青藏高原上的“雪域之舟”(说牦牛二则)

Yak of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

青藏高原的草原上,牦牛是人们最重要的伙伴,几乎提供了人们衣食住行的所有需求,是牧民家庭生活最主要的依靠。自古以来,牦牛性情温和、驯顺、极强的耐力和吃苦精神,与藏民族的生产生活有着不可分割、无可替代的深刻关系。

Yaks,as loyal friends of Tibetans,have been an indispensable source of subsistence of the local people.For centuries,this mild-tempered and easily domesticated animal with grit and stamina has infiltrated every fiber of the Tibetan society,making indelible marks on its ecological environment,production and the way of life.