复数： expanses

About 20000 years ago , sea level dropped enough to expose beringia-a wide expanse of grassland between eurasia and north america .

大约2万年前，海平面下降到足以露出白令海峡一个连接欧亚大陆和北美的广袤草原。

Instead of opening westward onto a waterway out of baffin bay and onward to the pacific , it ended in land-a vast expanse of ice and high peaks .

兰开斯特没有向西走出巴芬湾、通向太平洋的水道，它终结于陆地一片广袤的冰场和高峰组成的陆地。

Then , in the middle of it all , an expanse of blackness nearly as large as england .

接下来，在这些闪着亮光的地区中间，是一片广阔的黑暗区域，面积和英格兰差不多。

When spring comes , this place is an expanse of lush green crops .

每当春天来临，这里是一片绿油油的庄稼。

Terrific rocks line the shore , plus the huge expanse of water provides good sunrise and sunset photos .

顽石整齐地排列在河岸，加上宽阔的水域，为拍摄日出日落提供了绝佳的背景。