Wild Europe - Genesis 肇始之初- 9
时间：2019-01-02 作者：英语课 分类：欧洲自然写真
..As they died they slowly sank, settling in layers on the seafloor. Through time they formed these cliffs in an ocean that was up to 300 meters deeper than we see it today. Just imagine how London might have looked back then. All this flooding was triggered by rising seafloors and a warming climate, causing the ice caps to melt, a cataclysm 1 that resulted in much of the continent's disappearing.
But it wasn't these rising seas that spelt the end for the dinosaurs 2, it was an event that happened thirty million years later and half a world away.
A giant meteorite 3 crashed into the Gulf 4 of Mexico. The destructive power equaled five billion Hiroshima bombs. Shock waves swept across the Atlantic.
All across Europe, life struggled to hold on. The extinction 5 of the dinosaurs created opportunities for new forms of life, evidence of which can be found here on the Baltic coast of Poland. These fishermen are after a catch that could change their lives. They are not after fish or crabs 6 but something far more precious washed up from the seabed.
One lucky dip could net a small fortune and open a window back more than fifteen million years into Europe's past.
This is amber 7. It doesn't look much until it's polished. Then it can reveal all kinds of treasures.
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words and expressions
cataclysm: (n.) A violent and sudden change in the earth's crust. 灾变地壳的剧烈而突然的改变
Baltic: (adj.) Of or relating to the Baltic Sea, the Baltic States, or a Baltic-speaking people. 波罗的海的
amber: (n.) A hard, translucent 8, yellow, orange, or brownish-yellow fossil resin 9, used for making jewelry 10 and other ornamental 11 objects. 琥珀
- The extinct volcano's eruption would mean a cataclysm for the city.死火山又重新喷发，对这座城市来说意味着大难临头。
- The cataclysm flooded the entire valley.洪水淹没了整个山谷。
- The brontosaurus was one of the largest of all dinosaurs. 雷龙是所有恐龙中最大的一种。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years. 恐龙绝种已有几百万年了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The meteorite in Jilin Exhibition Hall is believed to be the largest in the world.吉林展览馆的陨石被认为是世界上最大的。
- The famous Murchison meteorite smashed into the Australian ground in 1969.1969年著名的默奇森陨石轰然坠落在澳大利亚。
- The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
- There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
- The plant is now in danger of extinction.这种植物现在有绝种的危险。
- The island's way of life is doomed to extinction.这个岛上的生活方式注定要消失。
- As we walked along the seashore we saw lots of tiny crabs. 我们在海岸上散步时看到很多小蟹。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The fish and crabs scavenge for decaying tissue. 鱼和蟹搜寻腐烂的组织为食。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Would you like an amber necklace for your birthday?你过生日想要一条琥珀项链吗？
- This is a piece of little amber stones.这是一块小小的琥珀化石。
- The building is roofed entirely with translucent corrugated plastic.这座建筑完全用半透明瓦楞塑料封顶。
- A small difference between them will render the composite translucent.微小的差别,也会使复合材料变成半透明。
- This allyl type resin is a highly transparent, colourless material.这种烯丙基型的树脂是一种高度透明的、无色材料。
- This is referred to as a thixotropic property of the resin.这种特性叫做树脂的触变性。
- The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
- Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。
- The stream was dammed up to form ornamental lakes.溪流用水坝拦挡起来,形成了装饰性的湖泊。
- The ornamental ironwork lends a touch of elegance to the house.铁艺饰件为房子略添雅致。