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Wild Europe - Genesis 肇始之初- 9
..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 cataclysm1 that resulted in much of the continent's disappearing.
But it wasn't these rising seas that spelt the end for the dinosaurs2, it was an event that happened thirty million years later and half a world away.
A giant meteorite3 crashed into the Gulf4 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 extinction5 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 crabs6 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 amber7. It doesn't look much until it's polished. Then it can reveal all kinds of treasures.
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, translucent8, yellow, orange, or brownish-yellow fossil resin9, used for making jewelry10 and other ornamental11 objects. 琥珀
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n.洪水,剧变,大灾难 | |
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2 dinosaurs | |
n.恐龙( dinosaur的名词复数 );守旧落伍的人,过时落后的东西 | |
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n.陨石;流星 | |
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n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂 | |
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5 extinction | |
n.熄灭,消亡,消灭,灭绝,绝种 | |
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6 crabs | |
n.蟹( crab的名词复数 );阴虱寄生病;蟹肉v.捕蟹( crab的第三人称单数 ) | |
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7 amber | |
n.琥珀;琥珀色;adj.琥珀制的 | |
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adj.半透明的;透明的 | |
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9 resin | |
n.树脂,松香,树脂制品;vt.涂树脂 | |
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n.(jewllery)(总称)珠宝 | |
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11 ornamental | |
adj.装饰的;作装饰用的;n.装饰品;观赏植物 | |
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