美国国家公共电台 NPR--Another whale washes up on shore along the Atlantic coastline

Another whale washes up on shore along the Atlantic coastline

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A humpback whale — 35 feet long — washed up on New York's South Shore this week. It was the eighteenth whale incident on the East Coast since early December.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

A humpback whale washed up on Long Island's South Shore this week. It's the latest of many on the East Coast. Last month, another humpback showed up on the Assateague Island National Seashore.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Superintendent² Hugh Hawthorne oversees³ the long barrier island on the eastern shore of Maryland and Virginia.

HUGH HAWTHORNE: It was a relatively⁴ small, probably a juvenile⁵ humpback whale.

FADEL: Humpback whales made a comeback in the past few decades, a success story for the global conservation movement.

MENDY GARRON: In 2016, they were removed from the endangered species list.

FADEL: Mendy Garron is with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric⁶ Administration.

GARRON: We do see a lot of animals that have scars from entanglement⁷ in fishing gear, you know, and some animals do actually have some propeller⁸ wounds as well that they've survived.

FADEL: The humpback whale at Assateague had a wound like that.

INSKEEP: Humpbacks can grow up to 60 feet in length, weigh nearly 40 tons and need a lot of food.

GARRON: Humpback whales are what we call prey⁹ generalist. So they feed on a variety of different species. So they can feed on krill or other types of small schooling¹⁰ fish.

INSKEEP: A prey generalist. The effects of climate change on currents and water temperatures could make prey harder to find, forcing whales to look for food in shallower waters.

FADEL: Even in deeper waters, Hawthorne says they face danger from ships.

HAWTHORNE: Generally speaking, if a small boat hits a whale, it's going to do a lot more damage to the boat than it does to the whale. Anything large enough to kill a whale is probably a pretty large vessel¹¹.

FADEL: Scientists at NOAA are investigating the unusual number of whale deaths.

INSKEEP: Hawthorne says anybody who spots a stranded¹² whale should report it to a trained responder or call 911.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 superintendent   

n.监督人，主管，总监；(英国)警务长

参考例句：

• He was soon promoted to the post of superintendent of Foreign Trade.他很快就被擢升为对外贸易总监。
• He decided to call the superintendent of the building.他决定给楼房管理员打电话。

3 oversees   

v.监督，监视( oversee的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• She oversees both the research and the manufacturing departments. 她既监督研究部门又监督生产部门。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Department of Education oversees the federal programs dealing with education. 教育部监管处理教育的联邦程序。 来自互联网

4 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

5 juvenile   

n.青少年，少年读物；adj.青少年的，幼稚的

参考例句：

• For a grown man he acted in a very juvenile manner.身为成年人，他的行为举止显得十分幼稚。
• Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate.青少年犯罪正在以惊人的速度增长。

6 atmospheric   

adj.大气的，空气的；大气层的；大气所引起的

参考例句：

• Sea surface temperatures and atmospheric circulation are strongly coupled.海洋表面温度与大气环流是密切相关的。
• Clouds return radiant energy to the surface primarily via the atmospheric window.云主要通过大气窗区向地表辐射能量。

7 entanglement   

n.纠缠，牵累

参考例句：

• This entanglement made Carrie anxious for a change of some sort.这种纠葛弄得嘉莉急于改变一下。
• There is some uncertainty about this entanglement with the city treasurer which you say exists.对于你所说的与市财政局长之间的纠葛,大家有些疑惑。

8 propeller   

n.螺旋桨，推进器

参考例句：

• The propeller started to spin around.螺旋桨开始飞快地旋转起来。
• A rope jammed the boat's propeller.一根绳子卡住了船的螺旋桨。

9 prey   

n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨

参考例句：

• Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
• The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。

10 schooling   

n.教育；正规学校教育

参考例句：

• A child's access to schooling varies greatly from area to area.孩子获得学校教育的机会因地区不同而大相径庭。
• Backward children need a special kind of schooling.天赋差的孩子需要特殊的教育。

11 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

12 stranded   

a.搁浅的，进退两难的

参考例句：

• He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
• I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。