纪录片《地球的力量》第一集 火山06:沧海桑田 永不停歇

But this inner heat also continually reshapes

但是这个内热还不断的重新塑造着

the surface of the whole planet.

地球的表面

It creates a restless,constantly changing landscape.

它使地貌持续变动，沧海桑田，永不停歇

Iceland is a great place to see exactly how the planet's inner heat is able to transform the surtace of the Earth.

冰岛使我们有机会能够清楚的看到 地热是怎样持续不断的塑造着地球景观的

Magma usually lies many miles beneath the surface

熔岩一般是在地下几百公里的地方

but here,in Iceland,it's much closer.

但是在冰岛它们离地表更近点

And that has a dramatic effect.

充满了壮观的效果

Sulphurous fumes and bubbling hot pools with hundred-degree-plus temperature hint at the power that is just beneath the surface.

含硫磺的刺鼻的烟和冒泡的池子 暗示着巨大的能量就离地表不远

There are naturally heated pools everywhere in the island,

岛上到处都有天然的热水池

which makes going for a dip something of a national pastime.

去热水池里面洗个澡成了全民休闲方式

but the people here might not be quite so relaxed if they knew exactly how the water get heated.

当地人也许不清楚水是怎样变热的

Just 12 miles beneath Iceland

在冰岛地下20公里的地方

is a vast column of super heated rock,called a plume.

有个巨大的柱形熔岩以羽毛状而闻名

重点讲解

1、continually

a、不停的;不间断的

The school has been in continual use since 1883.

自1883年以来，该校从未停办过。

They felt continual pressure to perform well.

他们不断感受到压力，促使他们好好表演。

b、一再的;反复的;频繁的

the government's continual demands for cash to finance its chronic deficit.

政府为补贴长期的财政赤字而对资金的持续需求

She suffered continual police harassment.

她不断受到警方的骚扰。

2、transform

a、转换;改变;改造

Your metabolic rate is the speed at which your body transforms food into energy.

新陈代谢率是身体把食物转换为能量的速度。

b、改善;使改观;使改头换面

The Minister said the Urban Development Corporation was now transforming the area.

部长声称城市开发公司如今正使该地区改头换面。

3、beneath

a、在…之下；在…下面

She could see the muscles of his shoulders beneath his T-shirt.

她可以看到他T恤衫下的肩部肌肉。

b、在…表面之下；在…的背后

Somewhere deep beneath the surface lay a caring character.

在内心深处的某个角落里埋藏着一颗爱心。

c、不如；比不上；配不上

They decided she was marrying beneath her.

他们认定她要嫁给一个配不上她的人。

Many find themselves having to take jobs far beneath them.

很多人觉得自己在工作上被迫大材小用。