地球的力量

We know this because hidden in a remote cave,
我们知道这一点是因为在一个遥远的山洞里
scientists found the fossilised remains of some of those elephants.
科学家发现了那些大象的一些化石残余
This was unlike any elephant walking the planet today.
这和如今地球上的任何大象都不一样

This is one of its actual bones.
这些是真的骨头
Now, it doesn't seem that strange until you realise that this is a leg bone.
看起来没那么奇怪 但是如果意识到这是根腿骨就不一样了
Now, compare this with the leg bone of a modern African elephant
现在将这根腿骨和现代的非洲大象比一下
and you'll see that something is absolutely clear.
你会发现的很明白
This Sicilian elephant must have been tiny.
这头西西里大象肯定很小
Now, I know what you're thinking.
现在我知道你在想什么
You're thinking this must have been a baby, but it wasn't.
你在想这一定是小象的骨头
Tests have proven that this is the leg bone
测试证明这是一个完成年的大象的腿骨
of a fully grown adult, this elephant was the size of a goat.
这头大象像山羊那么大
The lack of space and food meant that over thousands of years
由于缺少空间和事物在几千年的时间里
the elephants evolved into a much smaller animal.
大象进化成了那么小的动物
Salt mines, crystal caves and dwarf elephants
盐矿，水晶洞还有矮大象
are just some of the extraordinary consequences
这都是大海在面临灭绝的时候
of a sea that lives on the edge of extinction.
造成的出其不意的结果

重点讲解

1、compare
比较;对比
Compare the two illustrations in Fig 60.
比较图60中的两幅插图。
Was it fair to compare independent schools with state schools?
拿私立学校与州立学校相比，这样公平吗？
把…比作
Some commentators compared his work to that of James Joyce.
有些评注者把他的作品与詹姆斯·乔伊斯的作品相提并论。
I can only compare the experience to falling in love.
我只能把这段经历比作坠入爱河。
(与…)比起来(好/差)
Our road safety record compares favourably with that of other European countries.
我们的道路安全纪录比欧洲其他国家要好。
How do the two techniques compare in terms of application?
这两种手法实际运用起来哪个好一些？
2、evolve
进化；演变
The bright plumage of many male birds has evolved to attract females.
很多雄鸟进化出鲜艳的羽毛是为了吸引雌鸟。
Maize evolved from a wild grass in Mexico.
玉米是从墨西哥的一种野生禾本植物进化而来的。
（使）逐步发展;（使）演化
a tiny airline which eventually evolved into Pakistan International Airlines.
最终发展成巴基斯坦国际航空公司的一家小型航空公司
Popular music evolved from folk songs.
流行音乐从民歌演变而来。