BBC Learning English. I'm Neil.

BBC學習英語。我是尼爾。

And I'm Rob.

而我是羅布。

From the ancient Roman sea god,

來自古羅馬的海神。

Neptune, to myths of mermaids,

海王星，到美人魚的神話。

to modern Hollywood films

到現代好萊塢電影

like Finding Nemo, people throughout

像《海底總動員》一樣，人們在整個

history have been fascinated

歷史上一直迷戀

by the idea of living

生活理念

underwater. In this programme, we'll be

在水下。在這個節目中，我們將

hearing about projects to

聽取項目的情況

create liveable underwater

潛移默化

habitats and the challenges they face.

生境及其面臨的挑戰。

We'll be finding out how realistic it is

我們會發現它的現實性有多高。

to believe that in a few years we could be

相信再過幾年，我們就會成為...

eating breakfast whilst watching fish

邊吃早餐邊看魚

swim outside the kitchen window,

遊在廚房窗外。

before heading

臨行

off to work in an office under the ocean...

去海底的辦公室工作... ...

... and we'll be learning some related

...... 我們將學習一些相關的

vocabulary as well. But first it's

詞彙量也是如此。但首先是

time for our quiz

競猜

question. One of the first adventure

的問題。其中的第一個冒險

stories to fire the public's

炒冷飯

imagination about the

遐想

underwater world was the 1870 novel,

水下世界是1870年的小說。

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under

兩萬裡以下

the Sea. But who wrote

海。但誰寫的

this underwater classic? Was it:

這個水下經典？是嗎？

a) H G Wells?, b) Arthur Conan Doyle?, or

a)H G Wells? b)Arthur Conan Doyle? 或者... ...

c) Jules Verne?

c）儒勒-凡爾納?

I think I know this one, Neil.

我想我知道這個，尼爾。

Wasn't it a) H G Wells?

是不是a)H G Wells?

OK, Rob, we'll find out later if you're

好了，羅布，我們會發現以後如果你是

right. Now, one of the

吧。現在，其中一個

most ambitious designs

最宏偉的設計

for an underwater city is Ocean Spiral,

對於一個水下城市來說，是海洋螺旋。

a huge transparent globe attached

巨大的透明球體

to the seabed -

到海底 -

the solid ground which lies

堅地

deep below the sea level.

深入海平面以下。

The top of the globe stands above the

地球的頂部站在地球的上方

surface of the ocean and

海面和

running through the centre

貫穿始終

is a tower to add strength, and to provide

是一座塔，以增加實力，並提供

space for homes, offices

住宅、辦公室的空間

and even an amusement

甚至是娛樂

park for five thousand

園區

underwater residents.

水下居民。

Ocean Spiral has been dreamt up

夢想中的海洋漩渦

by the Japanese Shimizu Corporation.

由日本清水公司。

Here's Shimizu engineer,

這是清水工程師。

Maksaki Takeuchi, explaining to BBC

竹內真咲，向BBC解釋。

World Service programme,

世界服務方案。

CrowdScience, the motivation

CrowdScience，動機

behind the idea:

背後的想法。

At the moment the world is facing a lot of

目前，世界上面臨著很多。

serious problems regarding

嚴重問題

food, energy, water,

食物、能源、水；

natural resources... however we are trying

自然資源......然而，我們正在努力

to solve the issues just by using our land.

用我們的土地就能解決這些問題。

Our idea is to connect the sea surface

我們的想法是把海面連接起來

and the deep sea vertically

和深海垂直

and that way we believe

而我們相信

that we can utilise the capability of the

我們可以利用

deep sea and that's the purpose

深海，這就是目的

of this whole project.

這整個項目的。

The effects of human activity on the land

人類活動對土地的影響

have led some to look to the

導致一些人將目光投向

oceans for natural

海洋的自然環境

resources - naturally existing things

資源--自然存在的事物

such as minerals, oil, coal

如礦產、石油、煤炭

and other energy sources

和其他能源

that can be used by people.

可以被人們使用的。

This search deep underwater is

在水下深處的這種搜索是

happening vertically - at a ninety

垂直髮生--以90％的速度。

degree angle straight up or

直角

down from the ground, as opposed to

從地面上下來，而不是

horizontally, or flat across the

橫平豎直

Earth's surface.

地球的表面。

But as yet, Shimizu Corporation's plans

但就目前來看，清水公司的計劃

for an underwater city

為水下城市

are still in the planning

仍在規劃中

stages - no part of the project has yet

階段 -- -- 項目的任何部分都尚未完成

been built and the total cost

已建和總成本

is thought to exceed

被認為是超過

26 billion dollars.

二十六萬億美金。

In fact, the longest anyone has spent

事實上，最長的時間有人花

living under the sea is only 73 days.

在海底生活只有73天。

That record

該記錄

was set by Roger Garcia, ex-military diver

是由前軍事潛水員羅傑-加西亞設定的。

and head of The Aquarius,

和《水瓶座》的負責人。

currently the world's

目前世界上

only underwater research station.

唯一的水下研究站。

Here's Roger Garcia, explaining to BBC

這裡是羅傑-加西亞，向BBC解釋。

World Service programme,

世界服務方案。

CrowdScience, what happens

CrowdScience，會發生什麼？

to the human body after living

對人體的生活後

underwater for so long:

在水下呆了這麼久。

... perhaps a change in their voice, not

......也許是他們的聲音發生了變化，而不是。

much 'cos we're not very deep,

因為我們不是很深。

that's because

那是因為

the air becomes denser. Physiologically

空氣變得更稠密。生理上

the most important thing though,

最重要的事情雖然。

is that since

是自

you are in this case at two and a half

在這種情況下，你在兩點五分

times atmospheric pressure

倍大氣壓

you do take on more inner

你確實有更多的內心

gas, and in this case - inside The Aquarius

氣，而在這種情況下--在水瓶座裡面。

we just breathe normal air - you're gonna

我們只是呼吸正常的空氣 - 你要去

take on more nitrogen and depending on

吸收更多的氮氣，並根據

how long you stay in The Aquarius,

你要在水瓶座呆多久

that's going

這將

to incur some sort of

惹來

decompressed obligation.

解壓義務。

In addition to engineering challenges,

除了工程上的挑戰。

living underwater for long periods

久居水下

of time also affects

的時間也會影響

the human body. One example is the

人的身體。一個例子是

bends - or decompression sickness,

彎曲--或減壓病。

a serious medical

重病

disorder created by nitrogen bubbles in

氮氣

the muscles when returning

筋骨

to the surface of the

到表面的

sea too quickly.

海太快。

The bends, and changes to the voice,

彎曲，並改變了聲音。

are examples of how underwater

的例子，說明了如何在水下

living changes the body

活著改變身體

physiologically - relating to how the

生理上----------------------涉及到如何

bodies of living humans

活人的身體

and animals function.

和動物的功能。

As divers descend deep below the

潛水員下潛到海底深處

ocean's surface, there is

海面上，有

an increase in atmospheric

大氣層的增加

pressure - the normal air pressure

壓力--正常氣壓

within the Earth's atmosphere.

在地球大氣層內。

The deeper they dive,

他們潛得越深。

the higher the pressure. Physiological

壓力越大。生理

reactions like the bends are

彎曲等反應是

caused by divers incorrectly

潛水員不正確地造成的。

readjusting to normal

調整到正常狀態

atmospheric pressure.

大氣壓力。

Well, Neil, with so many difficulties,

嗯，尼爾，有這麼多的困難。

it's no surprise that HG Wells's

毫不奇怪，HG Wells的

fantasy of living

幻想

under the sea is still science-fiction.

海底還是科幻小說。

Ah, but are you sure it was H G Wells,

啊，但你確定是H G Wells嗎？

Rob? In my quiz question

羅伯？在我的測驗題中

I asked you who wrote

我問你是誰寫的

the classic underwater adventure

經典水下探險

Twenty Thousand Leagues

兩萬裡

Under the Sea.

在海底。

Yes, and I said a) H G Wells.

是的，我說的是(a)H G Wells。

Which was... the wrong answer!

那是... 錯誤的答案！

It was, in fact, c) Jules Verne,

事實上，這是，c）儒勒-凡爾納。

the French author who also

法國作家

wrote Around the World in Eighty Days.

寫了《八十天環遊世界》。

In this programme, we've been discussing

在這個節目中，我們一直在討論的是

the challenge of living underwater, going

在水下生活的挑戰，去

down vertically - at a 90 degree angle -

垂直向下--呈90度角--。

to the seabed - the solid ground hundreds

of metres under the sea.

海底數米的地方。

Ocean explorers search underwater

海洋探險家在水下搜索

for natural resources - useful

自然資源----有用的

materials like coal and oil.

煤和石油等材料。

But they face many physiological

但他們面臨著許多生理

problems - problems relating

問題----有關的問題

to how the human body

對人體如何

functions, such as the bends - a painful

功能，如彎曲-----------------------------------痛苦的

medical condition caused by returning too

歸病

quickly to atmospheric pressure -

迅速達到大氣壓 -

the Earth's usual air pressure.

地球通常的氣壓。

That's all for this programme,

這個節目就到此為止。

but we hope

但我們希望

you'll be diving back into 6 Minute English

你將會回到6分鐘英語的學習中去

very soon. Bye for now!

很快暫時再見

Bye!

再見！