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It's not just bicycles
不只是自行车
that seem out of place in this icy world
与这个冰雪覆盖的世界不相称
Fishing boats and nets lie abandoned
遗弃在一边的渔船和渔网
a long way from open water
离敞开的水面还有很长一段距离
Underneather a meter of solid ice
在一米深的冰盖下面
swim a huge variety of fish
游弋着不计其数的鱼儿
including 500-pound sturgeon
其中包括足以养活
enough to feed a family of Hezhe for weeks
一个赫哲家庭一星期的500磅重的鲟鱼
But how can they catch their quarries
但是他们怎样捕捉到猎物呢
First they must chisel a hole through the ice
首先他们必须在冰面上凿穿一个
to reach the water below
够得着下面水面的洞
Then they need to set their fishing net
然后他们需要在冰面下
under the ice
布置渔网
a real challenge
这是一个真正的挑战
A second hole is made
第二个洞已经凿好了
20 meters away from the first
距离第一个洞20米远
and a weighted string is dropped in
同时将一个重物系在线上丢进去
Then a long bamboo pole is used to hook the string
然后用一个长竹竿钩住线
and pull the net into position beneath the ice
把网送到冰下安置的地点

重点解释

妙语佳句:

原句:Fishing boats and nets lie abandoned a long way from open water.

a long way from:离...很远

He is still a long way from passing his exam.

他想通过考试还差得远。

open water:开敞水面，无冰水面

An area of open water surrounded by seaice.

冰间湖由海水冰围成的一块开阔的水域。

原句:Underneather a meter of solid ice swim a huge variety of fish including 500-pound sturgeon .

a variety of:多种多样

I have a variety of books at home.

我家中有好多书。

include:包括, 包含, 列入

include后接的宾语可能指整体，也可能指一部分，应在容易误会的场合尽量避免使用。

The body includes five men and four women.

The body includes five men.

The body includes four women.

原句:A second hole is made 20 meters away from the first.

away from:远离

He enticed the girl away from home.

他引诱这个女孩离家出走。

考考你:

在一米深的冰盖下面游弋着不计其数的鱼儿。

不只是自行车与这个冰雪覆盖的世界不相称.

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The northern limits of ancient China were defined by the Great Wall

The Great Wall was built to protect the Han Chinese from invasion