zhōng guó
中国
shā mò
沙漠
biàn
变
lǜ
绿
：
qīng nián
青年
jiān chí
坚持
25
nián
年
nǔ lì
努力
China's Desert Turns Green: Youth Persist for 25 Years
zhōng guó中国xī běi西北de的máo wū sù shā mò毛乌素沙漠yǐ qián以前shì是yí gè一个dà大shā mò沙漠 ，fēng风hěn很dà大 ，shā zi沙子hěn很duō多 。
The Mu Us Desert in northwest China used to be a vast desert with strong winds and lots of sand.
èr shí wǔ二十五nián qián年前 ，zhè lǐ这里hěn很shǎo yǒu少有zhí wù植物 。
Twenty-five years ago, there were very few plants here.
hòu lái后来 ，hěn很duō多dà xué shēng大学生hé和lǎo shī老师lái dào来到zhè lǐ这里zhòng shù种树 、zhòng cǎo种草 。
Later, many university students and teachers came here to plant trees and grass.
tā men他们měi nián每年chūn tiān春天hé和xià tiān夏天dōu都lái来 ，yán jiū研究zěn me怎么ràng让shā mò沙漠biàn变lǜ绿 。
They come every spring and summer to study how to make the desert green.
tā men他们huì会shōu jí收集tǔ rǎng土壤 、zhí wù植物hé和xiǎo小dòng wù动物de的yàng běn样本 ，jì lù记录shù jù数据 ，bāng zhù帮助kē xué jiā科学家zhǎo dào找到gèng更hǎo好de的fāng fǎ方法 。
They collect samples of soil, plants, and small animals, record data, and help scientists find better methods.
xiàn zài现在 ，zhè lǐ这里de的lǜ sè绿色zhí wù植物yuè lái yuè越来越duō多 ，shā mò沙漠biàn chéng变成le了měi lì美丽de的cǎo dì草地 。
Now, there are more and more green plants here, and the desert has turned into a beautiful grassland.
yán jiū rén yuán研究人员hěn很xīn kǔ辛苦 ，yǒu shí hòu有时候xià tiān夏天hěn很rè热 ，dōng tiān冬天hěn很lěng冷 ，dàn但tā men他们yì zhí一直jiān chí坚持gōng zuò工作 。
The researchers work very hard; sometimes it is very hot in summer and very cold in winter, but they keep working persistently.
yí gè一个jiào叫nóng hào jūn农浩军de的xué shēng学生shuō说 ，tā他zuì最xǐ huān喜欢de的zhí wù植物shì是níng tiáo柠条 ，yīn wèi因为tā它néng能zài在shā mò沙漠lǐ里shēng zhǎng生长 ，xiàng像yǒng shì勇士yī yàng一样bǎo hù保护qí tā其他zhí wù植物 。
A student named Nong Haojun said his favorite plant is the Nitraria because it can grow in the desert and protect other plants like a warrior.
dà jiā大家dōu都wèi为shā mò沙漠biàn变lǜ绿gǎn dào感到zì háo自豪 。
Everyone feels proud that the desert has turned green.