地球的力量 第4集 海洋(1)海洋的巨大能量

This is our planet, the Earth.

這就是我們的星球，地球

It's a remarkable ever-changing world, full ofnatural wonders.

這是一個偉大壯麗，變幻無窮的世界充滿了大自然的奇跡

But there's more to Earth than this

但這并不是地球最美妙之處

because our planet isunique in the solar system,

因為我們的星球在太陽系中獨一無二

perhaps even in the universe.

甚至在宇宙中也絕無僅有

My name is Iain Stewart.

我叫伊恩·斯圖亞特我想告訴你們

I want to show you the power of the oceans.

我將向你們展示海洋的力量

I am in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

我現(xiàn)在位于大西洋的中間

It's only when you get out here

只有親身來到這里

that you fully appreciate the sheer vastness of the sea.

你才會完全體會到大海的浩瀚

But the oceans are far more than just huge reservoirs of water.

但是大海不僅僅是巨大的蓄水池

They have transformed our planet.

它們改變了我們的星球

Their brute force carves the coastline.

它們那殘暴的力量削出了海岸線

And they can leave an extraordinary legacy.

而且它們還能留下獨一無二的傳奇

They transfer energy around the planet and drive the climate.

它們轉(zhuǎn)換星球上的能量 控制著氣候

But above all, we now have a better understanding

但是最重要的是我們現(xiàn)在開始明白了

of how the oceans are connected by an incredible network of currents.

海洋如何被一片洋流連接在一起

They're so critical to the health of our world that when they failed,

它們對我們世界的健康發(fā)展起到至關(guān)重要的作用海洋的異常表現(xiàn)

it helped cause the greatest extinction in Earth's history.

曾引起地球歷史上最大面積的物種消失

The immense power of the ocean allows it to shape the appearance

海洋的巨大能量使它塑造了

and behaviour of the entire planet and everything living on it.

整個地球和生活在地球上所有生物的外形和行為