That is why the smallest of the herbivores, Thomson's gazelle, lives on fruit that is very nutritious but too thin on the ground to support a larger animal.
那就解释了为什么最小型的食草动物，汤普森瞪羚，能以水果为食；虽然水果非常有营养，但是在地面上太稀少，不足以维持体型更大的动物生存。
Bringing a sprinkle of moonlight in the trees, casting a layer of thin on the ground broken shadow;
皎洁的月光洒在树上，投在地上一层细细的碎影；
ECONOMIC studies of the middle classes are plentiful, but opinion-poll research is thin on the ground.
从经济角度对中产阶级进行的调研已经非常多了，然而很少有人对他们进行民意测验。
Examples are thin on the ground, either because they do not exist or because they have yet to be discovered.
这样的例子实属凤毛麟角，原因是要么根本不存在，要么还没有被发现。
However, their squad is very thin on the ground and they're naturally shattered, hence their barren run of late.
然而，他们的阵容非常地薄，他们自然破灭了，因此他们最近贫瘠运行。
Though research in this area has been thin on the ground to date, number-crunchers are starting to rise to the challenge.
目前该领域研究的数据还不够多，但数学家正开始奋起迎战。
She says: "Generally speaking, sales skills are thin on the ground and there is a shortage of candidates with a multinational mindset."
她表示：“一般来说，基层销售技能较为薄弱，而且缺乏具备跨国企业头脑的人才。”
Few will be surprised to learn that artists are abundant in New York and California, and thin on the ground in Mississippi and West Virginia.
很少有人会很奇怪纽约和加利福尼亚的艺术家很多，而密西西比州和西弗吉尼亚州却很少。
While the fact that many mothers want and need to continue working may be more accepted and talked about, practical support is thin on the ground.
虽然许多母亲希望、也需要继续工作，而且这个事实也许得到了更多的认可和讨论，但是，她们得到的实际帮助却微不足道。
With just two days until Apple is set to unveil the Mac App Store, details are still thin on the ground as to what we can actually expect from it.
还有两天苹果的Mac应用程序商店就要上线，虽然具体的细节情况了解的还很少，可我们对它充满了期待。
Compared to other emerging markets, such as India and China, there are few collectors, and museums, galleries and exhibitions are thin on the ground.
相对于其他新兴国家而言，如印度和中国，该地区的收藏家、博物馆、画廊和展览数量较少。
Samuel L Jackson was nowhere to be seen and blood-curdling deaths were fortunately thin on the ground, but there definitely were snakes on the plane.
塞缪尔.L.杰克逊主演的“空中蛇灾”的情形任何人在现实生活中都没有见过，而很幸运的是那令人毛骨悚然的死亡方式也很少。但是现在确实是飞机上有蛇。
Whether in the land of his birth or the town of his death, Tyndale buffs are still regrettably thin on the ground, and it is hard to follow his trail.
遗憾的是，无论在他的出生地还是殉难地，廷代尔的拥趸依然少之又少，他的足迹也难以追寻。
If you don't ask, you don't get, so while pay rises are thin on the ground, there is no harm in asking the question, as long as you have prepared your case carefully and choose the right moment.
如果你不提，你就不会得到。如果你有很好准备自己的说辞和选对时间，不考虑加薪本身，问一个问题不会有什么负面影响。
The snow does not settle on the rubble-strewn land below - not these days, anyway - but instead vaporises into the thin atmosphere long before it reaches the ground.
目前雪花还未落在碎石遍野的陆地上，而是在落地之前汽化于稀薄的大气层中。
Likewise, the giant sequoia redwoods of coastal California rely on periodic fires to thin out the competition and clear the ground and canopy ready for new growth.
同样，加利福尼亚沿岸的红杉林也依靠周期性的火灾来减少物种间的竞争，并为植物的新生清理地面和树荫。
However, today the fog is unusually thin, through which the soft golden sunbeams filter and cloak everything on the ground with a jocund hue.
今天，难得雾是这么稀薄，空中融融地混合着金黄的阳光，把地上的一切，好像也照上一层欢笑的颜色。
Once beyond the barrier wall, the main entrance is highlighted in grey marble - both on the ground and up the wall containing the front door - and sheltered by thin sheets of glass.
一旦超过了障碍墙，一层和上层主入口及其墙面都用灰色的大理石突显出来，并且还安装上薄玻璃板。
A small and thin, gray hair disheveled old man hunched over, was squatting on the left corner of the sarcophagus, with a flashlight shining something on the ground.
一个身材瘦小，头发花白蓬乱的老头弓着背，正蹲在石棺左侧的角落里，用手电筒在地面上照着什么。
A set of tall, thin Windows allows light into a living space on the ground floor and a bedroom above.
一组高细的窗户使光线进入一层的客厅和上层的卧室。
When cutting thin noodles, Li needs to keep his feet firmly planted on the ground and concentrate silently on his work .
要把面条切得幼，下刀时须扎稳脚步，双眼全神贯注，不可说话。
Finally, case studies are given which yield some characteristics of the dynamic response of the underground thin-wall rectangular structures to air-blast loading on the ground surface.
最后，通过计算实例，指出了在地表冲击波作用下地下薄壁箱形结构动力反应的某些特征。
The strings are carried on metal wires, which connect to a thin frame that crosses the river. This frame attaches to trees on either side of the water and is anchored to rocks on the ground.
这些红线通过金属丝连接到河对面的细框上，细框固定在瀑布两边的树木和地面的岩石上，看上去很牢固。
The strings are carried on metal wires, which connect to a thin frame that crosses the river. This frame attaches to trees on either side of the water and is anchored to rocks on the ground.
这些红线通过金属丝连接到河对面的细框上，细框固定在瀑布两边的树木和地面的岩石上，看上去很牢固。
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