One hundred and twenty million years ago, when a Cretaceous sea covered what is now South Australia, an ichthyosaur had a really bad day.

一亿两千万年前，白垩纪的海洋覆盖着现在的澳大利亚南部，一条鱼龙（注：一种类似鱼和海豚的大型海栖爬行动物）经历了十分糟糕的一天。

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But imagine doing crossword puzzles every day for 10 years, 1,000 years, a million years, a billion years, a trillion years.

但想象往后每天做填字游戏，玩上十年，一千年以至永远。

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"In just a few years, we will be producing five million barrels a day.

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But imagine doing crossword puzzles every day for 10 years, 1,000 years, a million years, a billion years, a trillion years.

但想象往后每天做填字游戏，玩上十年，一千年以至永远。

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