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If catching fish in the dark is impressive
如果说在黑暗中追捕游鱼是如此的不可思议
imagine eating a slippery minnow with no hands while hangingupside down.
想象下倒挂状态下不用爪子吞食滑溜溜的米诺鱼是怎样的神奇场景
Dawn, over the karst hills of Guilin.
拂晓降临至桂林的喀斯特山地
These remarkable hills owe their peculiar shapes
这些山地的嶙峋奇秀归功于
tothe mildly acid watersof the Li River
漓江那弱酸性的水质
whose meandering course overeons of timehas corrode away their basis
亿万年的侵蚀褪去了他们的本来面目
until only the rocky course remained.
只剩下坚硬的河道残留下来
Li is one of the cleanest rivers in China,
漓江是中国最清澈的河流之一
a favorite spot for fishermen with their trained cormorants.
是捕鱼者和他们训练有素的鸬鹚最爱的捕获点
The men, all called Huang, come from the same village,
这帮七八十岁的男人全部姓黄
now in their seventies and eighties,
他们来自同一个村落
they've been fishermen all their lives.
他们毕生都以捕鱼为生
Before they release the birds,
在释放鱼鸟之前
they tie a noose, loosely around the neck
他们在鸟的脖子上松松的系一条套索
to stop them swallowing any fish they may catch.
以防止鸟儿私自将捕到的鱼吞进肚子里
Chancing and dancing, the Huangs encourage their birds to take the plunge.
伴随着即兴的舞蹈， 黄老汉鼓励着他的鸟儿们跳入水中
Underwater,
在水下
the cormorant's hunting instinct kicks in
鸬鹚的狩猎本能暴发
turning them into fish seeking missiles.
他们化身为水下的游鱼追踪导弹

重点解释

妙语佳句:

upside down:颠倒

She turned the discussion upside down by asking a foolish question.

她问了一个愚蠢的问题把讨论搞乱了。

acid water:酸性水质

Lime is a common neutralizing reagent used in acid water treatment.

石灰是酸性水处理中常用的中和剂。

eons of time:亿万年的时间

For eons of time and in 14 Tao cycles, all that has been attempted has split spirit and matter.

有亿万时间以及14个道周期以来，所尝试的一切都是分裂精神与物质。

corrode away:腐蚀

The sea had corroded away much of the shore.

海浪对海岸侵蚀得厉害。

take the plunge:(经过踌躇)决定冒险一试

He'll take the plunge and start his own business.

他会采取果断行动，从而开创他自己的事业。

kick in:开始生效

This wine has a lot of kick in it.

这种酒很有劲儿。

turn into:变成

Caterpillars turn into butterflies.

毛毛虫可以变成蝴蝶。

考考你:

漓江是中国最清澈的河流之一。

他们毕生都以捕鱼为生。

伴随着即兴的舞蹈， 黄老汉鼓励着他的鸟儿们跳入水中。

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Over many thousands of years, water has corrode its way deep into the heart of the bedrock itself.
This natural wonder has a famous tourist spot.
The Chinese are fond of curiously shaped rocks.