英语听力：自然百科 大堡礁 堡礁内外(6)

The bulk¹ of her heavy body presses down on all her vital organs.

身体的绝大部分重量都压在所有重要器官上。

She's beautifully adapted to a life at sea, but ill-equipped to move about on land.

海龟在海里游刃有余，可到陆地上就显得捉襟见肘了。

Her progress is slow and probably painful.

她爬得很慢而且极可能很痛苦。

It's quite common for 5,000 turtles to emerge² in one summer evening, but tonight is anything but ordinary.

一个夏天的夜晚，有5000只海龟一齐出现是件很寻常的事情，但今晚却非比寻常。

26,000 turtles are coming up the island from all sides, a world record.

26000只海龟正同时从四面八方涌向小岛。这是一项世界纪录。

It's going to be a long night.

今晚将会是个漫漫长夜。

These green turtles are only one of their many visitors to the reef³.

这些绿海龟只是大堡礁众多访客中的一员。

Another ocean voyager is heard before it's seen.

另一位海洋来访者则是未见其人先闻其声。

1 bulk   

n.容积，体积；大块，大批；大部分，大多数

参考例句：

• The bulk of the population concentrates in the cities.大部分人口集中在城市里。
• Your money could bulk up to a fortune if you save everything you can.如果你尽可能节约的话，你会积蓄一笔财富。

2 emerge   

vi.（从水中等）出来，出现，浮现，形成

参考例句：

• The baby's head was starting to emerge from the womb.婴儿的头开始从母亲的子宮中露出来。
• It's still hard to tell who will emerge victorious.鹿死谁手尚难逆料。

3 reef   

n.礁，礁石，暗礁

参考例句：

• The ship and its crew were lost on the reef.那条船及船员都触礁遇难了。
• The ship was wrecked on a coral reef.这条船在珊瑚暗礁上撞毁了。