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Mauna Kea's future can be glimpsed in the Society Islands of French Polynesia.
莫納克亞山在法屬玻利尼西亞的社會群島上能依稀一瞥
The peaks of these islands once rose much higher than this from the ocean floor.
這些島的山峰曾經(jīng)比海底要升的高得多
It's been almost two million years since their volcanoes first broke through the ocean.
自從火山從海洋中首次爆發(fā)以來幾乎200萬年。
But erosion is washing away their volcanic cores.
侵蝕已洗刷掉火山本來的面貌
Now the only growth occurs just below sea level, on what was once the mountain's sloping flanks.
如今唯一的增長發(fā)生在海平面下，在惜日山脈側(cè)面斜坡上。
In the shallow waters around an island's base, coral reefs rise towards the surface.
淺海圍繞著島嶼的基部，珊瑚礁朝著海面升高。
Of all the formations in the Pacific, these reefs are by far the richest in life.
太平洋里的一切構(gòu)成，這里暗礁中的生命尤為豐富
There are hundreds of different kinds of coral.
數(shù)百種不同的珊瑚
And all are made up of millions of tiny creatures called polyps, each covered in a hard skeleton.
全由一種叫珊瑚蟲的微小動物產(chǎn)生，彼此都覆蓋著堅硬的骨架。
Reefs are home to thousands of specialists...
暗礁是數(shù)千專家的家
like these razorfish that blend in to the staghorn coral around them.
像這些淡綠連鰭唇魚與周圍的雄鹿角珊瑚很協(xié)調(diào)。
But not all animals here need to blend in.
不只是這里的動物與環(huán)境協(xié)調(diào)。
