Unit 7　The Sea

　　大西洋一直都很活跃，它的力量强大得无可比拟。在极具丰富海洋活跃分子的大西洋中，那些难以想象的大量的生物，无论大小，都混合在一起和谐共处。

　　The Atlantic Ocean

　　Not all bodies of water are so evidently alive as the Atlantic Ocean, an S­shaped body of water covering 33 million square miles.The Atlantic has，in a sense，replaced the Mediterranean as the inland sea of Western civilization.Unlike real inland seas，which seem strangely still，the Atlantic is rich in oceanic liveliness.It is perhaps not surprising that its vitality has been much written about by ancient poets.

　　"Storm at Sea"，a short poem written around 700，is generally regarded as one of mankind's earliest artistic representations of the Atlantic.

　　When the wind is from the west

　　All the waves that cannot rest

　　To the east must thunder on

　　Where the bright tree of the sun

　　Is rooted in the ocean's breast

　　As the poem suggests，the Atlantic is never dead and dull.It is an ocean that moves，impressively and endlessly.It makes all kinds of noise-it is forever thundering，boiling，crashing，and whistling.

1．evidently adv.　　　　　　 明显地