【跟着英剧练发音】South Pacific S01E06-F

 文本：

These fishermen are superstitious¹ about turtles. Bringing one on board is bad luck. It's her lucky day. More and more fishing vessels² are being drawn³ to the South Pacific each year, as this is one of the last oceans where healthy numbers of fish still remain. But for how much longer? Fishing is now a high-tech⁴ operation, with radar⁵ picking up distant flocks of birds that indicate fish feeding below. The net is paid out in a wide circle around the fish. It's a race against time, as the fish could disappear at any moment. As the circle closes, pellets of dye are dropped into the water. The dye, and the speedboats overhead, discourage the tuna from making a dash through the closing gap in the wall of net. As the net closes, a draw-cord running along the bottom of the net is pulled tight. The net becomes a bag, or ''purse'', and the fish are trapped.

1 superstitious   

adj.迷信的

参考例句：

• They aim to deliver the people who are in bondage to superstitious belief.他们的目的在于解脱那些受迷信束缚的人。
• These superstitious practices should be abolished as soon as possible.这些迷信做法应尽早取消。

2 vessels   

n.血管( vessel的名词复数 )；船；容器；（具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的）人

参考例句：

• The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

4 high-tech   

adj.高科技的

参考例句：

• The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
• The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。

5 radar   

n.雷达，无线电探测器

参考例句：

• They are following the flight of an aircraft by radar.他们正在用雷达追踪一架飞机的飞行。
• Enemy ships were detected on the radar.敌舰的影像已显现在雷达上。