- These spires are the eroded remains of an ancient seabed that once stretched between the two continents.
曾经连接两块大陆的古老海床 侵蚀后留下了一座座尖耸的山峰 - But these are just the Alpine foothills.
可是这些只是阿尔卑斯山麓地带的小山 - The range at its centre rises to 3 miles high
山脉中心地带的山峰伫立高达3英里 - and is crowned with permanent snows.
并且终年覆盖积雪 - The Matterhorn,
马特洪峰 - its summit too steep to hold a snow field.
高峻挺拔的峰顶甚至无法附着积雪 - Mont Blanc - the highest peak in Western Europe.
勃朗峰——西欧最高的山峰