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The first thing oxygen did was give the planet a vital protective shield,the ozone layer
氧氣做的第一件事是給地球加上了一層重要的保護罩 臭氧層
It shielded the planet from lethal ultraviolet radiation coming from the Sun,
它保護地球免受來自太陽的致命性紫外線輻射
allowing complex life to flourish on the surface of our planet.
使復雜生物能在地球表面繁榮生長
The concentration of ozone in the atmosphere
大氣層中的臭氧層濃度
is revealed in this colour-coded image.
通過圖中色碼顯露
It shows the massive hole over Antarctica
很明顯可知南極洲有大量漏洞
created by our recent pollution.
由于近年來的污染
Fortunately, the hole is shrinking.
幸運的是漏洞在減少
But oxygen didn't only protect the planet.
但是臭氧層不止保護地球
About 600 million years ago,
大約六億年前
it ended the long reign of the stromatolite
疊層石獨占地球的歷史終結
and caused a revolution in the development of life.
引起一場物種進化
This is because oxygen is highly reactive
這是因為氧氣是高度活性的
and can support far more energetic forms of life than bacteria.
能支持比病菌更有活力的物種
Blessed with an oxygen-rich atmosphere, Earth became home
感謝富含氧氣的大氣層，地球開始適合多樣性
to an extraordinary diversity of complex life.
生物居住
And ultimately, to us.
同時，最根本的，我們人類
