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20. Eyeing Earth: From Cloud Top to Seabed[n.海底]. 　 纵览地球:从云端到海底 　　1. Earth scientists are beginning to live(实现) what they once considered[(consider):vt.认为] an impossible dream. They are establishing systems to monitor（监控） our entire planet continuously[adv.连续不断地], from the outer fringes[(fringe):边缘] of the atmosphere[n.氛围] to the deepest seabed[n.海底,海床]. They even are beginning to track[追踪] the grinding[摩擦] of rock upon rock that generates[(generate):v.发生] earthquakes[(earthquake):n.地震]. 1、地球科学家们开始将以前被认为是不可能实现的梦想变为现实。他们正在建立可以持续不断地监控我们整个地球的系统，上至大气外层边缘，下至海床最深处。他们甚至开始追踪导致地震产生的岩石间的摩擦。 单词：live =实现； establish =建立monitor =监控；entire=整个； ontinuously=不断地； fringe =边缘；atmosphere=大气； seabed =海床；track =追踪；grind =磨擦；generate=产生, 发生 ；earthquake =地震； 2. They are linking communications[(communication):n.通讯] systems to shunt[v传输] these data to whomever can work them into useful knowledge. Often this now can be done in minutes instead of hours, days, or weeks. An unprecedented[adj.前所未有的,] cooperation[n.合作,配合] is developing among nations so that earth scientists will no longer look at our planet in the old, fragmented[(fragment):成碎片的] way. 2、科学家们正在将各个通讯系统连接起来，从而将收集到的数据资料传输给任何可将其转化为有用知识的使用者。这项工作现在往往只需几分钟而不是几小时、几天或几星期就能完成。一项空前的合作正在各国间展开，从此以后地球科学家们再也不需要用陈旧和零敲碎打的方式来研究我们所在的行星了。 分析：to whomever:在介词后用宾格； instead of=而不是；so that ＝以便；no longer ＝不在；communications=通信； shunt ＝； unprecedented=空前的；cooperation =合作； fragmented成碎片的； 3. These technological[a.技术的] developments have brought humanity[n.人类] to the brink[n.边缘] of great opportunities[(opportunity):n.机会], said American Geophysical[a.地球物理学的] Union[n.联合；联盟] president John Orcutt at a meeting of the group last week in San Francisco. A few of many instances[(instance):n.例子,事例] of such opportunities[(opportunity):n.机会] presented at the meeting illustrate[v.阐明,说明] this. 3、美国地球物理学会主席约翰·奥克特在该组织上周于旧金山召开的会议上指出，这些技术上的发展已使人类十分接近“大好机遇”。这次会议上介绍了与这些机遇相关的许多实例，其中几个说明了这一点。 单词：technological=科技的； humanity =人类；opportunity ＝机会；brink =边缘； geophysic