地球的力量

Each year across the planet,an area of forest about the size of South Carolina is destroyed.

每年在世界上 大概有南卡罗来纳州那么大片的森林被破坏

So not only are we increasing the levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere,

所以我们不但在 增长大气层中的温室气体

we're also reducing the ability of the planet to deal with the problem.

我们还在降低地球 处理这个问题的能力

You only have to go back to Mexico,

你只需要回头看看墨西哥

the place where the meteorite that wiped out the dinosaurs landed,

在那里陨石消灭了恐龙

to see our influence on the planet from a very different perspective.

换个角度看我们对地球的影响

Just inland from the ocean, here in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula,

在离海洋不远的内陆在墨西哥的尤卡坦半岛

the jungle stretches unbroken for hundreds of miles.

这片丛林连绵几百英里

But every now and then,you stumble upon a strange mound of stones like this.

但是偶尔你会被n这样一堆石头绊倒

Some of them are enormous, the pyramids of a lost civilisation.

有些很大，一个遗失文明的金字塔

重点讲解

1、destroy

毁坏;破坏;毁灭;摧毁

That's a sure recipe for destroying the economy and creating chaos.

那样做肯定会破坏经济、制造混乱。

No one was injured in the explosion, but the building was completely destroyed.

没有人在爆炸中受伤，但大楼遭到了彻底毁坏。

毁掉…的生活;使垮掉

If I was younger or more naive, the criticism would have destroyed me.

如果我再年轻一些，或是再单纯一些，那些批评可能就会把我给毁了。

2、wipe out

摧毁;毁灭;使灭绝

The spill could wipe out the Gulf's turtle population.

这次原油泄漏可能会使波斯湾的海龟灭绝。

The man is a fanatic who is determined to wipe out any opposition to the way he conducts himself.

这人是个狂热分子，决意扫除任何反对其行事作风的声音。

3、stretch

延伸;绵延

The procession stretched for several miles.

游行队伍长达数英里。

He had burns that stretched from his neck to his hips

他从脖子到臀部均被烧伤。

伸展;舒展

He yawned and stretched.

他打了个呵欠，伸了伸懒腰。

Try stretching your legs and pulling your toes upwards.

试着双腿伸直并且向上拉伸脚趾。

(把…)拉长;(把…)撑大;(把…)拉细

The cables are designed not to stretch.

该电缆不能拉伸。

Ease the pastry into the corners of the tin, making sure you don't stretch it.

将油酥面团小心地移至烤盘的各角，注意不要把它拉长。