地球的力量

You can find evidence of the devastation this caused in an unlikely location,
你可以在一个人们难以想象的地方找到这次事件的证据
the Dolomites,
多洛米蒂山区
a jagged range of mountains on the border of northern Italy and Austria.
这是位于意大利和奥地利北部边境的崎岖山峦

Millions of years ago an ocean covered this whole region.
几百万年前这里被一片海洋覆盖着
It was squeezed out of existence by the land around it
因为周围的陆地而被挤没了
which forced the seabed to rise up creating these mountains.
陆地造成海床升高造成了这些山峦
As the seabed rose,
随着海床升高
it brought the remains of these dead marine creatures with it.
它就附着了这些死亡的海底生物
This layer of black rock can be found all around the world.
这层黑岩石可以在全世界找到
It shows that life in the oceans
这说明海洋中的生物
was utterly devastated by the collapse of the ocean conveyor.
完全因为大洋输送带失灵而消失
Once the conveyor had stopped, oxygen was no longer carried down
一旦大洋输送带停止氧气就无法
into the deep sea from the surface.
从海洋表面被带到海底
So, as oxygen disappeared,
所以氧气消失了
the marine life which relied on it died out.
赖以生存的海洋生物也死光了
This lack of oxygen, known as anoxia,
缺少氧气，也就是所谓的缺氧症
explains all the death in the ocean, but it doesn't explain
可以解释海洋生物的死亡但是无法解释
why the extinction spread onto the land.
为什么陆地上的生物也都灭绝了
We know that it did because the remains of millions of land animals
我们知道这点是因为在全世界找到了
have been found across the world.
几百万陆地动物的尸体
But the link between Land and sea isn't clear.
但是海洋和陆地的联系还不是很清楚

重点讲解

1、squeeze out
把…排挤出去;将…排除在外
Other directors appear happy that Lord Hollick has been squeezed out.
其他董事都因为霍利克勋爵被挤了出去而显得很高兴。
Latin and Greek will be squeezed out of school timetables.
拉丁语和希腊语将退出学校的课程表。
2、die out
逐渐消亡;灭绝;绝种
How did the dinosaurs die out?
恐龙是如何灭绝的？
I want to teach Irish so that it won't die out.
我想教爱尔兰语，这样它就不会彻底消失。
（火）逐渐熄灭;（风等）逐渐停止
Once the fire has died out, the salvage team will move in.
一旦大火熄灭，救援小组就会马上进入。
3、explain
解释;说明
Not every judge, however, has the ability to explain the law in simple terms.
然而，不是每个法官都能用简单的语言来解释法律。
Don't sign anything until your solicitor has explained the contract to you.
在律师向你解释清楚合同之前，不要签署任何东西。
解释;辩解;说明…的理由
'Let me explain, sir.' — 'Don't tell me about it. I don't want to know.'
“您听我解释，先生。”——“别跟我说，我不想知道。”
Before she ran away, she left a note explaining her actions.
逃跑前，她留下一张便条解释原委。