Water is a vital liquid. 水是关乎生死的液体

45. They tore minerals from the rocks,
    河流冲刷岩石中带走矿物质
46. And gradually the freshwater of the oceans...
    逐渐的 海洋中的淡水
47. Became heavy with salt.
    富含盐分
48. Water is a vital liquid.
    水是关乎生死的液体
49. It irrigated these sterile expanses.
    它灌溉了不毛之地
50. The paths it traced are like the veins of a body,
    它所留下的痕迹仿佛身体的血管
51. The branches of a tree, the vessels of the sap that it brought to the earth.
    树叶的枝杆 降临地面甘露的导管

来自《家园 第一部分 Home Part1》第 48 行