在死海边的洞穴里发现了古代的卷轴。
现在死海确实正在消亡。
死海位于海平面以下430米，是地球陆地上的最低点。
At 430 meters below sea level, the Dead Sea is Earth's lowest point on land.
人们使用的是约旦河的水，而约旦河的水是从死海带走的。
People are using water from the Jordan River, which takes water away from the Dead Sea.
更糟糕的是，塑料吸管会杀死海洋生物。
谁会为了使人们能够吃上便宜的小虾，而赞同在渔网中溺死海龟呢？
Who wants to be in favor of drowning sea turtles in fishing nets so that people can eat cheaper shrimp?
《死海古卷》是一个牧羊人在一个山洞里追赶一只迷路的山羊时发现的。
The Dead Sea scrolls were found by a shepherd pursuing a stray goat into a cave.
因此，尽管病毒和细菌毒素都能杀死海豹，但这些死亡更有可能是细菌毒素造成的。
Although both viruses and bacterial toxins can kill seals, it is more likely that these deaths were the result of the bacterial toxin.
诚然，一些国家已经开始着手解决这个问题，但在所有海洋都变成死海之前，我们必须找到合理的捕鱼方式，这一点至关重要。
True, some countries are beginning to deal with this problem, but it is vital we find rational ways of fishing before every ocean becomes a dead sea.
年轻的海军说：“那你知道死海么？”
在死海沿岸已经有超过2500个陷坑。
More than 2, 500 sinkholes now line the shores of the Dead Sea.
在死海沿岸已经有超过2500个陷坑。
More than 2,500 sinkholes now line the shores of the Dead Sea.
目前，死海正以每年约三英尺的速度缩小。
这些细菌和生物膜以前从未在死海被发现过。
Bacterial MATS or biofilms have never been found in the Dead Sea before.
《死海古卷》之谜被破解了吗？
回想一下吧，死海羊皮卷是如何被深入考究的。
那是淡水的泉水，从内部凹坑中涌入死海底部。
These are freshwater springs, jetting into the bottom of the Dead Sea from inside craters.
死海由以色列和约旦分享，是地球上的最低点。
The Dead Sea, shared by Israel and Jordan, is the lowest spot on Earth.
尽管名字有个“死”字，死海中却的确有生命。
在这里看落日的经历会在和死海的感受完全相反。
你知道死海吗？
《古卷的故事：死海古卷的神奇发现和真正意义》。
The Story of the Scrolls: the Miraculous Discovery and True Significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
死海古卷是在朱迪亚沙漠的山洞中发现的。
The Dead Sea Scrolls were found in caves in the Judean desert.
这就是死海。
每年死海湖下降1米多。
泉水涌动着死海的水，形成一种幻影般的水流效果。
The springs roil the waters they flow into in a phantasmal slipstream.
从耶路撒冷乘车前往恩戈地要经过死海，这是地球上最低的地方。
The drive to Ein Gedi from Jerusalem took us past the Dead Sea, the lowest spot on earth, which has a bright and slightly creepy turquoise cast.
那是因为如果不小心吞了死海的盐水，会使喉咙膨胀，立即窒息。
That’s because accidentally swallowing Dead Sea salt water would cause the larynx to inflate, resulting in immediate choking and suffocation.
那是因为如果不小心吞了死海的盐水，会使喉咙膨胀，立即窒息。
That's because accidentally swallowing Dead Sea salt water would cause the larynx to inflate, resulting in immediate choking and suffocation.
相反，死海里没有生命，因为没有水流出去，这个湖是停滞不动的。
In contrast, nothing lives in the Dead Sea because, with no outflow, the lake has stagnated.
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