英语听力：自然百科 大堡礁 自然奇迹(30)

A baby grouper,only a centimeter in length,that will one day grow into a giant,over 2 meters long.

小石斑鱼现在只有1厘米长，但很快就会长成2米多的大鱼。

Most reef animals have tiny babies like these,carried at the mercy of the currents.

大多数珊瑚礁动物的宝宝都非常的娇小，它们在海水中随波逐流。

Many have some ability to direct themselves and even the young corals can siwm to that degree,propelling themselves with microscopic¹ hairs.

很多宝宝都有一定的游动能力，即使是珊瑚虫宝宝也能有限地游动，它们靠显微镜下才看得到的纤毛来推进。

Each one of these can grow into a whole colony,an start a new coral reef.

每一个珊瑚虫宝宝都可以长成一个独立的珊瑚群，进而发展成为一个新的珊瑚礁。

This living soup represents the future of the reef.

这数以万亿的生命代表着珊瑚礁的将来。

Just one glass full has so much potential.

仅一杯水的量就可以看到如此多的物种潜能。

It's remarkable² to think the such a structure of the great barrier reef,large enough to see space and compelx enough to support the interwoves lives and thousands of different species.

细想大堡礁真的是极为奇特的构造，一方面它庞大的可以从外天空看到，另一方面它又如此复杂，为成千上万物种提供繁衍栖息之地。

This wholly dependent on minu,fragil forms such as these.

而这些都基于这杯子中微小柔弱的生命。

The Reef is a dynamic place in constant flux,influcenced by the force of geology,weather,winds and waves,the rhythms of the sun and moon.

珊瑚礁是一个神奇多变的地方，不间断的被地质，气候，风力，潮汐，日月引力等力量改变。

1 microscopic   

adj.微小的，细微的，极小的，显微的

参考例句：

• It's impossible to read his microscopic handwriting.不可能看清他那极小的书写字迹。
• A plant's lungs are the microscopic pores in its leaves.植物的肺就是其叶片上微细的气孔。

2 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。