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S8: As state, national, and international agencies come to recognize the importance of conserving marine biodiversity, marine protected areas, whether as sanctuaries, parks, or estuarine reserves, will play an increasingly important role in preserving that diversity.

随着州，国家和国际机构开始认识到保护海洋生物多样性的重要性，海洋保护区，无论是保护区，公园，或河口储备，将在保护这种多样性中起到越来越重要的作用。

S9: The contrast in the reflectivity (the capability of reflecting light) of these two terrains suggested to many early observers that the two terrains might have different compositions, and this supposition was confirmed by missions to the Moon such as Surveyor and Apollo.

在这两种地形的反射性（反射光的能力）中的比较，对于许多早期的观测都表明了这两种地形或许有不同的构成成分，并且这个假设被像Survey and Apollo这样的一些任务所证实。

S10: Close observation of craters, combined with the way the Moon diffusely reflects sunlight, led to the understanding that the Moon is covered by a surface layer, or regolith, that overlies the solid rock of the Moon.

对火山口近距离的观察，（这个观察）结合了月亮漫射地反射太阳光的方式，导致了这样的理解：月亮是被表层（或者叫风化层，该层位于月亮坚固的岩石上面）所覆盖了。