地球的力量

It brings torrential rain to South America,flooding the normally dry deserts.
它给南美洲带来倾盆大雨 淹没曾经干涸的沙漠
And on the other side of the Pacific, the opposite is true.
而在太平洋另一边却是完全相反
Australia and Indonesia, without their normal warm currents,
在澳大利亚和印度尼西亚没有温暖的海流

are starved of moisture and suffer terrible drought.
它们缺少湿气，遭遇严重旱灾
Just by altering the flow of this single ocean current,
仅仅改变着一个洋流
weather across the planet is thrown into disarray for months.
地球气候就要遭遇几个月的无序
Vet even this isn't the full extent of the influence
即使这样，也不能说明
of ocean currents on our planet.
洋流对我们地球的影响
To understand the greatest power of ocean currents,
为了全面了解洋流的强大能量
you need to travel to the depths of the seas.
你需要潜入海洋深处
Only recently have scientists been able to explore this strange and alien world.
最近科学家才得以探索这个奇特陌生的世界
They've discovered another system of currents that travel in the deep ocean.
他们发现了在海洋深处另一个洋流系统
These deep currents join up with the surface currents to form one great network.
它和表面温暖的洋流联合起来 共同形成了一个巨大的系统

重点讲解

1、current
(河、湖或海的)水流，潮流
Under normal conditions, the ocean currents of the tropical Pacific travel from east to west.
在正常情况下，太平洋的热带洋流自东向西流。
The couple were swept away by the strong current.
这对夫妻被巨大的水流卷走了。
思潮;潮流;趋向
Each party represents a distinct current of thought.
每个党派代表一种不同的思潮。
A strong current of nationalism runs through ideology and politics in the Arab world.
一股强烈的民族主义思潮涌入阿拉伯世界的思想体系和政治体系。
现时的;当前的;进行中的
The current situation is very different to that in 1990.
当前的形势与1990年截然不同。
He plans to repeal a number of current policies.
他计划废除一些当前的政策。
2、influence
势力;权势;影响力;支配力
As Hugh grew older, she had less influence and couldn't control him.
休慢慢长大,她的影响力变小了,无法再控制他了。
I have rather a large influence over a good many people.
我对很多人都有相当大的影响力。
影响;左右;支配
He is trying to improperly influence a witness.
他在试图误导证人。
The angry crowds could influence the government.
愤怒的群众可以影响政府。
影响;作用
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影响。
The Shropshire landscape was an influence on Owen too.
什罗普郡的风景也对欧文产生了影响。