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And the nutrients attract fish, in the millions.
养分引来数百万条鱼，
But again, with so much life, also comes death.
然而有生就有死，
Dead fish and plankton carpet the ocean floor.
死去的鱼类及浮游生物覆盖海床。
Over the next 10 million years, layers of rock will bury and heat the dead creatures.
接下来的1000万年，层层岩石掩埋加热死去的生物，
Ancient fish and plankton will become Middle East.
古代的鱼类与浮游生物将变成石油，

Every gallon of gas in our cars,
车里每一公升燃料，
every piece of plastic on the planet,
世上每一块塑胶，
the paint on our walls,
墙上的油漆，
the carpet under our feet,
脚下的地毯，
even the soap we wash with,
甚至用来洗涤的肥皂，
almost all originated in this way.
几乎都是这么来的。
180 million years ago, the North American plate is still moving away from the European and Asian plate.
1亿8000万年前，西方的北美板块继续漂离欧洲与亚洲板块。
It's shifting about one inch each year, the same speed at which our fingernails grow.
这个过程进行缓慢，跟指甲生长的速度一样。
But fast forward 35 million years and a new ocean forms, as well as new continents.
快转3500万年，新的海洋就在我们眼前成形，还有新的大陆。
The United States breaks away from Africa.
美国远离非洲。

视频及简介

本片就比如在地球刚刚形成时就有摄影机记录下每个重大事件。本节目将以写实电脑动画带领观众踏上旅途，穿越45亿年，介绍地球的诞生期、冰河时期、巨大火山喷发、恐龙的统治以及早期人类。