(单词翻译:单击)
Hey there! Welcome to Life Noggin.
大家好！欢迎来到脑洞大开的生命奇想。
My animator was telling me that in the human world the Earth tried to eat his car!
我的动画师告诉我，在你们人类的世界里，地球想吃掉他的车！
I was super confused at first, but then I learned that he was talking about these sometimes scary things called sinkholes.
一开始我非常困惑，但后来我知道他说的是天坑那种可怕的东西。
It's often joked that sinkholes are when the Earth tries to gobble us up, but it had me wondering, just what are sinkholes and how do they even form?
人们常开玩笑说，地球想吞噬我们的时候，天坑就会出现。但这让我很纳闷，天坑到底是什么，它们是如何形成的？
Sinkholes are depressions or pits in the landscape that can have steep, rocky sides, look bowl-shaped, and even be homes to a small lake.
天坑是地表的洼地或坑，侧面陡峭、凹凸不平，形状像碗，底部可能有一个小湖。
Their size can vary greatly and while they usually form gradually, they can also collapse suddenly. Mother Earth can be impatient when she's hungry.
它们的大小会有很大的差异，虽然它们通常是逐渐形成的，但也可能突然崩塌。地球母亲在饥饿的时候会不耐烦。
Sinkholes can most notably be found in karst terrains, which is a term for places throughout the world whose features are largely influenced by underground drainage.
天坑最常见于卡斯特地形，卡斯特地形是指地貌主要受地下水系统影响的地方。
In addition to sinkholes, karst terrains of the world are also often categorized by features like caves, sinking streams, and springs.
除了天坑，喀斯特地形的特色地貌还有洞穴、伏流和泉水。
Sinkholes can form when water gathers in an area and isn't drained out externally.
当水聚集在一个区域，无法外排时，就可能形成天坑。
As the groundwater drains below the surface, it can dissolve the underlying rock.
由于地下水在地表以下流动，它可以溶解地下的岩石。
This is especially true in places where the earth is made of rocks like salt, limestone, or dolomite.
在土壤由盐岩石、石灰石或白云石等构成的地方，情况尤其如此。
Going further into what causes them, one recent study looking at a karst region in Spain found that sinkhole activity is intensified during drought periods.
为探究其原因，在西班牙喀斯特地区最近进行了一项研究。研究发现，在干旱期间，天坑活动加剧。
Since some scientists believe that periods of drought will become more common due to climate change, this could mean that greater rates of sinkholes could be an additional side effect of our changing climate.
一些科学家认为，由于气候变化，干旱期将变得更加频繁，因此这可能意味着地天坑活动愈加频繁，成为气候变化的另一个副作用。
Climate change is obviously important if the earth is eating us!
如果地球正在吞噬我们，气候变化显然很重要！
Now, it can be pretty scary to think that the Earth might try and swallow you and your possessions, but there can be warning signs for when a sinkhole might show up.
现在，一想到地球可能会打算吞噬你和你的财产，你就会感到非常害怕，但是天坑出现时，可能会有一些警告信号。
Leaning fences or trees are common appearances for the early signs of a sinkhole, along with cracks appearing in structures over the sinkhole and even wilting vegetation.
篱笆或树木变歪是常见的天坑早期迹象，天坑上方的建筑还会出现裂缝，植被甚至会枯萎。
Keep a lookout for these signs, especially if you're in an area prone to sinkholes. I always want my friends to stay safe!
注意观察这些迹象，尤其是如果你生活在天坑多发的地方。我希望我的朋友们平平安安！
I get comments on every episode asking me how we make these videos, because a lot of you want to start channels of your own!
每一集都有评论问我如何制作这些视频，因为很多人都想自己开频道！
My animator makes me move in After Effects and designs all the stuff you see in Illustrator.
我的动画师用After Effects让我动起来，用Illustrator设计了你看到的东西。
Because you've been asking to learn how to do this, we've teamed up with our sponsor Skillshare.
因为你们一直在要求学习如何做到这些，我们与我们的赞助商Skillshare开始了合作。
Skillshare is an online learning community for creators with more than 17,000 classes like After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, and more!
Skillshare是一个在线学习社区，为创作者提供超过17000个课程，包括After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop等等！
The first 500 people that click the link in the description will receive a 2-month free trial to Skillshare.
点击描述中的链接，前500人将获得Skillshare2个月的免费试用资格。
If you like it and want to continue, it's as low as $10 a month after that.
如果你喜欢它并且想继续下去，之后的价格低至每月10美元。
Or, you can cancel at no risk. Head on over to skl.sh/lifenoggin to start!
或者，你可以随时取消，没有任何风险。快去skl.sh/lifenoggin开始吧！
Premium Membership gives you unlimited access so you can keep learning, find inspiration, and take on new projects whenever you want.
高级会员资格提供了无限的访问权限，因此可以随时学习、寻找灵感、开始新项目。
I highly recommend taking the Adobe Premiere Pro class by Khalil Ibrahim.
我强烈推荐参加Khalil Ibrahim的Adobe Premiere Pro课程。
It only takes an hour and a half to complete, and you'll learn all the skills to create and edit some amazing videos.
只需要一个半小时就能完成，你会学到创建和编辑精彩视频的所有技能。
If you made something that you're excited about, I would LOVE to see it!
如果你做出非常棒的视频，我很想看看！
Send it to me on Twitter @LifeNoggin. So have you ever seen a sinkhole in person?
发到我的推特账号LifeNoggin上。你曾经亲眼见过天坑吗？
Let me know it in the comments section below! Or tell us what should we talk about next. We are taking suggestions for future videos.
请在下面的评论区告诉我！或者告诉我们接下来要谈什么。我们正在为以后的视频收集建议。
As always, my name is Blocko. This has been Life Noggin. Don't forget to keep on thinking!
我是宝高，这里是脑洞大开的生命奇想。思考不要停！
