Major features are revealed: rock, water, ice, clouds. Within the
atmosphere , that protective, nurturing envelope, more details become
apparent. Only on the surface, though, does the unique character of the
planet become clear: the shapes and colors of the topography , the peculiar
quality of the star's light scattered through the atmosphere, the
composition and scents of the air, the strength of the gravity, the texture
of the ground beneath our feet, the bizarre life forms that are another
expression of the growth and development of the planet.
主要的地貌都显示出来了:岩石、水、冰、云。在大气之中,那保护性的,天然的屏障??,更多的细节得以显示。也只有在表面,这些行星特征能够看得清楚:??的形状和颜色,恒星日照穿透大气的??质量,空气的组成和??,重力的大小,地面的??我们的双足,??的生命形式是一颗行星在成长和发展中另一方面的表现了。
We have visited many such balls of life-giving elements. Each landscape
is committed to memory.
我们已经拜访很多这种生命星球了,每一种地形地貌都印象深刻。
A flat plain of sand broken only by harsh, jagged rocks.
一片充满被??岩石所??的沙子平坦的地面、
A vast, snow-covered waste. A fog-shrouded swamp chattering with life.
一个巨大的,雪覆盖的垃圾??。一个烟雾缭绕的沼泽地,生机盎然。
An ancient forest stretching high into the sky. A planet-sized city of
level upon level.
一片原始森林延展伸向天空,一座行星那么大的城市,层层叠加。