纪录片《地球的力量》第一集 火山26:多细胞生物

Under here we can actually see the imprint of quite a large creature,

在这下方我们能亲自看到 某种相当大生物的痕迹

at least the size of your hand.

至少有你手那么大

This is Dickinsonia and it has got the finer segments that you can actually believe.

这是迪克逊水母 您可以看见他更小的细节。

Once you get the right angle,

一旦调好角度

you can actually see the details of its body segments.

就会看见它身体各个部分的细节

there are about 3 there.There is another one there.

那儿还有3只 那儿另外还有1只

It was like it was impress there yesterday.

彷佛是昨天才印上的

Every little detail was preserved.

所有微小细节都完好

It's beautiful.

很漂亮

Dickinsonia can grow to over a meter long.

它能够长到超过一米长

it is thought that they lived on the sea floor

人们认为他们生活在海底

soaking up nutrients through their skin.

用皮肤吸收养分

Here for the first time we're seeing life that's becomes multi-celled large.

在这里我们首次见证了多细胞生物

These are the creatures that gave rise to life that we know today.

今日的生物 正是从他们发展演化而来

For two billion years,

在20亿年的时间里

our planet had been dominated by stromatolites

我们的世界被微生物统治

Now complex, multi－celled life exploded into many new shapes and sizes。

复杂的多细胞生命爆发出许多新的生物 他们有不同的体型和尺寸

重点讲解

1、imprint

印记;深远影响

The city bears the imprint of Japanese investment.

该市带有日本投资的深刻印记。

Both King and Gandhi were tremendously brave men whose unique form of courage left a lasting imprint on their nations' histories.

金和甘地都是勇敢无畏的人,他们独一无二的勇气在他们各自国家的历史上留下了深远影响。

铭刻;使牢记

The skyline of domes and minarets was imprinted on my memory.

天空中穹顶与尖塔的轮廓深深刻在了我的记忆中。

He repeated the names, as if to imprint them in his mind.

他一遍遍重复着那些名字,仿佛要把它们铭刻在心里。

印;压印

Stationery can be imprinted with your message or logo.

可以把你的信息或标志印在信纸上。

They also left a card, imprinted with the name Sean Lynch.

他们还留下了一张名片,上面印着肖恩·林奇的名字。

2、segment

部分;片段

the poorer segments of society.

社会中的较贫穷阶层

the third segment of his journey.

他此行的第三程

(市场)细分的部分

Three-to-five day cruises are the fastest-growing segment of the market.

3 至 5 天的乘船游览是该市场中发展最快的部分。

Women's tennis is the market leader in a growing market segment — women's sports.

女子网球正引领着一个逐渐壮大的市场——女子运动市场。

3、preserve

保持，维持（原状）

We will do everything to preserve peace.

我们会尽全力维持和平。

an effort to fit in more students while preserving standards.

在保持原有教学水平的同时招收更多学生的努力

保护；保存；维护

We need to preserve the forest.

我们需要保护森林。

Conservation is an issue which gets a lot of attention these days — whether it means preserving old buildings, or protecting the environment.

资源保护是目前备受关注的问题——不管它指的是对古建筑的保护，还是对环境的保护。

保存，腌制（食物）

I like to make puree, using only enough sugar to preserve the plums.

我喜欢做果泥，只需要用一点糖把李子腌一下。

preserved ginger in syrup.

用糖浆腌制的姜

4、dominate

在…中占首要地位，在…中最具影响力

The book is expected to dominate the best-seller lists.

这本书预计会占据畅销书排行榜的榜首。

countries where life is dominated by war.

战事频繁的国家

控制;统治;支配

He denied that his country wants to dominate Europe.

他否认他的国家想要控制欧洲。

Women are no longer dominated by the men in their relationships.

在两性关系中女性不再受制于男性。