VOA常速英语:Undersea Cable Could Revolutionize Oceanography

短语讲解：

1. Thanks to a new underwater fiber optic cable, a new worldwide ocean observatory now under construction that could revolutionize our understanding of the deep sea environment. 

thanks to幸亏, 多亏, 由于
例句：Thanks to your help, we were successful.
由于你的帮助, 我们得以成功。

2. We can't take them all out there deep in the ocean, but we can bring the ocean to them

bring to把…带给(某人), 带往(某处)
例句：She was brought to my home.
她是被人带到我家来的。

3. Delaney says the vision for this cable and instrument array dates back 20 years.

date back回溯至
例句：The history of hockey can date back to thousands ago.
曲棍球的历史可以追溯到数千年前。

4. Then the conversation turned to new undersea fiber optic cables.

turn to (把注意力等)转向
例句：More and more people turn to computer science.
愈来愈多的人从事计算机科学研究。

5. This array off New England, south of Cape Cod, will be connected to shore by satellite and wireless links.

connect to使与…连接
例句：The island is connected by a steamer service to the mainland.
轮船航运把该岛与大陆联系起来。

6. So people that are interested - and I'm hoping it will be a growing number of people - will have the ability to tap into what we're doing.

tap into利用; 开发
例句：They made success by tapping into recent developments in technology.
他们靠最近开发的技术取得了成功。

7. They'll be able to watch over our shoulders electronically as we discover things, as we make mistakes

watch over看守,监视; 照管
例句：Will you watch over my clothes while I have a swim?
我去游泳,你帮我看一下衣服好吗?

8. They scouted hydrothermal vents to wire up.

wire up (为…)接通电源
例句：Is the house wired up yet?
这栋房子装上电线了吗?

9. In addition to the buoy network under development along the U.S. East Coast, four additional sensor packages will be set up on moorings in the far northern and southern oceans.

in addition to除…之外，还……
例句：In addition to French, he has to study Japanese.
除了法语外，他还得学日语。
set up建立, 创立, 竖立
例句：Plenty of foreign firms have set up factories here.
很多外国公司已在这里开办工厂。

10. The global network is supposed to be in full service in 2014.

be supposed to应该,被期望
例句：Hobbies are supposed to be relaxing.
业余爱好应该是令人放松的。