Number One has had the misfortune to tread in the creosote.

第一个人不幸踏在木馏油上面。

And in the Mojave desert, yucca and creosote bushes may go two years without rain.

而在莫哈韦沙漠中，丝兰和杂酚油灌木两年没有下雨也能存活。

Clearly the pungent smell of the creosote rose high above all other contending scents.

显然这强烈木馏油比路上其他为强烈。

The researchers found that pack rats from the Mojave harbor gut bacteria that can break down creosote.

研究人员发现莫哈韦港口林鼠所收集肠道细菌可以分解木榴油。

Some of these plants produce protective toxins, for example the junipers in the Great Basin desert or the creosote bushes of the Mojave.

这些原生植物中有一些自身会产生保护性毒素，就像在美国西南部大盆地沙漠中杜松或者是莫哈韦石炭酸灌木。

Further, the researchers found that they could take pack rats from the Great Basin—the ones that eat juniper—and give them the ability to eat creosote.

此外，研究人员还发现他们可以将大盆地沙漠中进食杜松林鼠带到莫哈韦沙漠，赋予它们消化木榴油能力。