The ship's beacon lit up that whole placid surface, which experienced neither ripples nor undulations.

探照灯照在湖面上，十分平静，一点皱痕、一点波纹都没有。

Tremors have also rippled through global markets.

震荡也已经波及全球股市。

The ripples from the grounding continue to spread.

停飞的影响继续扩散。

They can actually cause a ripple in space-time itself.

它们实际上可以在时空中引起涟漪。

The silence was gently broken by ripples of applause.

的涟漪轻轻地打破了沉默。

What are these ripples in space?

这些宇宙中的涟漪到底是什么？

All of these ripples happened within a week of contact.

所有的接触之后一周内就有动作。

When the mass making the depression moves, that sends out ripples in space-time.

当该物体发生运动时，便在时空中产生了“涟漪”。

Gerridaes are not the only ones able to read the ripples on the surface of the water.

水黾并非唯一能读懂水面涟漪的昆虫。

Johnsy lay, scarcely making a ripple under the bedclothes, with her face toward the window.

琼西躺着，脸朝着窗口，被子底下的身体纹丝不动。

This disruptive timing can ripple through the ecosystem.

这种破坏性的时机会对生态系统造成影响。

The ripples radiate outwards which, when they reach land, makes waves.

（激起的）涟漪向外扩散着。当（这些涟漪）遇到陆地，就形成了海浪。

How would you observe a ripple in space?

可是我们怎么观测时空的涟漪？

The news of her divorce gradually rippled outwards.

她离婚的消息渐渐向外传开。

Sunlight danced on the ripples like restless tiny shuttles weaving golden tapestry.

日光在微波上跳舞，好像不停不息的小梭在织着金色的花毡。

They create ripples which they use like radar.

它们产生涟漪并将其当做雷达。

Throw a stone into still water and watch the ripples spread in rings.

投一块石头到静止的水里，看涟漪荡漾成圈。

Some areas were denser than others, and it's these ripples that seeded all the structure in the cosmos.

一些地方的密度比其他地方更大，而正是这种不均匀的“涟漪” 造就了宇宙万物。

It’s a ripple in the fabric of space and time.

它是时空中的涟漪。

But what are they ripples on?

但是，传递引力波的介质是什么呢？