纪录片《我们的地球》 第216期 无垠深海(08)

At last, the sea floor.

最终来到海床上。

Over two miles down, the pressure here is three hundred times that at the surface.

离海平面2英里，压强是地面的300倍。

It takes several months for marine¹ snow to drift down as far as this.

海雪落到这里也要好几个月的时间。

As you travel away from the rocky margins² of the continents, an immense plain stretches ahead.

当你越过满是岩石的海底陆地边缘，前面便是广阔的海底平原。

It extends for thousands of miles, gradually sinking downwards³.

绵延几千英里，逐渐向下蔓延。

There are faint trails in the ooze⁴, signs that even here there is life.

海底泥中也有些微的踪迹，证明即使在这里也有生命存在。

These are what made some of them, sea urchins⁵ sifting⁶ the accumulating drifts.

这是其中一种，海胆，收集并过滤漂流物。

Shrimps⁷ standing⁸ on elegant tiptoe, fastidiously select the particles that appeal to them,

虾用脚尖优雅地站着，很挑剔的选择最吸引它们的食物

but, in the deep sea, as everywhere else if there are grazers, there are hunters.

不过海底也和其他地方一样，既然有吃素的，肯定有吃肉的。

1 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

2 margins   

边( margin的名词复数 )； 利润； 页边空白； 差数

参考例句：

• They have always had to make do with relatively small profit margins. 他们不得不经常设法应付较少的利润额。
• To create more space between the navigation items, add left and right margins to the links. 在每个项目间留更多的空隙，加左或者右的margins来定义链接。

3 downwards   

adj./adv.向下的（地），下行的（地）

参考例句：

• He lay face downwards on his bed.他脸向下伏在床上。
• As the river flows downwards,it widens.这条河愈到下游愈宽。

4 ooze   

n.软泥，渗出物；vi.渗出，泄漏；vt.慢慢渗出，流露

参考例句：

• Soon layer of oceanic ooze began to accumulate above the old hard layer.不久后海洋软泥层开始在老的硬地层上堆积。
• Drip or ooze systems are common for pot watering.滴灌和渗灌系统一般也用于盆栽灌水。

5 urchins   

n.顽童( urchin的名词复数 )；淘气鬼；猬；海胆

参考例句：

• Some dozen barefooted urchins ganged in from the riverside. 几十个赤足的顽童从河边成群结队而来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• People said that he had jaundice and urchins nicknamed him "Yellow Fellow." 别人说他是黄胆病，孩子们也就叫他“黄胖”了。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

6 sifting   

n.筛，过滤v.筛( sift的现在分词 )；筛滤；细查；详审

参考例句：

• He lay on the beach, sifting the sand through his fingers. 他躺在沙滩上用手筛砂子玩。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I was sifting the cinders when she came in. 她进来时，我正在筛煤渣。 来自辞典例句

7 shrimps   

n.虾，小虾( shrimp的名词复数 )；矮小的人

参考例句：

• Shrimps are a popular type of seafood. 小虾是比较普遍的一种海味。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I'm going to have shrimps for my tea. 傍晚的便餐我要吃点虾。 来自辞典例句

8 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。