雄伟壮丽的山脉

This is what happens when the plates move apart.

我们已经看到了板块分裂时发生了什么

But when they collide,the results can be even more dramatic.

但是当它们互相碰撞的时候给人的印象会更加深刻

the collision of Earth's plates is responsible for the most spectacular mountain ranges in our planet.

地球板块互相碰撞形成了雄伟壮丽的山脉

Like the Southern Alps in New Zealand.

就像新西兰的南阿尔卑斯

these stunning peaks run 500 kilometers along the west coast,

这些壮丽的山峰在西海岸边延绵了500公里

forming a dramatic span down the island.

顺着岛屿形成了美丽的山脊

Tens of millions of years ago,

一千万年前

the collision of the Pacific and Australian plates

太平洋板块和澳大利亚板块互相碰撞

created the New Zealand we know today.

形成了我们今天熟知的新西兰版图

Along the collision zone, the land was buckled

在碰撞地带 大地变的崎岖不平

and a line of mountains rose up.

形成了一座山脉

New Zealand's mountains are around 5 million years old

新西兰的山脉大约是在500万年前形成的

That may sound ancient

那听起来好像很古远了

but it is just an geological blink of eye.

但是从地理学的角度来说只是一眨眼的功夫

yet even in that short timescale, these peaks have grown into giants.

然而甚至会在很短的时间内 小山峰变成巨大山脉

many over 10,000 feet high.

很多会超过1万英尺高

重点讲解

1、collide

a、碰撞;相撞;撞上

Two trains collided head-on in north-eastern Germany early this morning.

今天早上德国东北部两列火车迎面相撞。

Racing up the stairs, he almost collided with Daisy.

他飞奔上楼，差点撞到黛西。

b、(目标、意见等)冲突，抵触

The aims of the negotiators in New York again seem likely to collide with the aims of the warriors in the field.

看来，纽约谈判人员的目标可能会再次与战场上勇士们的目标发生冲突。

In the next two years, Nasser regularly collided with the different Western powers, who refused to arm him.

随后的两年里，纳赛尔不断与拒绝为他提供武器装备的几个西方大国发生冲突。

2、dramatic

a、突如其来的;急剧的;引人注目的

This policy has led to a dramatic increase in our prison populations.

这项政策已经让我们监狱的囚犯人数激增。

b、激动人心的;引人注目的;令人印象深刻的

Their arrival was dramatic and exciting.

他们的到来令人激动不已，难以忘怀。

c、戏剧的;有关戏剧的;戏剧学的

a dramatic arts major in college.

大学里戏剧艺术专业的学生

I had no thoughts of making a dramatic film. I was working in documentary.

我没想过要拍一部剧情片，我正在拍一部纪录片。