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Fast-forward half a dozen years or so,
让时间快转约六年
and the wreck will begin to show the first signs
这艘沉船将首度 出现肉眼可见的
of corals visible to the naked eye.
珊瑚迹象
A decade later, and the wreck will be transformed.
再过十年，沉船将彻底改观
Thousands of polyps will form coral heads
数千只珊瑚虫将形成珊瑚丘
that encrust its surface.
覆盖住船壳
This ship was sunk during the Second World War,
这艘船是在二次大战期间沉没
and there has been enough time for a substantial reef to develop.
已经有足够时间形成大片珊瑚礁
After decades of growth,
在成长数十年之后
different species of corals dominate particular areas of the wreck.
不同品种的珊瑚 各自占据沉船的一区
The fastest-growing types grow best on the edges and overhangs,
成长最快的品种 在边缘和两端突出部分最为茂盛
reaching far out into the water, and up to the light.
往外伸展到大海 也向上争取阳光
They need only a small area to establish themselves,
它们只需要一小片区域 就能开始成长
yet they can rapidly grow dozens of plates, or branches,
而且会迅速长出数十个珊瑚块或珊瑚枝 上面挤满珊瑚虫
crammed with polyps, to gather as much light as possible.
尽量吸收最多阳光
