Eggs that were laid a few weeks ago, at the start of the season 几周前下的蛋,在这个季节伊始
Now, in the light of day, the young are extremely vulnerable. 现在是白天,小海龟们很容易受到攻击
resting on the sandy sea floor awaiting the darkness of night, 正在有沙质海床上休憩, 等待黑夜的降临
Boatswain Bird Island, a lonely pillar, just of Ascension's coast. 水手长鸟岛 阿森松岛旁边的一个偏僻小岛
The island's barren slopes of volcanic ash and lava 一个充满了火山灰和火山岩的不毛之地
The summit of this volcanic mountain rises above the surface of the sea. 这个火山已经处于海面之上
Some of these isolated volcanoes rise as much as nine thousand meters from the sea floor, reaching close to the surface. 有一些成为孤岛的火山高耸在海床上达9000米 几乎快要到达海面了
Thirty miles away, shoals of squid are jetting upwards towards the surface. 30英里外的海上, 大量的鱿鱼游到海面上