英语听书《海底两万里》第195期 第14章 黑潮暖流(9)

 Quarto, Conseil went on, unabashed, the apods, with long bodies that lack pelvic fins¹ and are covered by a heavy, often glutinous² skin, an order consisting of only one family. Examples: common eels³ and electric eels.

第四目是无腹鳍鱼，康塞尔兴致丝毫不减地又说，鱼身很长，没有腹鳍，身上有很厚的带粘性的皮；这一目只。有一科。类型是：鳝鱼、鳗鱼、电鳗鱼。味道平常！

So-so, just so-so! Ned Land replied.

味道平常!尼德.兰答。

Quinto, Conseil said, the lophobranchians, which have fully⁴ formed, free-moving jaws⁵ but whose gills consist of little tufts arranged in pairs along their gill arches.

第五目是总鳃鱼、康塞尔说，鳃是完全的和自由的，但由许多小刷子构成，一对一对地排在鳃环节上。

This order includes only one family. Examples: seahorses and dragonfish.

这一目只有一科。类型是：海马鱼、龙马鱼。

Bad, very bad! the harpooner⁷ replied.

不好吃！不好吃！鱼叉手回答。

Sexto and last, Conseil said, the plectognaths, whose maxillary bone is firmly attached to the side of the intermaxillary that forms the jaw⁶, and whose palate arch is locked to the skull⁸ by sutures that render the jaw immovable, an order lacking true pelvic fins and which consists of two families.

康塞尔说：最后第六目是固颚鱼，颚骨是固定在齿颚的颚间骨边上，上颚的拱形骨跟头盖骨缝连接在一起，因而！固定不动，这一目没有真正的腹鳍，共有两科。

Examples: puffers and moonfish.

类型是：魄鱼、银鳗。

They're an insult to a frying pan! the Canadian exclaimed.

这些鱼，用锅来煮，锅也丢脸！加拿大人喊道。

Are you grasping all this, Ned my friend? asked the scholarly Conseil.

尼德·兰老朋友，您明白了吗？博学的康塞尔问。

Not a lick of it, Conseil my friend, the harpooner replied. But keep going, because you fill me with fascination⁹.

一点也不明白，康塞尔老朋友，鱼叉手回答，请您说下去，因为您对这很感兴趣。

As for cartilaginous fish, Conseil went on unflappably, they consist of only three orders.

至于软骨鱼类，康塞尔很冷静地又说，那就只有三目。

Good news, Ned put in.

这更省事了。尼德·兰说。

Primo, the cyclostomes, whose jaws are fused into a flexible ring and whose gill openings are simply a large number of holes, an order consisting of only one family. Example: the lamprey.

第一目，圆口鱼，鳃合成为一个转动的圈环，鱼鳃开合有许多小孔，这一目只有一科。类型：人目鳗。

An acquired taste, Ned Land replied.

这鱼，我们很喜欢吃。尼德·兰回答。

1 fins   

[医]散热片；鱼鳍；飞边；鸭掌

参考例句：

• The level of TNF-α positively correlated with BMI,FPG,HbA1C,TG,FINS and IRI,but not with SBP and DBP. TNF-α水平与BMI、FPG、HbA1C、TG、FINS和IRI呈显著正相关，与SBP、DBP无相关。 来自互联网
• Fins are a feature specific to fish. 鱼鳍是鱼类特有的特征。 来自辞典例句

2 glutinous   

adj.粘的，胶状的

参考例句：

• The sauce was glutinous and tasted artificial.这种酱有些黏，尝起来不是非常地道。
• The coat covering the soft candies is made from glutinous rice.包裹软糖的江米纸是由糯米做成的。

3 eels   

abbr. 电子发射器定位系统（=electronic emitter location system）

参考例句：

• Eels have been on the feed in the Lower Thames. 鳗鱼在泰晤士河下游寻食。
• She bought some eels for dinner. 她买回一些鳗鱼做晚餐。

4 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

5 jaws   

n.口部；嘴

参考例句：

• The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws. 那只羚羊无法从鱷鱼张开的大口中逃脱。
• The scored jaws of a vise help it bite the work. 台钳上有刻痕的虎钳牙帮助它紧咬住工件。

6 jaw   

n.颚，颌，说教，流言蜚语；v.喋喋不休，教训

参考例句：

• He delivered a right hook to his opponent's jaw.他给了对方下巴一记右钩拳。
• A strong square jaw is a sign of firm character.强健的方下巴是刚毅性格的标志。

7 harpooner   

参考例句：

• When a boat got close enough to the whale, the harpooner threw his harpoon at it. 等船非常接近鲸鱼时，鱼叉手就以鱼叉向它投射。 来自互联网

8 skull   

n.头骨；颅骨

参考例句：

• The skull bones fuse between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five.头骨在15至25岁之间长合。
• He fell out of the window and cracked his skull.他从窗子摔了出去，跌裂了颅骨。

9 fascination   

n.令人着迷的事物，魅力，迷恋

参考例句：

• He had a deep fascination with all forms of transport.他对所有的运输工具都很着迷。
• His letters have been a source of fascination to a wide audience.广大观众一直迷恋于他的来信。