It's connected to the mainland by a jetty.

它通过堤与大陆相连。

But eventually, the sea beat the barrier.

但最终，大海还是淹没了这座堤。

Right, well, this mole stays open at all costs.

不惜一切代价保护堤通畅。

Unlike man-made breakwaters that will need to be rebuilt over time, oyster reefs just keep growing upward.

与人工堤不同，人工堤需要时间来重建，而牡蛎礁会不断向上生长。

13.proceed to entrance of breakwater for orders

开堤的入口即为指示。

Along the mole. All the way.

沿着堤 一直走。

Then, in order to release the stored water, gates in the breakwater are opened.

再然后，为了释放存储的水，堤的门会打开。

A big part of Spiral Jetty's appeal is the sheer audaciousness of it.

《旋形堤》的吸引很大一部分在于它的大胆。

Now, on their own, concrete structures like this are actually effective breakwaters.

就其本身而言，像这样的混凝土结构实际上是有效的堤。

Or thinks that by 2050 the habitat around the breakwaters will be fully revitalized.

或者认为，到2050年，堤周围的栖息地将得到充分恢复。

If anything else sinks here, the mole's blocked and we're stuffed.

要是有船沉了 堤就堵住了 我们就被困住了。

From the second Spiral Jetty was created, it has continually changed.

从第二个旋堤诞生起，它就在不断地变化着。

That includes the jetties, which cover the utility lines for gas, water, heating, and so on.

包括堤，它覆盖了天然气、水、暖气等公用基础设施线。

Luckily, waves were not running high at the time of the most recent break.

所幸的是，最近这次堤坍塌时，水位还没有特别高。

But this sunken seawall is still a warning of what can happen when humans battle rising seas.

但这座沉没的堤依然提醒我们，人类与不断上升的海平面对抗时会发生什么。

A new sea wall has been built to replace the one destroyed by the tsunami.

一座新的堤已经建成，以取代被海啸摧毁的堤。

Part of Spiral Jetty's attraction is how our senses are heightened when we encounter artworks larger than us.

《旋形堤》的部分吸引在于，当我们遇到比自己大的艺术品时，我们的感觉会增强。

And she would eventually fund the spiral jetty.

她最终资助了《旋形堤》。

Settle into a comfy spot on the breakwater.

安顿在堤上一个舒适的地方。

A seawall was built to protect the site from powerful currents, and workers operated in 20-minute shifts between tides.

堤也被建了起来，以保护该地区不受强大水流的影响，工作人员在潮汐中轮班工作，每轮班 20 分钟。