be carpeted with

1. Then, for a brief time, the desert can be literally carpeted with color.
然后在一个短时间里，给沙漠铺上绿色地毯。

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2. The whole valley floor, and the foothills too, would be carpeted with lupines and poppies.
整个谷底和山麓都覆被上了一层厚厚的羽扇豆和罂粟花。

3. Then, for a brief time, the desert can be literally carpeted with color. Almost as quickly as they appeared, these small plants die away.
这些小植物很快就消失了，几乎就象它们长出来时那样迅速，但它们已发展了特殊方式来保证在下次降雨来时下一代的生命。

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4. They spring up quickly after rains, when the surface is moist. Then, for a brief time, the desert can be literally carpeted with color.
当雨后地表还潮湿时它们就迅速发芽，然后在一个短时间里，给沙漠铺上绿色地毯。