- some, measured from the sea floor, are taller than Everest.
如果从海床开始算 甚至有一些比珠穆朗玛峰还要高
- Sheer cliffs soaring to drowned volcanic peaks.
火山开凿出来的绝壁 一直延伸到山顶
- Powerful currents sweep up the mountains' flanks transporting nutrients from deep water towards the summits.
带着海底养分的强大的洋流与海底山相接 便顺山而上
- The hard rock provides excellent anchorage for communities of great variety and stunning color.
坚硬的岩石 给这些绚丽的共生种群提供了很好的停靠地点
- Soft corals, several meters across
几米长的软珊瑚
- collect the marine snow as it drifts past.
收集流过它们身边的海雪
- Whip corals stretch out into the current.
海鞭在海流中伸出手来
来自《行星地球 第一季 第十一集 Planet Earth S01E11 海洋深处》第 189 行