【英音模仿秀】人类血战前行的历史

❤ 模仿文本：But are we big enough to change the course of geological history? In the earth's deep past, great events such as the start of ice ages, titanic¹ volcanic² eruptions³ and the mass extinctions of plants and animals cause the planet to shift gear into new geological periods. They have names like the Jurassic, the Cretaceous and the Pleistocene. All these upheavals⁴ left many traces in the rocks forming at the earth's surface at those times, stories of global change written by the fossils and the chemical makeup⁵ of the strata⁶. 

 

❤ 译文：我们是否有能力改变地质的历史进程？在远古时代，一些像冰河时代到来，猛烈火山喷发，动植物大规模灭绝的重大事件使得地球改变了步调，迈入一个又一个地质新纪元。举例来说，这些地质时期有侏罗纪、白垩纪和更新世等。所有的巨变都在当时的地表岩石里留下了印迹，全球变化的故事就这样铭刻在了化石和岩层的化学成分中。

 

 

1 titanic   

adj.巨人的，庞大的，强大的

参考例句：

• We have been making titanic effort to achieve our purpose.我们一直在作极大的努力，以达到我们的目的。
• The island was created by titanic powers and they are still at work today.台湾岛是由一个至今仍然在运作的巨大力量塑造出来的。

2 volcanic   

adj.火山的；象火山的；由火山引起的

参考例句：

• There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。
• Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

3 eruptions   

n.喷发，爆发( eruption的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There have been several volcanic eruptions this year. 今年火山爆发了好几次。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Over 200 people have been killed by volcanic eruptions. 火山喷发已导致200多人丧生。 来自辞典例句

4 upheavals   

突然的巨变( upheaval的名词复数 )； 大动荡； 大变动； 胀起

参考例句：

• the latest upheavals in the education system 最近教育制度上的种种变更
• These political upheavals might well destroy the whole framework of society. 这些政治动乱很可能会破坏整个社会结构。

5 makeup   

n.组织；性格；化装品

参考例句：

• Those who failed the exam take a makeup exam.这次考试不及格的人必须参加补考。
• Do you think her beauty could makeup for her stupidity?你认为她的美丽能弥补她的愚蠢吗？

6 strata   

n.地层（复数）；社会阶层

参考例句：

• The older strata gradually disintegrate.较老的岩层渐渐风化。
• They represent all social strata.他们代表各个社会阶层。