1·The discovery that the amazon river took millions of years to mature did not contradict that view because it left open the possibility that this sea barred the incipient river's path to the atlantic.
而亚马逊河花了600万年时间形成的发现，并未牴触这项假设，因为这有可能代表，就是这座浅海阻挡了早期亚马逊河流向大西洋的途径。
2·Not, quite ready yet to become their Destiny, it pushed them close, drove them apart, it barred their path, stifling a laugh, and then leaped aside.
时机尚未成熟，变成他们的命运，将他们推近，驱离，缘分阻挡了他们的去路，忍住笑声，然后闪到一边。