海刀走俏，人工养殖刀鱼端上餐桌【吉言英语】

【头条播报】

Spring is typically fresh-water fish season, and the Yangtze River knife fish is a local delicacy. However, as the river fish is now unavailable due to the 10-year ban on fishing in the Yangtze, people are looking to its salty cousin, sea knife fish. Catches from Sheng Si Island in neighboring Zhejiang Province can be priced at over 1,200 yuan per kilogram at the local market. The Shanghai Fisheries Research Institute has recently bred a river knife fish, and expects to be able to produce 300,000 knife fish per year to meet market needs. 

【分句讲解】

①Spring is typically fresh-water fish season, and the Yangtze River knife fish is a local delicacy. 

春天通常是淡水鱼季节，而长江刀鱼是一道当地的特色美食。

1. fresh water 淡水

salt water 咸水

Fresh water is essential for life, with no substitute.

淡水是生命的必需品，而且无可替代。

2. Yangtze River 长江

Yellow River 黄河

Heilong Jiang 黑龙江

Songhua River 松花江

Qiantang River 钱塘江

Huangpu River 黄浦江

3. local delicacy 当地特色美食

local adj. 本地的，当地的

local government 地方政府

local culture 本土文化

local product 土特产

delicacy n. 美味佳

delicate adj. 精巧的；清淡鲜美的

The delicate surgical operation took five hours. 

这台精细的外科手术用时五个小时。

②However, as the river fish is now unavailable due to the 10-year ban on fishing in the Yangtze, people are looking to its salty cousin, sea knife fish. 

然而，由于长江10年的禁渔令，河鱼现在无法捕获，于是人们开始注意到它的咸水表亲海刀鱼。

1. due to 由于，因为

The team's success was largely due to her efforts.

团队的成功在很大程度上是她努力的结果。

2. ban on 对……的禁令

Doctors are pushing for a ban on all cigarette advertising.

医生们正力求禁止所有香烟广告。

3. look to 关注，寻求

They point out that people should look to intangible qualities like character and intellect.

他们指出人们应该关注性格和智力等无形的品质。

③Catches from Sheng Si Island in neighboring Zhejiang Province can be priced at over 1,200 yuan per kilogram at the local market. 

在邻近地区浙江省嵊泗岛捕获的海刀在当地市场的出售价格有时高达每公斤1200元以上。

1. catch n. 捕获物 v. 捕获，抓住

catch fish 捕鱼

catch the terrorists 抓获恐怖分子

2. neighboring adj. 邻近的，附近的

Guyana imports all its salt from neighboring countries.

圭亚那的盐都是从邻国进口的。

3. be priced at 价格为……

Tickets are priced at £75 each.

门票每张75美元。

④The Shanghai Fisheries Research Institute has recently bred a river knife fish, and expects to be able to produce 300,000 knife fish per year to meet market needs.

上海水产研究所近期人工培育出一种河刀鱼，预计每年能产出30万条刀鱼，以满足市场需求。

1. breed v. 饲养，培育 n. 品种，种类

He used to breed dogs for the police. 

他过去为警察部门养狗。

He represents a new breed of politician.

他代表着新一类的政治家。

2. meet market needs 满足市场需求

meet the needs of sb 满足某人的需求

meet one's personalized needs 满足某人的个性化需求

meet practical needs 满足现实需求

meet basic needs 满足基本需求