So large is the Pacific, covering 30% of the planet's surface, that the additional energy generated by its warming is enough to touch off a series of weather changes around the world.

太平洋面积非常大，覆盖了地球表面的30%，其海水升温产生的额外热量足以引发世界各地一系列的气候变化。

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As a result, glaciers create a great variety of landforms that remain long after the surface is released from its icy covering.

因此，冰川形成了各种各样的地貌，这些地貌在地表被冰覆盖的解除后很长时间都不会消失。

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As it cooled, an ocean of magma covering its surface began to crystallize.

当星球冷却后，覆盖其表面的岩浆海洋开始定形。

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This return to normalcy occurred just four months after the surgical procedure, with newly grown cartilage fully covering the joint surface.

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He constructed walls, dug tunnels and carved out cave-like spaces throughout the 3, 000-sqft lot, then began covering every surface with mosaics.

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No matter how it began, today the 189sqm of mosaic grotto is a chance to gawp at the 4.6 million cockle, mussel, oyster and whelk shells festooned in elaborate mosaics covering every surface.

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Much of that time he devoted to rubbing his skin with alcohol and covering every available surface with white tissues.

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