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深海无垠，百年难探尽，比登月还难的海底探索。你一定不敢相信，我们对深海的了解还没有对月球的了解多。南极洲深海2000米的世界是什么样的？
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In a way,we've come to the ends of the Earth. It's only a little bit more over a century that people were pushing across the Antarctic on land and exploring it. But the deep ocean around Antarctica is just as blank to us now as it was 200 years ago. We have the technology to reach into the ocean depths. It's such a mix of emotions— it is exciting,it is thrilling,and yet, it's also slightly terrifying.
从某种意义上说，我们已经到了天涯海角。一个多世纪以来，人们在陆地上穿越并探索南极。但是现在，我们对南极洲周围的深海如200年前一样一无所知。我们拥有深入海洋深处的技术。这是一种复杂的情感——兴奋，激动，然而，也有点可怕。
And you're not quite sure what the outcome is going to be, but if you reach into the unknown,you are gonna come back with something that you didn't have before. No one has previously dived 2,000 meters in Antarctica. It's a huge opportunity to be involved in this kind of exploration. You're just seeing the world with fresh eyes for the first time.
不太确定结果会是什么，但是如果你能深入到未知领域，就能带着一些以前没有的东西回来。以前没有人在南极洲潜到2000米水下过。参与到这种探索中是一个巨大的机会。你首次以新的眼光看待世界。
Control,control,Deep Rover.
无线电：控制住，控制住，深海漫游者。
My depth: 1,000 meters. Oh,we're really seeing some krill now. They're starting to come in.
它们开始进来了。我潜入的深度：1000米。哦，我们现在看到一些磷虾了。
Krill are one of the most important parts of the ecosystem here. They are food for so many of the inhabitants here, and they're so numerous they really dominate the oceans around here. These particles we've seen raining down are marine snow. It's organic material that's sinking to the seabed and it's food here. It's thicker than I've ever seen it anywhere else in the world's oceans. That's beautiful.
磷虾是这里的生态系统中最重要的部分之一。它们是这里许多其它生物的食物，它们数量如此之多，它们主宰了这片海洋。我们看到的这些落下的粒子是海雪。海雪是沉入海底的有机物质，是这里的食物。这里的海雪比我在世界其它海洋中见过的都厚。真漂亮。
It's incredibly rich marine life we're seeing here,It's a sort of a living carpet. Just on one rock,I counted more than a dozen species,just by eye. That oxygen-rich water that's sinking past us is really giving us this lush,living landscape. Look at that ice fish just ahead.
我们在这里看到的海洋生物非常丰富，就像一块活地毯。我眼睛大概扫了一下，就在一块岩石上就有十几种生物。从我们身边沉下的富氧水使这篇海域郁郁葱葱、生机勃勃。看看前面那条银鱼。
Oh,nice one.
不错。
Nice one...
不错。
Nadir,Rover.
低点，漫游者。
We've got a big "death star" over here...
这里有一颗很大的"死星"……
One of the animals that's amazed us,we've nicknamed the "death star".
这是令我们惊讶的动物之一，我们给它起了个绰号"死星"。
It's an Antarctic Sun sea star. It's got up to 50 arms, and the tops of the arms are covered with tiny little pincers that immediately snap shut when anything brushes past them. There aren't many fish predators that can cope with the cold conditions here, so it can wave its fishing rod arms about and they don't get bitten off. It's actually like traveling back in time.
这是一颗南极太阳海星。它有50条手臂，手臂顶部覆盖着螯，当有东西掠过它们时，它们会立即将其折断。没有多少食肉动物能适应这里寒冷的环境，因此它就可以挥动钓竿臂，而不会被咬掉。实际上就像回到过去。
It's the invertebrates, it's the animals without backbones that dominate and dominate as predators, and that's how the oceans were more than 250 million years ago. What we're doing right now is exploration in its purest sense. We are seeing parts of our planet no one has seen before, that no one has ever visited before. If we all share in the exploration of our planet, then we will appreciate it. We'll all feel involved in its stewardship for the future.
没有脊骨的无脊椎动物作为掠食者主宰和支配海域，2.5亿年前海洋就是这样的。我们现在所做的是最纯粹意义上的探索。我们看到了我们星球上以前没有人见过的景象，还有以前没有人去过的地方。如果我们共同探索我们的星球，那么我们会很感激的。我们都会感到参与到了对未来的管理中。
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In a way, we've come to the ends of the Earth. It's only a little bit more over a century that people were pushing across the Antarctic on land and exploring it. But the deep ocean around Antarctica is just as blank to us now as it was 200 years ago. We have the technology to reach into the ocean depths. It's such a mix of emotions— it is exciting, it is thrilling, and yet, it's also slightly terrifying.
从某种意义上说，我们已经到了天涯海角。一个多世纪以来，人们在陆地上穿越并探索南极。但是现在，我们对南极洲周围的深海如200年前一样一无所知。我们拥有深入海洋深处的技术。这是一种复杂的情感——兴奋，激动，然而，也有点可怕。
重点词汇短语：
1. thrilling /'θrɪlɪŋ/
adj. 令人激动的，惊险的，紧张的
例句：
She gave a thrilling account of her life in the jungle.
她绘声绘色地描述了自己在丛林中的生活。
近义词：
exciting, infusive, stimulating
同根词：
thrill n. 激动；震颤；紧张 v. 颤抖；感到兴奋；感到紧张
thriller n. 惊险小说；使人毛骨悚然的东西；使人毛骨悚然的小说
2. terrifying /'tərifaiiŋ/
adj. 吓人的，令人害怕的
例句：
A terrifying scream in the blackness of the night made my blood run cold.
黑夜里一声可怕的尖叫让我毛骨悚然。
近义词：
tremendous, frightening
同根词：
terrific adj. 极好的；极其的，非常的；可怕的
terrified adj. 感到恐惧的；受惊吓的
terror n. 恐怖；恐怖行动；恐怖时期；可怕的人
terrify v. 恐吓；使恐怖；使害怕
And you're not quite sure what the outcome is going to be, but if you reach into the unknown,you are gonna come back with something that you didn't have before. No one has previously dived 2,000 meters in Antarctica. It's a huge opportunity to be involved in this kind of exploration. You're just seeing the world with fresh eyes for the first time.
不太确定结果会是什么，但是如果你能深入到未知领域，就能带着一些以前没有的东西回来。以前没有人在南极洲潜到2000米水下过。参与到这种探索中是一个巨大的机会。你首次以新的眼光看待世界。
重点词汇短语：
1. outcome /'aʊtkʌm/
n. 结果，效果
例句：
The outcome was not what he fondly expected.
结果并不象他天真地希望的那样。
常用搭配：
possible outcome 可能结果
therapeutic outcome 治疗结果
learning outcome 学习结果；学习成果
近义词辨析：
▲ aftermath：强调灾难（如风暴、地震、战争等）留下的后果。
例：
Life became even harder in the aftermath of the war.
战争过后生活变得更加艰难。
▲ consequence：强调逻辑关系，多指不良结果。
例：
Have you considered the consequences of your failure?
你考虑过失败的后果吗？
▲ outcome：侧重指预先不知道的结果。
例：
It's impossible to predict the outcome of the general election.
大选的结果无法预测。
▲ result：普通用词，强调因为某事而引起的结果。
例：
His illness is the result of drinking polluted water.
他的病是由饮用受污染的水引起的。
2. exploration /eksplə'reɪʃ(ə)n/
n. 勘探，勘察；研究，探究
例句：
These new discoveries have broken new ground in the exploration of the cosmos.
这些新的发现在宇宙探索方面开辟了新道路。
常用搭配：
exploration and development 勘探与开发
geological exploration 地质勘探；地质勘察；地质勘测
oil exploration 石油勘探
space exploration 太空探索；空间探索；外层空间探索
mineral exploration 矿产勘探
exploration stage 探索阶段；探究阶段
exploration right 探矿权；勘探权；试采权
同根词：
exploratory adj. 勘探的；探究的；考察的
explorative adj. 探究的；探险的；探测的
explorer n. 探险家；探测者，探测器
explore v. 探索；探测；探险
Krill are one of the most important parts of the ecosystem here. They are food for so many of the inhabitants here, and they're so numerous they really dominate the oceans around here. These particles we've seen raining down are marine snow. It's organic material that's sinking to the seabed and it's food here. It's thicker than I've ever seen it anywhere else in the world's oceans. That's beautiful.
磷虾是这里的生态系统中最重要的部分之一。它们是这里许多其它生物的食物，它们数量如此之多，它们主宰了这片海洋。我们看到的这些落下的粒子是海雪。海雪是沉入海底的有机物质，是这里的食物。这里的海雪比我在世界其它海洋中见过的都厚。真漂亮。
重点词汇短语：
1. inhabitant /ɪn'hæbɪt(ə)nt/
n. （某地的）居民，栖息动物
例句：
Local inhabitants display their handicrafts on the wayside.
当地居民在路边陈列他们的手工艺品。
近义词辨析：
▲ inhabitant：指某地的常住居民。
例：
She visited some cities of over three million inhabitants.
她访问了几个居住人口超过300万的城市。
▲ citizen：指住在某个城镇、城市、国家等的居民，也可指具有某国合法国籍的人。
例：
Most Beijing citizens saw the opening ceremony of the 29th Olympic Games on TV.
多数北京市民在电视上观看了第29届奥运会开幕式。
▲ resident：指在某地的长期定居者或住户，也可指在某地的临时住客。
例：
This hotel offers full-body massage only to its residents.
这家旅馆仅向房客提供全身按摩服务。
同根词：
inhabited adj. 有人居住的
inhabitable adj. 适于居住的；可居住的，可栖居的
inhabitancy n. 居住，住所；有人居住的状态
inhabitation n. 居住；栖息
inhabit v. 居住；栖息
2. numerous /'njuːm(ə)rəs/
adj. 众多的，许多的
例句：
I can cite numerous examples of this phenomenon.
我可以引用无数的例子来说明这种现象。
常用搭配：
numerous clouds of suspicion 疑云重重
numerous attempts 多次尝试
同根词：
numerousness n. 多数
3. organic /ɔː'gænɪk/
adj. 有机的，绿色的；有机物的，生物的；构成有机整体的，不可分割的；自然的，演进的；器官的 n. 有机物质；有机食品
例句：
（作形容词）You can apply heat to decompose organic compounds.
你可以加热来分解有机化合物。
（作名词）The bacteria eat the organics and then they create gas. Not unlike what we do.
细菌吃掉有机物，然后生成气体。和我们做的很像。
常用搭配：
organic matter 有机质；有机物；有机物质
organic chemistry 有机化学
organic pollutants 有机污染物
organic food 有机食品，有机食物
organic glass 有机玻璃
organic agriculture 有机农业
同根词：
organizational adj. 组织的；编制的
organismal adj. 生物的；有机体的
organically adv. 有机地；有组织地；器官上地
organization n. 组织；机构；体制；团体
organ n. 器官；机构；风琴；管风琴；嗓音
organism n. 有机体；生物体；微生物
organize v. 组织；构成
It's an Antarctic Sun sea star. It's got up to 50 arms, and the tops of the arms are covered with tiny little pincers that immediately snap shut when anything brushes past them. There aren't many fish predators that can cope with the cold conditions here, so it can wave its fishing rod arms about and they don't get bitten off. It's actually like traveling back in time.
这是一颗南极太阳海星。它有50条手臂，手臂顶部覆盖着螯，当有东西掠过它们时，它们会立即将其折断。没有多少食肉动物能适应这里寒冷的环境，因此它就可以挥动钓竿臂，而不会被咬掉。实际上就像回到过去。
重点词汇短语：
1. predator /'predətə/
n. 捕食性动物；掠夺者
例句：
The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement.
捕食性动物的眼睛能感觉到最细小的动静。
同根词：
predatory adj. 掠夺的，掠夺成性的；食肉的；捕食生物的
predation n. 捕食；掠夺
2. cope /kəʊp/
v. 对付，处理 n. 长袍，法衣
例句：
（作动词）He was scarcely able to cope with the situation.
他几乎不知道如何去应付这个局面。
（作名词）The judge was wearing a black cope.
这位法官穿著一件黑色的法衣。
常用搭配：
cope with 处理，应付
It's the invertebrates, it's the animals without backbones that dominate and dominate as predators, and that's how the oceans were more than 250 million years ago. What we're doing right now is exploration in its purest sense. We are seeing parts of our planet no one has seen before, that no one has ever visited before. If we all share in the exploration of our planet, then we will appreciate it. We'll all feel involved in its stewardship for the future.
没有脊骨的无脊椎动物作为掠食者主宰和支配海域，2.5亿年前海洋就是这样的。我们现在所做的是最纯粹意义上的探索。我们看到了我们星球上以前没有人见过的景象，还有以前没有人去过的地方。如果我们共同探索我们的星球，那么我们会很感激的。我们都会感到参与到了对未来的管理中。
重点词汇短语：
dominate /ˈdɒmɪneɪt/
v. 统治，支配；在……中占首要地位；俯视，高耸于；占绝对优势
例句：
All his calculations and experiments are carefully dominated.
他的一切计算和实验都受到严格控制。
常用搭配：
dominate the market 欺行霸市
同根词：
dominant adj. 显性的；占优势的；支配的，统治的
dominated adj. 占主导地位的；强势的；占统治地位的
dominating adj. 主要的；独裁的；专横的
dominance n. 优势；统治；支配
domination n. 控制；支配
dominion n. 主权，统治权；支配；领土
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