英语听力：自然百科 神奇水世界 Water-1

 Of all our planet's forces, perhaps none has greater power over us than water. For me, water is the most magical force on earth. The presence of water shapes, renews and nourishes our planet.

 

Oh, my God ! You get all wet there!

 

It's our planet's lifeblood. It pumps through it continuously, delivering vital ingredients for life. 

 

Ah,it's glorious!

 

Water makes us alive. Yet, water is just one of the ways that the power of the planet has shaped our lives. The earth has immense power and yet that's rarely mentioned in our history books. I'm here to change that. I'm exploring four great planetary forces that have influenced our history. 

 

The power of the deep earth; the few technological¹ innovation-wind, that has shaped the fate of entire continents; and fire, which gave us the power to conquer the planet. 

 

But I'm going to start with water, the magic of water is that it's constantly transforming itself, shifting between guises² and from place to place, our struggle to control it has been behind the rise and fall of some of the greatest civilizations on earth.

 

1 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。

2 guises   

n.外观，伪装( guise的名词复数 )v.外观，伪装( guise的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• She took pleasure in the various guises she could see. 她穿各种衣服都显得活泼可爱。 来自辞典例句
• Traditional form or structure allows us to recognize corresponding bits of folklore in different guises. 了解民俗的传统形式或结构，可以使我门抛开事物的不同外表，从中去辨认出有关民俗的点点滴滴。 来自英汉非文学 - 民俗