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What do we know of the marine world, of which we see only the surface,and which covers three-quarters of the planet?
對(duì)海洋世界我們了解什么？它覆蓋了地球四分之三的面積。
The ocean depths remain a secret.
海洋深度仍是個(gè)秘密。
They contain thousands of species whose existence remains a mystery to us.
海洋中存在的數(shù)千物種對(duì)我們來(lái)說(shuō)也是一個(gè)謎。
Since 1950, fishing catches have increased fivefold,from 18 to 100 million metric tons a year.
自1950年起 漁業(yè)捕獲量增加了5倍,由每年一千八百萬(wàn)噸增至一億噸。
Thousands of factory ships are emptying the oceans.
數(shù)以千計(jì)的加工漁船淘空海洋。
Three-quarters of fishing grounds are exhausted,depleted or in danger of being so.
四分之三的漁場(chǎng)已枯竭,廢棄或是頻臨廢棄。
Most large fish have been fished out of existence,since they have no time to reproduce.
大型魚(yú)類已所剩無(wú)幾,因?yàn)闆](méi)有時(shí)間繁殖。
We are destroying the cycle of a life that was given to us.
我們把上蒼賦予的生命循環(huán)摧毀了。
On the coastlines, signs of the exhaustion of stocks abound.
在海岸線上 到處都是資源耗盡的跡象。
First sign: Colonies of sea mammals are getting smaller.
第一幕：海洋哺乳動(dòng)物的棲息地越來(lái)越小。
Made vulnerable by urbanization of the coasts and pollution,they now face a new threat: famine.
海洋沿岸的城市化和污染已讓它們變得異常脆弱,現(xiàn)在它們又要面對(duì)一個(gè)新的威脅:饑荒。
