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It had always been thought
過去人們認為
that this strange red colour
這種奇怪的紅色
was a result of pollution,
是污染造成的
that the water had been tainted by iron
羅馬時期上游開鑿了礦井
and other metals washed downstream from the mines
人們以為礦井中的鐵和其他金屬
that have existed here since Roman times.
污染了河水
Well, I can't see anything obviously alive,
我看不到任何明顯的活物
and there's clearly no fish swimming around in here.
顯然沒有魚在這里面游來游去
There are no visible signs of life.
沒有明顯的生命跡象
And the Rio Tinto's waters hold another secret,
力拓河水還有另一個秘密
which made people think there was no hope
這個秘密讓人們認為
of even the tiniest life forms ever existing here.
最微小的生命也無法在這里存活
So, I've got a pH meter here,
這是一個酸堿度檢測儀
and I'm going to test the acidity
我要測量一下
of the water in the Rio Tinto at this place here.
這里力拓河水的酸堿度
Now, a normal river, a healthy river,
一條普通 健康的河
would be pH7 - that's neutral.
河水的pH值是7 呈中性
And, obviously, the lower the number,
顯然 數字越小
the greater the acidity is.
酸性越強
重點解釋：
1.Roman times 羅馬時代
例句：This castle dates back to Roman times.這個城堡可追溯到羅馬時代。
2.wash常見錯誤：他要洗碟子。
誤：He is washing the dishes.正：He is washing the dishes later.析：wash以現在進行時表示按計劃、安排或打算將要發生的動作時,一般須與表示將來的
時間狀語連用。
