1·Crustal movements closed the straits, and the landlocked Mediterranean began to evaporate.
地壳运动封闭了海峡，内陆的地中海开始了蒸发。
2·Mediterranean salt domes formed after crustal movements opened the straits between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, and the Mediterranean refilled with water.
地壳运动打开了地中海和大西洋之间的海峡，地中海重新被水注满，之后形成了地中海盐丘。
3·After that, across the straits of Messina, and it was almost a stroll to Naples; Garibaldi arrived there by train.
此后，加里波第坐火车度过了墨西拿海峡，几乎像去那不勒斯闲逛那样轻松。
4·The second call is at Butterworth, the mainland port that looks across to the island of Penang; here, travellers are taken across the straits to visit the island.
第二站停的是巴特沃斯，它是与槟榔屿隔海相望的一个大港口。 旅客们在这儿下车乘渡船越过海峡前往槟榔屿游览。
5·Greek philosopher Plato wrote about Atlantis some 2,600 years ago, describing it as' an island situated in front of the straits called the Pillars of Hercules. '.
希腊哲学家柏拉图在2,600年前写到亚特兰蒂斯的时候，将它描述为“一座位于名字叫作赫拉克勒斯之柱的海峡前的岛屿。”