1.lie beyond 存在于未来;超过…的承受力
I believe there are mysteries that lie beyond human understanding.
我相信,总有一些神秘的东西是超越人类的理解而存在的 。
But many villagers worry that new housing and more certain lives could lie beyond their grasp.
但是许多村民担心,新的住房遥不可盼,对于可能有更多人伤亡他们也无能为力 。
2.mass extinction 大量消亡
Contributed to the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.
导致了恐龙的大规模灭绝 。
Warnings of flood, famine, drought and mass extinction merge into an overwhelming sense of futility.
洪水、饥荒、干旱和物种灭绝等征候,渐渐化作无法抑制的徒劳感 。
3.sweep through 扫过
The disease can sweep through whole populations in a very short time.
这种病可以在很短的时间里在全体人口中流行开来 。
As whirlwinds in the south sweep through, it cometh from the wilderness, from a terrible land.
有仇敌从旷野、从可怕之地而来、好像南方的旋风、猛然扫过 。
4.die-off 死尽,绝种,顺次枯死
Such a die-off is no longer unusual. About a third of honeybees have perished every winter since 2006.
这样的大规模死亡已不是新鲜事,因为自从2006年起,每年都有大约三分之一的蜜蜂死亡 。
All forests will suffer because of the volcanic gloom, with much die-off.
因为火山灰造成了阴暗,所有的森林都会遭殃,许多生物会丧生 。