英语听书《海底两万里》第528期 第33章 北纬47.24度, 西经17.28度(3)

 The sea is of no great depth at the Grand Banks. A few hundred fathoms¹ at best.  纽芬兰岛暗礁脉的海水并不深，至多几百米。

But to the south there is a deep, suddenly occurring depression, a 3,000-meter pit. 但往南部突然深陷进一个深3000米的坑洞。

Here the Gulf² Stream widens. 海湾暖流就在这里扩展，

Its waters come to full bloom. It loses its speed and temperature, but it turns into a sea. 它的水流失去了原有的速度和温度，四处扩散，形成了一片汪洋。

Among the fish that the Nautilus startled on its way, “鹦鹉螺号”船只驶过那些搔乱的鱼群中时，

I'll mention a one-meter lumpfish, blackish on top with orange on the belly³ and rare among its brethren in that it practices monogamy, 我记录下了一种1米长的硬鳍海兔，它们的背部呈浅黑色，腹部桔黄色，它们是同类中对配偶忠实的模范，但它们树立的这个榜样并不太被同类效仿；

a good-sized eelpout, a type of emerald moray whose flavor is excellent,  还有大个子尤内纳鱼，一种翡翠色的海鳝，味道好极了；

wolffish with big eyes in a head somewhat resembling a canine's, 以及大眼睛，头部有几分像狗头的卡拉克鱼；

viviparous blennies whose eggs hatch inside their bodies like those of snakes,  像蛇一样卵生的畸形鲫鱼；

bloated gobio (or black gudgeon) measuring two decimeters, 长2分米的黑色虾虎鱼或河沙鱼；

grenadiers with long tails and gleaming with a silvery glow, speedy fish venturing far from their High Arctic seas. 长尾巴，闪着银光的长尾鱼，这是一种游动速度很快的鱼，它们敢跑到很北的海域里冒险。

Our nets also hauled in a bold, daring, vigorous, and muscular fish armed with prickles on its head and stings on its fins⁴, 船上的渔网也拖上来了一种大胆、冒失、强壮、多肉的鱼，这种鱼头上有针，鳍上长刺，

a real scorpion⁵ measuring two to three meters, the ruthless enemy of cod⁶, blennies, and salmon⁷; 活像2至3米长的真蝎子，是畸形鲫鱼、鳕鱼和鲑鱼的天敌；

it was the bullhead of the northerly seas, a fish with red fins and a brown body covered with nodules.  它就是北方海水中的杜父鱼，身上长着瘤，呈褐色，鳍红。

1 fathoms   

英寻( fathom的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The harbour is four fathoms deep. 港深为四英寻。
• One bait was down forty fathoms. 有个鱼饵下沉到四十英寻的深处。

2 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

3 belly   

n.肚子，腹部；(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分，膛

参考例句：

• The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
• His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。

4 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

5 scorpion   

n.蝎子，心黑的人，蝎子鞭

参考例句：

• The scorpion has a sting that can be deadly.蝎子有可以致命的螫针。
• The scorpion has a sting that can be deadly.蝎子有可以致命的螫针。

6 cod   

n.鳕鱼；v.愚弄；哄骗

参考例句：

• They salt down cod for winter use.他们腌鳕鱼留着冬天吃。
• Cod are found in the North Atlantic and the North Sea.北大西洋和北海有鳕鱼。

7 salmon   

n.鲑，大马哈鱼，橙红色的

参考例句：

• We saw a salmon jumping in the waterfall there.我们看见一条大马哈鱼在那边瀑布中跳跃。
• Do you have any fresh salmon in at the moment?现在有新鲜大马哈鱼卖吗？