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

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
52. Nearly four billion years later,
    近四十亿年后的今天
53. Somewhere on earth can still be found these works of art,
    地球某些地方依旧可以找到这些鬼斧之作

来自《家园 第一部分 Home Part1》第 50 行