Lesson82
Monsterorfish?
是妖还是鱼?
Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.
听录音,然后回答以下问题.
Whatwasthemonstercalled?
Fishermenandsailorssometimesclaimtohaveseenmonstersinthesea.Thoughpeoplehaveoftenlaughedatstoriestoldbyseamen,itisnowknownthatmanyofthese'monsters'whichhaveattimesbeensightedaresimplystrangefish.Occasionally,unusualcreaturesarewashedtotheshore,buttheyarerarelycaughtoutatsea.Sometimeago,however,apeculiarfishwascaughtnearMadagascar.Asmallfishingboatwascarriedmilesouttoseabythepowerfulfishasitpulledontheline.Realizingthatthiswasnoordinaryfish,thefishermanmadeeveryeffortnottodamageitinanyway.Whenitwaseventuallybroughttoshore,itwasfoundtobeoverthirteenfeetlong.Ithadaheadlikeahorse,bigblueeyes,shiningsilverskin,andabrightredtail.Thefish,whichhassincebeensenttoamuseumwhereitisbeingexaminedbyascientist,iscalledanoarfish.Suchcreatureshaverarelybeenseenalivebymanastheyliveatadepthofsixhundredfeet.
Newwordsandexpressions生词和短语
monstern.怪物
sailorn.海员
sightv.见到
creaturen.动物,生物
peculiaradj.奇怪的,不寻常的
shiningadj.闪闪发光的
oarfishn.桨鱼
参考译文
渔夫和水手们有时声称自己看到过海里的妖怪.虽然人们常常对水手们讲的故事付诸一笑,但现在看来,人们有时看到的这些“妖怪”很多不过是些奇怪的鱼.一些异常的生物偶尔会被冲到岸上来,但它们在海上却极少能被捕到.然而不久前,在马达加斯加附近的海里却捕到了一条奇怪的鱼.一条小渔船被一条咬住钩的强壮的大鱼拖到了几英里以外的海面上.那位渔民意识到这根本不是一条普通的鱼,于是千方百计不让它受到丝毫伤害.当终于把它弄上岸后,人们发现它身长超过了13英尺.它长着一个像马一样的头,有着大的蓝眼睛和闪闪发光的银色皮肤,还有一条鲜红色的尾巴.此鱼叫桨鱼,被送进了博物馆,现正接受一位科学家的检查.人们很少能看到活着的这类动物,因为它们生活在600英尺深的水下.
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