纪录片《南太平洋》 第164期 脆弱天堂（13）

First to the feast are tawny¹ nurse sharks.

首先来赴宴的是黄褐色的护士鲨

But these sharks are scavengers.

但是这些鲨鱼是清道夫

It's the big predators² the tourists want to see.

游客们想要见到的是大型掠食者

Bull sharks.

白真鲨

Growing up to three-and-a-half metres long,

能长到三米半长

these sharks are one of the ocean's top predators, with an aggressive reputation.

这些鲨鱼是大海中的最高层掠食者之一 因其富于攻击性而闻名

The chief shark feeder is from a village where the shark god is still worshiped.

首席喂鲨人来自于仍然内崇拜鲨鱼神的一个村庄

So he has no fear.

因此他无所畏惧

A bowl of shark-fin soup can sell for over 100 dollars,

一碗鱼翅汤能卖到超过100美元

but here, each tourist pays that to see these sharks alive

但在这里 每个游客花钱是为了 见到这些活着的鲨鱼

and dives take place several times each week.

潜水每星期进行几次

To protect the sharks, this reef has now been declared a marine³ reserve

为了保护鲨鱼 这片珊瑚礁现在已经被宣布为海洋保护区

with the added bonus that other fish are protected too.

连带着其他的鱼类也得到了保护

Before the reserve was established, this reef had been fished-out.

在保护区设立以前 这片珊瑚礁的鱼曾被捕光了

Even a single giant trevally of this size was a rarity.

那时甚至这般大小的金骨鱼也很稀少

Today, the divers⁴ are in for a special treat.

今天 潜水者受到特别的礼遇

1 tawny   

adj.茶色的，黄褐色的；n.黄褐色

参考例句：

• Her black hair springs in fine strands across her tawny,ruddy cheek.她的一头乌发分披在健康红润的脸颊旁。
• None of them noticed a large,tawny owl flutter past the window.他们谁也没注意到一只大的、褐色的猫头鹰飞过了窗户。

2 predators   

n.食肉动物( predator的名词复数 )；奴役他人者（尤指在财务或性关系方面）

参考例句：

• birds and their earthbound predators 鸟和地面上捕食它们的动物
• The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement. 捕食性动物的眼睛能感觉到最细小的动静。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

4 divers   

adj.不同的；种种的

参考例句：

• He chose divers of them,who were asked to accompany him.他选择他们当中的几个人，要他们和他作伴。
• Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.两名潜水员协同工作，同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。