地球的力量

It was above this rim of weakened rock that the cenotes formed.

在这些脆弱的岩石边缘上形成了这些沼穴

The blast would have been ferocious.

这次爆炸本来很巨大

But it was what happened next that made the impact a global catastrophe.

但是下面发生的事让这次爆炸成了全球灾难

The blast plume that shot into space fell back to Earth.

爆炸后飞起的岩石又掉回了地球

Many believe that billions of molten particles superheated the air to hundreds of degrees.

几十亿融化的岩石 将大气的温度升高到了几百度

Fires swept the planet,choking the atmosphere with soot and dust.

地球被火海淹没 大气层里充满了灰渣

The dinosaurs and most other creatures were doomed.

恐龙和大部分物种都消失了

But fortunately, underground there were some survivors.

但是幸运的是，地下还有幸存者

It took a few million years,but eventually conditions on Earth returned to normal.

又过了几百万年 最终地球回到了正常状态

By wiping out the dinosaurs,the impact cleared the way for the rise of a new type of animal,

恐龙不见了 这次撞击为新的物种产生清扫了道路

the mammals and, ultimately, for humans.

哺乳动物，最终成为我们

So from our point of view, this global disaster turned out to be no bad thing.

从我们的角度看全球灾难不是什么坏事

重点讲解

1、eventually

最终;终于

Eventually, the army caught up with him in Latvia.

最终，大部队在拉脱维亚赶上了他。

The flight eventually got away six hours late.

那个航班推迟了6个小时后终于起飞。

最后;结果

Eventually your child will leave home to lead her own life as a fully independent adult.

最后，你的孩子会离开家，作为一个完全独立的成年人过她自己的生活。

She sees the bar as a starting point and eventually plans to run her own chain of country inns.

她把那间酒吧当作一个起点，最终计划是经营自己的乡村旅馆连锁店。

2、ultimately

最终；最后；终于

Whatever the scientists ultimately conclude, all of their data will immediately be disputed.

不管科学家们最后得出什么样的结论，他们的全部数据将会立即引起争议。

a tough but ultimately worthwhile struggle.

艰苦卓绝但最终还是值得的一次抗争

根本上；归根结底

Ultimately, Bismarck's revisionism scarcely affected or damaged British interests at all.

从根本上说，俾斯麦的修正主义几乎未对英国的利益造成一丝一毫的影响或损害。