The great barrier reef is the world's largest network of coral structures.

大堡礁是世界最大珊瑚礁群。

It's the annual event of coral spawning, when the colonies reproduced.

这是一年一度珊瑚产卵时候，这时候寄生在珊瑚里生物也开始繁殖。

My roses are red, it answered, as red as the feet of the doves, and redder than the great fans of coral.

“我玫瑰是红色，”它回答说，“红得就像鸽子脚，红得超过大大珊瑚扇。

Like coral reefs, they are a nursery for the oceans.

像珊瑚礁一样它们是海洋所。

Like coral bleaching, spawning is also dependent on water temperatures.

就像珊瑚白化一样，产卵也和温度有关。

They'll learn the history of the reef, coral morphology, the science behind the corals.

他们将学习珊瑚礁历史，珊瑚形态，珊瑚背后科学。

On a bed of green sea flowers thy limbs shall be laid, Around thy white bones the red coral shall grow; Of thy fair yellow locks threads of amber be made, And every part suit to thy mansion below.

你安卧海底，绿色花朵簇拥，白骨悄，红色珊瑚生长，你堇色头发，绺成琥珀丝线，时光凝固，铺满平静安详。

At 1. 5 degrees, there would still be some precious rainforests, polar bears, and coral reefs on planet Earth, albeit seriously diminished.

全球变暖 1.5 度，地球上有一些珍贵雨林、北极熊和珊瑚礁，尽管数量严重减少。

Far better, some say, to turn old rigs into coral reefs.

若要全面考虑话，有些人认为应该把老钻塔转换成珊瑚礁。

Both offer stunning views of tropical waters dotted with colourful fish and coral reefs.

这两地都可以欣赏到热带水域壮丽景色，那里点缀着五颜六色鱼类和珊瑚礁。

This in turn would damage sensitive marine life like coral and microscopic organisms, and lead to things like bleaching and mass die-offs.

这进而危害敏感海洋生物，如珊瑚和微生物，并导致它们褪色和大规模死亡。

And all the trees were covered with hoar-frost; they looked like white corals.

于是所有树上覆满了白霜，看起来像一片白珊瑚。

Both of these ingredients are used to help protect people from the sun's ultraviolet rays but some scientists believe that when they wash off people's skin, they're harmful to marine ecosystems like coral reefs.

这两种成分都被用来保护人们免受太阳紫外线伤害，但是一些科学家认为，当它们洗掉人们皮肤时，对海洋生态系统如珊瑚礁是有害。

Next, we're talking about coral, Carl? No, coral, specifically coral reefs.

接下来，我们来谈谈珊瑚吧。我名字Carl？当不是，是珊瑚，具体来说是珊瑚礁。

Differences over whose roots also lie at the heart of a dispute, over the tiny coral islands that have kept Russia and Japan formally at war for over 70 years.

大家对根落于何处有不同看法，这是争议核心问题；大家对一些小小珊瑚岛花落谁家也有不同看法。这样争议让俄罗斯和日本进行了官方长达70多年战争。

They were particularly interested in investigating the effects of pollution on coral.

他们尤为关注是污染对珊瑚造成影响。

Let's go back to the coral reefs.

我们再回到珊瑚礁例子上。

Made from blocks of coral cut from the ocean floor, The Cathedral of Saint Christopher is a Cuban Baroque masterpiece that has been called music set in stone.

由从海底切割下来珊瑚块制成，圣克里斯弗大教堂是古巴巴洛克风格杰作，被称为石头上音乐。

Our airborne programme and our satellite programme have been deployed to understand how our rainforests are changing, how temperate forests are changing, African savannahs and even tropical coral reefs.

通过部署空中项目和卫星项目，我们得以了解热带雨林演变，温带森林演变，非洲大草原、甚至是热带珊瑚礁演变。

My name is Erica Woolsey and I'm a marine biologist with a specialty in coral reef ecology and also leader of the Hydras, a non-profit devoted to ocean understanding.

我叫艾丽卡·伍尔希，是一名海洋生物学家，专长是珊瑚礁生态学，也是九头蛇组织领导人，这是一个致力于海洋研究非营利组织。