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【对应原书90课】

1.中英文逐句转述 

海鲜是很多人的最爱。

Seafood is many people’s favorite.

但是，过度捕捞成为了一个严重问题，导致海鲜变得越来越贵。

But overfishing has been such a big problem that seafood is becoming increasingly expensive.  

因此，当一个北海石油钻塔上的潜水员告诉我他意外地遇见了巨型鱼类，我感到极其惊讶。

So my jaw dropped when a diver on North sea oil rigs told me about his encounter with some giant fish.

【encounter n.遭遇，邂逅= meeting sb unexpectedly】

几天前，他正在水下约90英尺深的地方忙碌地修理石油钻塔，这时一条长达10英尺的大鱼撞见了他。

A few days ago , he was busy repairing the oil rigs at a depth of ninety feet under water, when a monstrous fish about 10 feet long bumped into him.

【monstrous /'mɑnstrəs/ adj. = unusually large

bump into sb无意间碰见 】

当时他以为这条鱼是鲨鱼，被吓呆了。

Thinking the fish was a shark , he was scared out of his wits.

幸运的是，这条大鱼并没有攻击他，甚至对潜水员完全没兴趣。

Fortunately , the fish didn’t attack the diver, even showing no interest in him.                  

原来，这条鱼只是一条长得异常巨大的鳕鱼

It turned out that the fish was just a giant cod which had grown to a unnatural size.

与此类似的是，另外一位潜水员声称看见了一条长达12英尺的鳐鱼，当时这条鳐鱼像一个幽灵从他的头上游过。

Similarly, another diver claimed to have seen a skate as long as twelve feet , which swam over his head like a ghost.

现在，潜水员必须在特制笼子的保护下才能下海。

Now the divers have to go down to the sea with the protection of specially-made cages.

你们一定在好奇这些鱼怎么会长得如此巨大。

You must be wondering how these fish have grown so large.

嗯，基于他们的分析，潜水员们已经找到了三个重要原因。

Well, based on their analysis, the divers have identified three crucial factors.

首先,热石道让周边的水域变得温热，吸引很多鱼来享受这里的“热水浴”。

First of all, the water around the hot oil pipes has been heated, attracting many fish which enjoy “taking hot baths”in this area.

此外，石油钻塔上的工作人员抛到海里的丰盛的食物成了鱼儿们的盛宴。

Besides, the ample food thrown overboard by the crews on the oil rigs has been real feasts for the fish.  

【ample adj. = more than enough 注意：A crew is a group of people wong together with special skills比如：a film crew，crew members】

最后，在钻塔附近完全没有渔船。

Finally, fishing boats are completely absent around the rigs.

难怪，舒适的温水变成了这些鱼的天堂，它们不断地吃和长。

No wonder the comfortable warm water has become a paradise for the fish, which keep eating and growing.

2.全英文转述 

Seafood is many people’s favorite.But overfishing has been such a big problem that seafood is becoming increasingly expensive. So my jaw dropped when a diver on North sea oil rigs told me about his encounter with some giant fish.  

A few days ago , he was busy repairing the oil rigs at a depth of ninety feet under water, when a monstrous fish about 10 feet long bumped into him. Thinking the fish was a shark , he was scared out of his wits.

Fortunately , the fish didn’t attack the diver, even showing no interest in him.t turned out that the fish was just a giant cod which had grown to a unnatural size. Similarly, another diver claimed to have seen a skate as long as twelve feet , which swam over his head like a ghost.

Now the divers have to go down to the sea with the protection of specially-made cages.You must be wondering how these fish have grown so large. Well, based on their analysis, the divers have identified three crucial factors.

First of all, the water around the hot oil pipes has been heated, attracting many fish which enjoy “taking hot baths”in this area. Besides, the ample food thrown overboard by the crews on the oil rigs has been real feasts for the fish. Finally, fishing boats are completely absent around the rigs.

No wonder the comfortable warm water has become a paradise for the fish, which keep eating and growing.

3.东欣文化点睛： 奇异的海洋生物

Let’s learn some amazing facts about Ocean animals. “Jellyfish have been around for more than 650 million years, which means that they are older than both dinosaurs and sharks.”

At up to 29.9 metres in length and with a maximum recorded weight of 173 tonnes , the blue whale is the largest animal known to have ever existed.At 188 decibels, the calls of blue whales is the loudest sound made by any animal on the planet. 

An Electric Eel is known to produce electricity sufficient enough to light up to 10 electric bulbs.

Dolphins sleep with only half of their brain and with one eye open so they can watch for predators and other threats.

An Octopus has three hearts and the color of its blood is blue. Seahorses are the only animals in which the male, not the female, gives birth and cares for their young. Oysters can change from one gender to another and back again depending on which is best for mating.

Sea sponges have no head, mouth, eyes, feelers（触角）, bones, heart, lungs, or brain, yet they are living animals rather than plants.