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Fast-forward half a dozen years or so,
讓時間快轉約六年
and the wreck will begin to show the first signs
這艘沉船將首度 出現肉眼可見的
of corals visible to the naked eye.
珊瑚跡象
A decade later, and the wreck will be transformed.
再過十年，沉船將徹底改觀
Thousands of polyps will form coral heads
數千只珊瑚蟲將形成珊瑚丘
that encrust its surface.
覆蓋住船殼
This ship was sunk during the Second World War,
這艘船是在二次大戰期間沉沒
and there has been enough time for a substantial reef to develop.
已經有足夠時間形成大片珊瑚礁
After decades of growth,
在成長數十年之后
different species of corals dominate particular areas of the wreck.
不同品種的珊瑚 各自占據沉船的一區
The fastest-growing types grow best on the edges and overhangs,
成長最快的品種 在邊緣和兩端突出部分最為茂盛
reaching far out into the water, and up to the light.
往外伸展到大海 也向上爭取陽光
They need only a small area to establish themselves,
它們只需要一小片區域 就能開始成長
yet they can rapidly grow dozens of plates, or branches,
而且會迅速長出數十個珊瑚塊或珊瑚枝 上面擠滿珊瑚蟲
crammed with polyps, to gather as much light as possible.
盡量吸收最多陽光
