妙語佳句:

This ocean generates some of the largest waves on the planet,地球上最強勁的洋流在南冰洋中形成。

on the planet:在行星上

The development of conscious life on the planet.

星球上有智慧生命的發展

America has the most wasteful system on the planet.

美國擁有世界上最揮霍的醫療體系。

they gain size and power as they travel around the globe,它們環繞著地球前行,一萬九千公里都沒有陸地的阻擋。

gain:獲得

You can gain by watching how she works.

看她怎樣工作就可獲益。

gain表示“獲得”時，后可接雙賓語。

Her talent and hard work gained her success as an artist.

她的天賦和努力使她獲得了成功，成為一個藝術家。

The masses gain experience through struggle.

群眾通過斗爭可以取得經驗。

earn表示“賺得，贏得”，而gain表示“通過努力而獲得有利的東西”。

travel around:各處旅行

It'll be nice to travel around the world.

周游世界一定會很愉快。

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地球上最強勁的洋流在南冰洋中形成。

它們沖至南喬治亞島時也帶來了食物。

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their stubby wings are still too short for them to fly properly -

The chicks are manna from heaven for an Arctic fox.