Layer upon layer of different rocks recede down into the Grand Canyon and back through time, until the strata, at the river, revealed some of the oldest exposed rocks on earth.

一层层各种各样的岩石铺叠着一直深入到峡谷之中，直至地层，追逐着时光的变迁，在河床中显露着一些地球上最古老的岩石。

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In the old system, Dole and its local partner shipped produce to Japanese brokers, who in turn worked through layer upon layer of independent brokers and distributors to move the goods down to the retail level.

FORBES: Upsetting the apple cart