" You may say so, uncle; but to me it is most extraordinary, and I can hardly believe my eyes. Who would ever have imagined, under this terrestrial crust, an ocean with ebbing and flowing tides, with winds and storms? "

“你可能会这么说，叔叔；但对我来说，这是最不寻常的，我简直不敢相信自己的眼睛。谁会想象，在这片地壳之下，有一片海洋，潮起潮落，有风有风暴？”