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Waves are the children of the struggle between ocean and atmosphere, the ongoing进行中的，前进的 signatures of infinity.
海浪是大海和空气相斗的产物，无限的一种不间断的标志。

Rays from the sun excite and energize the atmosphere of the earth, awakening觉醒中；唤醒 it to flow, to movement, to rhythm, to life.

二者都是正式用词，awake 多用作不及物动词，awaken用作及物动词

awake 【动词】
1.（使）醒来，唤醒
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It was midday when she awoke.
她醒来时已是中午。
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We awoke to a day of brilliant sunshine.
我们醒来时阳光明媚。
2.
唤起，激发起；被唤起
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The gesture awoke an unexpected flood of tenderness towards her.
没料到这个姿势激起了对她的无限柔情。

awaken /əˈweɪkən/ 【动词】
1.
[I,T] （使）醒来，吵醒
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She was awakened by a noise at two in the morning.
凌晨两点，她被一个声音吵醒。
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Bill slept a little until he was awakened to take his turn on guard.
比尔睡了一会儿，直到被叫醒去换岗。
2.
[T]激发起，唤起
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Early involvement in music can awaken an interest that will last a lifetime.
早接触音乐可以激起终生的兴趣。

The wind then speaks the message of the sun to the sea and the sea transmits it on through waves -- an ancient, exquisite, powerful message.
然后，风把太阳的住处带给了大海，海洋用波浪的形式传递这个信息 -- 一个源过流长、高雅而有力的信息。
on “在表面，上面”，through “经过〔全部的过程或经历〕”，on through 指海洋将风的信息传给波浪

...a wave length (the horizontal distance between two wave crests), and a period (which is the time it takes a wave crest to travel one wave length).
......波长（两个浪峰间的水平距离）和周期（海峰走过一个波长所需的时间）

which指的是period， it是形式主语，it takes sb. time to do的用法

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