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Wild Europe - Genesis 肇始之初- 2

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And at other times, they'd have looked more like Africa's Serengeti Plains. More than 15 millions years ago, what is now Vienna and Paris would have been submerged beneath rich tropical seas. And over a hundred million years ago, Florence and Oxford1 would have looked more like Jurassic park. Go back over two hundred million years, and Europe rivaled the Sahara. And three hundred million years ago, the world's first forests covered the continent. Berlin would have been part of the tropical rainforest. Edinburgh sits astride ancient volcanoes which shook the earth nearly half a billion years ago. All these great events help to lay the foundations for the extraordinary continent we now call Europe.

The northern fringes of Europe are its wildest country, Scandinavia, a land dominated by the elements. In summer, it's bathed in the glow of midnight sun. And in winter, by the ghostly shadows of the northern lights. In this coastal2 labyrinth3 of fjords and islands, Europe's most ancient history lies hidden. Norway's Lofoten islands, seemingly lifeless, but they're surrounded by the richest of seas. Here Atlantic storms pound some of the most ancient rocks in the world. They're nearly three billion years old. These granites4 formed long before the European continent even existed. Here in Norway, there are also clues to Europe's birth. These fjords and mountains are part of an ancient range, the Caledonides, stretching form Ireland to Scotland, and up through Norway, mountains that today help define the continent's western edge.
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words and expressions

Jurassic park:侏罗纪公园

astride:with a leg on each side of something:跨着

midnight sun:
the sun when seen in the middle of the night in summer in the arctic or antarctic (= the parts of the world furthest to the north and the south) 夜半太阳(夏季在南极或北极能见到)

northern lights:北极光

labyrinth:something which is very confusing:迷宫, 难解的事物

fjord(fiord):a long strip of sea between steep hills, found especially in Norway海湾, 峡湾

granite:a very hard, grey, pink and black rock, which is used for building花岗岩

Caledonides:[地质]加里东山系


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1 Oxford Wmmz0a     
n.牛津(英国城市)
参考例句:
  • At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
  • This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。
2 coastal WWiyh     
adj.海岸的,沿海的,沿岸的
参考例句:
  • The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
  • This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。
3 labyrinth h9Fzr     
n.迷宫;难解的事物;迷路
参考例句:
  • He wandered through the labyrinth of the alleyways.他在迷宫似的小巷中闲逛。
  • The human mind is a labyrinth.人的心灵是一座迷宫。
4 granites 7fae1b633ca7ee9b22167bd1ba69c75c     
花岗岩,花岗石( granite的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The rapakivi granites have a number of petrological peculiarities. 环斑花岗岩具有若干岩石学的特征。
  • S-type granites should not be considered as the evidence of plume magmatism. 不能把S-型花岗岩作为地幔柱岩浆作用的证据。
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