纪录片《美丽中国》 第87期 潮涌海岸（17）

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Where the reefs meet deeper waters,

在暗礁与深水的交接处

upwelling currents carry nutrients¹ to the surface.

上涌的水流携带大量营养元素至表层水

Reef fish swim out to gorge² themselves on the resulting food,

珊瑚鱼游出巢穴狼吞虎咽

in turn attracting larger predatory fish to the reefs.

当有掠食鱼类出现便返回巢穴

Trevally prowl in dense³ packs.

他们以密集的队列巡游海底

Giant rays sweep in on graceful⁴ wings

巨鳐挥扫着优美的鳍翅

to hoover up the remaining plankton⁵,

吸食周围残余的浮游生物

which also attracts the king of fish.

这些浮游生物同时也吸引了鱼中霸王

Growing up to 12 metres long,

长达12米

the whale shark is a gentle giant.

鲸鲨却是个温和的大块头

And these days, a rare sighting.

这些日子 已难得一见

As sharks, small and large,

无论大小鲨鱼皆被捕杀掉

are plundered⁶ to supply the East Asian shark meat trade,

以供给东亚鲨鱼肉食贸易

the fate of these fabulous⁷ creatures hangs in the balance.

这一惊人生物命悬一线

While healthy coral reefs still survive in the remote islands,

虽然偏远岛屿依旧存留有健康的珊瑚礁

the situation close to the Chinese coast is quite different.

然而近海的中国海岸情况却截然不同

The waters along the shores of Hainan, China's largest tropical island,

中国最大的热带岛屿——海南岛沿岸的水域

have been fished for thousands of years.

已经历了数千年的捕渔

As the reefs become less and less productive,

当珊瑚海越来越贫产

fishermen from Tanmen harbour

来自潭门湾的渔夫

need all their resourcefulness to make a living.

不得不绞尽脑汁维持生计

1 nutrients   

n.（食品或化学品）营养物，营养品( nutrient的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a lack of essential nutrients 基本营养的缺乏
• Nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream. 营养素被吸收进血液。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 gorge   

n.咽喉，胃，暴食，山峡；v.塞饱，狼吞虎咽地吃

参考例句：

• East of the gorge leveled out.峡谷东面地势变得平坦起来。
• It made my gorge rise to hear the news.这消息令我作呕。

3 dense   

a.密集的，稠密的，浓密的；密度大的

参考例句：

• The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。
• The path was completely covered by the dense foliage. 小路被树叶厚厚地盖了一层。

4 graceful   

adj.优美的，优雅的；得体的

参考例句：

• His movements on the parallel bars were very graceful.他的双杠动作可帅了!
• The ballet dancer is so graceful.芭蕾舞演员的姿态是如此的优美。

5 plankton   

n.浮游生物

参考例句：

• Plankton is at the bottom of the marine food chain.浮游生物处于海洋食物链的最底层。
• The plankton in the sea feeds many kinds of animals. 海的浮游生物成为很多种动物的食物。

6 plundered   

掠夺，抢劫( plunder的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Many of our cultural treasures have been plundered by imperialists. 我国许多珍贵文物被帝国主义掠走了。
• The imperialists plundered many valuable works of art. 帝国主义列强掠夺了许多珍贵的艺术品。

7 fabulous   

adj.极好的；极为巨大的；寓言中的，传说中的

参考例句：

• We had a fabulous time at the party.我们在晚会上玩得很痛快。
• This is a fabulous sum of money.这是一笔巨款。