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Where the reefs meet deeper waters,
在暗礁与深水的交接处
upwelling currents carry nutrients to the surface.
上涌的水流携带大量营养元素至表层水
Reef fish swim out to gorge themselves on the resulting food,
珊瑚鱼游出巢穴狼吞虎咽
in turn attracting larger predatory fish to the reefs.
当有掠食鱼类出现便返回巢穴
Trevally prowl in dense packs.
他们以密集的队列巡游海底
Giant rays sweep in on graceful wings
巨鳐挥扫着优美的鳍翅
to hoover up the remaining plankton,
吸食周围残余的浮游生物
which also attracts the king of fish.
这些浮游生物同时也吸引了鱼中霸王
Growing up to 12 metres long,
长达12米
the whale shark is a gentle giant.
鲸鲨却是个温和的大块头
And these days, a rare sighting.
这些日子 已难得一见
As sharks, small and large,
无论大小鲨鱼皆被捕杀掉
are plundered to supply the East Asian shark meat trade,
以供给东亚鲨鱼肉食贸易
the fate of these fabulous creatures hangs in the balance.
这一惊人生物命悬一线
While healthy coral reefs still survive in the remote islands,
虽然偏远岛屿依旧存留有健康的珊瑚礁
the situation close to the Chinese coast is quite different.
然而近海的中国海岸情况却截然不同
The waters along the shores of Hainan, China's largest tropical island,
中国最大的热带岛屿——海南岛沿岸的水域
have been fished for thousands of years.
已经历了数千年的捕渔
As the reefs become less and less productive,
当珊瑚海越来越贫产
fishermen from Tanmen harbour
来自潭门湾的渔夫
need all their resourcefulness to make a living.
不得不绞尽脑汁维持生计

重点解释

妙语佳句:

Giant rays sweep in on graceful wings to hoover up the remaining plankton,巨鳐挥扫着优美的鳍翅吸食周围残余的浮游生物

sweep in:堂皇地走进

Labour expected to sweep in this time,but in fact they lost votes.

工党这次期待能够顺利上台，但事实上却失去了许多选票。

the fate of these fabulous creatures hangs in the balance.这一惊人生物命悬一线

in balance:平衡

The fate of the bill hung in balance.

议案的命运吉凶未卜。

All healing is about placing the body in balance.

所有的治疗都是有关如何使身体处于协调平衡状态的问题。

fishermen from Tanmen harbour need all their resourcefulness to make a living.来自潭门湾的渔夫不得不绞尽脑汁维持生计

make a living:谋生

How can people make a living in this arid area?

这片不毛之地上的人们怎么谋生呢？

The farmer tugged all his life to make a living.

这个农民终生为生活而劳碌。

考考你:

来自潭门湾的渔夫不得不绞尽脑汁维持生计。

这一惊人生物命悬一线。

上期答案:

How best to protect nature in an increasingly crowded space?

such unglamorous work demonstrates their commitment to their country's environment.