Herds of graceful antelope used to roam the prairies of the West.

成群优雅的羚羊曾经在西部的大草原上漫步。

In the US, it's the prairies.

在美国，称为 prairies。

This is where the ranches of the Texas Hill Country meet the prairies of the coastal plain.

德州丘陵地带的广大牧场和沿岸平原在此交会。

The cold front drives the storm south across the prairies.

冷锋推动沙尘暴在草原地区向南趋近。

The land in the center of the continent became a prairie.

大陆中心的土地变成了草原。

The prairie was ideal for growing wheat.

大草原是理想的小麦田。

But the Badlands landscape also includes mixed grass prairie and rugged spires.

但是荒地景观也包括混合的草地和崎岖的尖塔。

The grain comes from the prairies to these mills in hundreds of freight cars.

谷物从大草原运来，装在几百辆货车里运到这些工厂。

Not open prairies as it is now, but a parkland of trees and grassy meadows.

当时这里并不是平原，而是稀树高原和茂密的草地。

Like the flocks of old Proteus, King Neptune's shepherd, my herds graze without fear on the ocean's immense prairies.

我的牛羊家畜，像尼普顿的老牧人的一样，无忧无虑地在那广阔的海底牧场上吃草。

The road grew, on the prairies, a mile and a half a day.

在草原地区，前进的速度每天竟达一英里半。

The tall golden grass of one of the small remaining patches of the prairies was sighing in the wind.

大草原仅剩的一小片斑驳中，高挑的金草在风中叹息。

That prairie is home to many rare animals.

那片草原是许多稀有动物的栖息地。

These adaptable birds traditionally nest in the burrows of prairie dogs.

这些适应了新环境的鸟儿原本将巢穴驻在草原犬鼠的洞穴中。

Unfortunately, prairie dogs often harbor fleas, and fleas can carry the plague.

不幸的是，草原犬鼠通常会滋生跳蚤，并且跳蚤可能带有鼠疫。

A flock of sheep are cropping grass on the prairie.

有一群羊在草原上吃草。

Prairie dogs aren't really dogs at all. They're rodents.

草原犬鼠是啮齿动物，不是真正的犬类。

The prairie Indians made use of the hide for many purposes.

野牛皮对草原印第安人来说有很多用处。

I howled at the moon with the prairie coyotes of Kansas.

我和堪萨斯大草原上的郊狼一起对月嚎叫。

He knew, then, that they were not dogs, but prairie wolves!

随后，他明白了，这些动物不是狗，而是草原狼。