁荣
But increased demand for water by people and industry
但人们（生活）与生产对水的需求日益增长
now threaten to run the river dry.
使黄河现在面临干涸的危机
And the source of its fertility, the Loess Plateau, is also under threat.
而其肥力的来源，黄土高原也处在危机之中
Loosened by cultivation, its soft soil is blowing away.
因耕作而疏松的表土在不断流失
The North China Plain is choked with dust storms
中国北部平原忍受着沙尘暴的侵袭
that even loom over Beijing
（沙尘暴）甚至逼近北京
so much so that the Chinese government has made improving the city's air quality a priority
以至于中国政府不得不将提高城市空气质量视为整顿重头
in the run up to the Beijing Olympics.
在即将到来的北京奥运会前。
Heartland China's life-support system is in trouble.
中国中部地区的生命支持系统问题重重
Yet in a few places it's still possible to find landscapes that appear to have remained untouched.
然而在一些地方，仍然有可能发现一些未被破坏的地貌风光
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