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And the nutrients attract fish, in the millions.
養分引來數百萬條魚，
But again, with so much life, also comes death.
然而有生就有死，
Dead fish and plankton carpet the ocean floor.
死去的魚類及浮游生物覆蓋海床。
Over the next 10 million years, layers of rock will bury and heat the dead creatures.
接下來的1000萬年，層層巖石掩埋加熱死去的生物，
Ancient fish and plankton will become Middle East.
古代的魚類與浮游生物將變成石油，
Every gallon of gas in our cars,
車里每一公升燃料，
every piece of plastic on the planet,
世上每一塊塑膠，
the paint on our walls,
墻上的油漆，
the carpet under our feet,
腳下的地毯，
even the soap we wash with,
甚至用來洗滌的肥皂，
almost all originated in this way.
幾乎都是這么來的。
180 million years ago, the North American plate is still moving away from the European and Asian plate.
1億8000萬年前，西方的北美板塊繼續漂離歐洲與亞洲板塊。
It's shifting about one inch each year, the same speed at which our fingernails grow.
這個過程進行緩慢，跟指甲生長的速度一樣。
But fast forward 35 million years and a new ocean forms, as well as new continents.
快轉3500萬年，新的海洋就在我們眼前成形，還有新的大陸。
The United States breaks away from Africa.
美國遠離非洲。
