纪录片《南太平洋》 第96期 水火相容（01）

This tiny South Pacific island may not look like much.

这个微小的南太平洋岛看起来不大像

But it was once a mountain that towered above the waves.

但它曾经是一座耸立在海上的山脉

Now it barely breaks the surface.

现在它仅仅是表面破碎了

Yet still it attracts a spectacular array of wildlife.

它依旧吸引着一大群野生动物

There are thousands of islands just like this

有数千座岛屿就像这样

scattered¹ across the Pacific, and all are teeming² with life.

分散在太平洋各处，都充满了生机盎然

So what has reduced the mountains of the Pacific to this?

为什么太平洋有这么多的山脉变成这样?

Almost seven miles deep, the Pacific is the deepest body of water on the planet.

几乎有7里深，太平洋是地球上最深的海域

But sometimes, the seabed shoots to the surface.

有时，海床会冲到海面。

Behold³ one of nature's rarest sights... the creation of a new island.

目睹自然界最珍贵的景象...一座新岛产生了

This is Kavachi in the Solomon Islands... one of the most active undersea volcanoes in the world.

在所罗门群岛的卡瓦察，是世界上海底火山最活跃的地方之一。

1 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

2 teeming   

adj.丰富的v.充满( teem的现在分词 )；到处都是；（指水、雨等）暴降；倾注

参考例句：

• The rain was teeming down. 大雨倾盆而下。
• the teeming streets of the city 熙熙攘攘的城市街道

3 behold   

v.看，注视，看到

参考例句：

• The industry of these little ants is wonderful to behold.这些小蚂蚁辛勤劳动的样子看上去真令人惊叹。
• The sunrise at the seaside was quite a sight to behold.海滨日出真是个奇景。