it's surely the most bizarre cave chamber in the world. 它可以说是世界上最奇异的厅洞
but beneath these rolling desert slopes in the United States 但是在美国这些荒凉起伏的山崖之下
lies one of the longest, deepest and most surprising caves in the world. 存在着一座世界上最长、最深 也最令人惊奇的洞穴
because of their ability to survive in such extreme conditions. 因为它们能在这种极端环境中生存
And these extremofiles play another important role in this cave. 这些嗜极生物还在这个洞中 扮演着另一个非常重要的角色
The snotites are, in fact, vast colonies of bacteria, “鼻涕石”其实是大型菌落
There is, in fact, more life here than anyone would think possible, 事实上 这里的生物数量 远比人们预料的更多
These are not the sort of conditions in which you would expect to find fish, 鱼类似乎不太可能生活在这种环境中
Hydrogen sulphide gas bubbles up from oil deposits in the earth's crust. 硫化氢气体从地壳内的油气储层中溢出