In the old days this used to be done with a baggage train of camels.
在過去，這往往由一隊(duì)馱載行李的駱駝完成。
The camel's feet, well adapted for dry sand, are useless on mud.
駱駝的蹄子雖然非常適合于在干沙上行走，碰到泥濘時(shí)卻無計(jì)可施。
Camels rebuild fat stores in their hump.
駱駝在自己的駝峰內(nèi)重新貯備了脂肪。
Then came the recession. Revenues dropped, but the straw to break the camel's back was the war.
之后出現(xiàn)了經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退，財(cái)政收入下降，但致命的打擊還是那場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)爭。
The camels browsed on the trees.
駱駝吃樹的枝葉。