BBC记录片美丽中国之龙之疆域:潮涌海岸(22) 珊瑚礁
日期:2014-10-14 16:05

(单词翻译:单击)

In the shallows of the coral atolls, small jellyfish point their tentacles towards the sun.
在珊瑚礁岛屿的浅海区域,水母将他的触须直指太阳。
Like many animals here, they depend on a close partnership with microscopic algae, which turn solar power into food.
正如此地的其他动物一样,他们靠着能将太阳能转换为食物的海藻存活。
The most famous of these relationships is the reef-forming corals, which provide the foundation of the sea's most dazzling ecosystem.
最著名的莫过于为海底提供炫目生态环境的珊瑚礁。

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重点讲解:

1. depend on

依靠;依赖;

eg. Many farmers have to depend on subsidies to make a living wage.

许多农民的基本生活工资要靠补贴来维持。

eg. Children depend on their parents for food and clothing.

小孩依赖父母供给衣食。

2. turn into

(使)变成;(使)成为;

eg. From the evaporation of water, people know that liquids can turn into gases under certain conditions.

根据水的蒸发现象,人们认识到液体在一定条件下可以变成气体。

eg. Daytime historical views turn into nighttime romance over a twinkling Paris.

白日洋溢着历史气息的景色在转瞬间的巴黎变换成夜色下的浪漫。

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重点单词
  • foundationn. 基础,根据,建立 n. 粉底霜,基金会
  • dazzlingadj. 令人眼花缭乱的,耀眼的 动词dazzle的现在
  • evaporationn. 蒸发,消失,脱水,干燥
  • microscopicadj. 显微镜的,极小的,微观的
  • certainadj. 确定的,必然的,特定的 pron. 某几个,某
  • ecosystemn. 生态系统