- When the first explorers descended,
第一批探险家进入这个洞后
- no-one guessed at the sheer size of this cave.
没有一个人能预料到它竟然有这么大
- But even that was not going to be the biggest surprise.
即便如此 这也不能算是最大的惊奇
- Little did they realise that Lechuguilla would soon be regarded by cavers the world over as the most beautiful of all caves.
不久他们便意识到龙舌兰洞很快就会 被全世界的洞穴专家公认为地球上最美丽的洞穴
- They were about to discover some of the most exquisite formations ever seen underground.
因为他们发现了一些 地底世界中最精美的构造
- The walls were covered with the most delicate and fragile crystals.
石壁上布满了光洁美丽的脆弱结晶
- Many of these crystals were made of gypsum,
许多结晶都是由石膏组成
来自《行星地球 第一季 第四集 Planet Earth S01E04 洞穴》第 318 行