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THE YONAGUNI MONUMENT. Are they human-made steps and ancient pyramids that sank in an earthquake, or natural rock formations created by currents?
与那国岛古迹VPoXp[.v+xI973XSuDvd。它们是人类制造的台阶和在地震中沉没的古代金字塔，还是由洋流形成的天然岩层？
These under-water structures off the coast of Japan, often called Japan's Atlantis, have baffled experts since a diver found them in 1986.
这些位于日本海岸附近的水下建筑，通常被称为日本的亚特兰蒂斯，自1986年一名潜水员发现它们以来，它们一直困扰着专家们0ozeew](Q%Jl。
MILKY-SEA PHENOMENON. Since the 17th century, sailors have reported encountering swaths of sea with a strange "milky" cast as far as the eye could see.
海面磷光现象mL1l|+TE2ZG。自17世纪以来，水手们就报告说，他们在海上遇到了一望无际的奇怪的“乳白色”海洋y[i%4B-r]0Gn1u+^+f。
But scientists were unable to explain it—or confirm it was real.
但是科学家不能解释这种现象-或者证实它是真的g~-CW*bg)]XPqN(aRq6.。
Then, in 1995, a satellite captured an image of a milky sea off the coast of Somalia.
然后在1995年，一颗卫星拍下了索马里海岸外一片乳白色海洋的图像eFEf)y1#N-.u。
It is thought that the glow was from luminous bacteria that attract fish in order to be eaten and survive in their guts.
据认为，这种光来自发光细菌，它们吸引鱼来吃并在鱼的内脏中生存B8XNoMF2i^P7|mw2lOf。

How the bacteria gather in numbers large enough for their bioluminescence to be seen from space is unknown.
这些细菌是如何聚集到足够大的数量，使它们的生物发光能在太空中被看到的，目前尚不清楚9uQHvAbpzGf]N_F]F1。
THE 11,500-FOOT WATERFALL. Earth's largest waterfall is actually underwater, beneath the Denmark Strait,
11500英尺高的瀑布X^H%!%h#6^,&-tDCZ+N5。世界上最大的瀑布实际上是在水下，在丹麦海峡下面，
where cold water sinks below warmer water and flows over an estimated 11,500-foot drop.
在那里，冷水下沉到温暖的水下，并在大约11,500英尺的落差上流动0klWc~OR!GvN5。
Researchers are still trying to figure out how such a thing works.
研究人员仍在试图搞清楚这个瀑布是如何运作的v(we+id~dHkP。
It's much more powerful than waterfalls on land, with a downward flow of more than 123 million cubic feet per second, which creates what scientists describe as "massive turbulence."
它比陆地上的瀑布强大得多，每秒向下流动超过1.23亿立方英尺，这就产生了科学家们所说的“巨大的湍流”dirHsL@6XJTu。
Blue whales are the largest animals to ever live. Even a newborn can weigh roughly 30 tons.
蓝鲸是有史以来最大的动物f~-k=p9sD3LQ@。甚至一个新生儿也能重达30吨左右e3tAgM!X-sG176TBw)。
The largest animal in history, the blue whale has a tongue that can weigh as much as an entire elephant.
蓝鲸是历史上最大的动物，它的舌头的重量和一整只大象的重量相当q0cQhF0k7~4%。
Still, scientists don't know how long they live or much else about them.
尽管如此，科学家们不知道它们能活多久，也不知道关于它们的其他东西7eum~c1VFGWLMv3,kkpu。
When researchers captured a rare video of blue whales off the coast of Sri Lanka in 2017,
2007年研究人员在斯里兰卡拍到了一段罕见的蓝鲸视频，
it sparked controversy among experts: Were they racing or mating?
视频在专家中引发了争议：它们在赛跑还是在交配？

重点讲解

1.sink in被理解；被领会
The implication took a while to sink in.
这个含意过了一会儿才被领会=M_6&.^)%~|,bi。
2.In order to为了
In order to do this you have to build up confidence.
为了做到这一点，你一定要建立起自信oiB#ZdvrIyq#SPe6L~。
3.figure out想出；弄明白
It took them about one month to figure out how to start the equipment.
他们用了大约一个月的时间才弄明白如何启动这台设备QN;CD!jz~vSFT]|CQa*,。

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