地球的力量

The largest waves crash down with a force of a four-ton weight landing on your chest.
最大的浪拍打下来力量可以达到4吨 拍打在你的胸膛上
Without water around you to absorb the blow, it would be fatal.
如果周围没有水来吸收能量那浪花将是致命的
But there is another far greater source of energy that the oceans capture.
但是海洋还会捕捉一种更巨大的能量源

The energy that creates the tides comes from our nearest neighbour in space.
制造潮汐的能量来自我们在太空中最近的邻居
The Moon's gravity tugs at the water in our oceans
随着地球在月球下方旋转
while the Earth rotates beneath it.
月球的重力吸引着海洋中的水
But the Moon doesn't always act alone.
但是月球不总是独自发挥作用
Each year, from China to Brazil,
每年，从中国直到巴西
there are many days when the gravitational pull
都有那么几天月球和太阳会在一条直线上
of the Moon and Sun combine to unleash an extraordinary phenomenon.
它们共同的万有引力会带来异常的现象
This can be seen in action where the rivers of the Amazon basin
你可以看到亚马逊盆地河流的情况
in South America meet the Atlantic Ocean.
在南美的大西洋海岸上

重点讲解

1、capture
(尤指在战争中)俘虏，擒获，占领，夺取
The guerrillas shot down one aeroplane and captured the pilot.
游击队击落了一架飞机,并俘获了飞行员。
The whole town celebrated when two tanks were captured.
全城居民庆祝缴获了两辆坦克。
代表（特点);表现,体现(感情、气氛)
Chef Idris Caldora offers an inspired menu that captures the spirit of the Mediterranean.
厨师伊德里斯·卡尔多拉开出一份富有地中海特色的菜单，让人眼前一亮。
Their mood was captured by one who said, 'Students here don't know or care about campus issues.'
一个人的话道出了他们的心情，“这儿的学生既不了解也不关心校园问题。”
吸引(注意力);激发(想象);赢得(喜爱)
the great names of the Tory party who usually capture the historian's attention.
往往会引起历史学家关注的保守党大人物
the issue that has captured the imagination of nearly the whole nation.
激发了几乎所有国人想象力的争论
2、extraordinary
非凡的;优秀的;出色的
We've made extraordinary progress as a society in that regard.
在那个方面，我们的社会已经取得了巨大的进步。
The task requires extraordinary patience and endurance.
那项任务需要非凡的耐心和毅力。
非常奇特的;令人惊奇的
What an extraordinary thing to happen!
这事儿真蹊跷！
His decision to hold talks is extraordinary because it could mean the real end of the war.
他作出举行谈判的决定非同寻常，因为这可能意味着战争真的要结束了。