纪录片《地球的力量》第一集 火山25:巨大的进化飞跃

These fossils may represent

这些化石也许代表了

the most important leap forward in the history of life on our planet,

地球生物历史上最重要的飞跃

but that doesn't mean they are easy to spot.

不过这并不意味着很容易就能发现他们。

This is a very old surface, you clean it off

这个表面非常古老首先清洁一下

and then push this putty onto the surface,

然后把这块灰泥压上去

you can actually see the impression.. Look at that.

您就能亲眼看见.. 看那里

of a thing called Parvancorina.

帕文克尼亚虫的印痕

You know, it looks like somebody's Signet ring.

看起来很象是图章戒指

- It's like a trademark.- Exactly,yeah.

象某种商标- 没错

And that is really all the fossils is.

这已经就是化石的全部了

It's the impression of this soft-body creature

这是这种软体动物全部的印痕

as it was preserved instantly on the sea floor about 560 million years ago.

正如同5亿6千万年前 他们初次保存在海底时一样

This are nothing of the fossil that I am used to.

这和我所熟悉的那些化石完全不同

I mean,that...I would never,ever have spotted that.

我的意思..我绝对不可能注意到他们的

Parvancorina wouldn't attract much attention today,

帕文克尼亚虫 如今不可能吸引太多的关注

but this animal had made a gigantic evolutionary leap.

但这种动物完成了 一次巨大的进化飞跃

Unlike single celled microbes,

与单细胞微生物不同

this was a complex creature with a head, skin, and internal organs.

它拥有头、皮肤、内部器官 是一种复杂生物。

重点讲解

1、represent

代理，代表（个人或团体）

the politicians we elect to represent us.

我们选举出来代表我们的政界人士

The offer has yet to be accepted by the lawyers representing the victims.

受害者的代理律师还没有接受这个提议。

代表（个人或团体）出席

The general secretary may represent the president at official ceremonies.

总书记可以在一些官方仪式上代表主席。

(在竞赛或体育赛事中)代表（国家或地区）

My only aim is to represent Britain at the Olympics.

我唯一的目标是代表英国参加奥运会。

相当于，代表着（变化、成就、胜利等）

The pieces on view are not grouped around any one theme, but rather represent superb examples from various periods.

展出的作品并非围绕着一个主题，而是不同时期的经典之作。

These developments represented a major change in the established order.

这些发展代表了现有秩序的重大转变。

2、impression

印象;感想

What were your first impressions of college?

你对大学的第一印象是什么？

My impression is that they are totally out of control.

我的感觉是它们完全失去了控制。

(通常有悖事实的)感觉,假象

I don't want to give the impression that I'm running away from the charges.

我不想给人一种我在逃避指控的感觉。

He cleverly inserted mirrors above the window to create an impression of space.

他巧妙地在窗子上面镶嵌了几面镜子，以营造一种空间感。

(通常指对名人的)滑稽模仿

He did impressions of Sean Connery and James Mason.

他对肖恩·康纳利和詹姆斯·梅森进行了滑稽模仿。