地球的力量

Today, only the hardest outcrops are left behind.
今天只剩下了最坚硬的岩层
They're called sea stacks.
这就是所谓的海蚀柱
But even they will eventually be ground away.
但是它们也将慢慢地被磨掉

The oceans influence our planet
海洋对我们星球的影响
in many far more subtle and profound ways.
更多的是以微妙深奥的方式进行
They drive the climate.
它们改变着气候
They harbour creatures that deliver oxygen to our atmosphere.
将氧气输送到大气层
And below the oceans surface is an extraordinary network of currents
在海洋表面以下是一片独一无二的洋流体系
that are critical to the wellbeing of all life on Earth.
这对地球上所有的生命良性发展起到关键作用
But four and a half billion years ago, when our planet was born,
但是450亿年前，地球刚刚诞生
it was just a molten inferno.
它不过是一个融化的地狱
There was no place for any liquid water at all.
根本没有液体存在的可能
Yet the ingredients needed to create water were there,
但是仓创造水的成分都存在
locked away deep inside the Earth when the planet formed.
在地球形成的时候被紧紧压在了地球里面
As the first volcanoes erupted,
第一次火山爆发的时候
one of the gases that billowed out was steam.
第一股爆发出来的气流中就有蒸汽
And as the planet cooled, it formed clouds.
等到星球冷却下来就形成了云

重点讲解

1、influence
权势
He used his influence to get his son into medical school.
他利用权势把儿子弄进了医学院。
He denies exerting any political influence over them.
他否认曾向他们施加过政治影响。
影响
He is trying to improperly influence a witness.
他正试图不适当地影响一名证人。
Van Gogh had a major influence on the development of modern painting.
凡·高对现代绘画的发展有着重大的影响。
有影响的人 (或事物) 在…影响之下
I thought Sonny would be a good influence on you.
我认为桑尼对你会有好的影响。
He was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.
他因涉嫌酒后驾车而被捕。
2、extraordinary
非凡的表赞许
We've made extraordinary progress as a society in that regard.
我们社会在那方面已经取得了巨大进步。
The task requires extraordinary patience and endurance.
这项工作需要非凡的耐心和毅力。
非凡地;非同寻常地
She's extraordinarily disciplined.
她特别遵守纪律。
Apart from the hair, he looked extraordinarily unchanged.
除了头发，他看上去真是一点也没变。
特别的 (会议)
The U.S. has called for an extraordinary emergency meeting of the UN Human Rights Commission to examine the crisis.
美国已要求召开一次联合国人权委员特别紧急会议来调查这次危机。